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Origins and primary regions of diversity of agricultural crops

blog.ciat.cgiar.org/origin-of-cr...

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A map showing the origin regions for agricultural crops. Primary regions of diversity of selected major agricultural crops worldwide. Note that some crops possess more than one primary region of diversity (e.g., wheat is listed in Central Asia, West Asia, and the South and East Mediterranean). Note also that due to eco-geographic variation within countries, some countries belong to more than one region (e.g., Colombia is assigned both to Andean and to tropical South American regions). For further information on the primary regions of diversity of all 151 crop commodities assessed in this study, and the countries pertaining to each region, see here: https://blog.ciat.cgiar.org/origin-of-crops/#about
June 2, 2024 at 12:33 PM
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Not sure if this still qualifies as #PlantBiology article... 😬

www.theguardian.com/science/2023...

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Article from Guardian.com titled "Plant fossils turn out to be turtles in ‘unusual misidentification’" The text starts with Re-examination finds what were taken to be veins of leaves are actually bone growth patterns. Two small, oval fossils thought to be prehistoric plants are actually the remains of baby marine turtles, researchers have revealed. The fossils, found in rocks dating to between 132 and 113 million years ago, were discovered in Colombia in the middle of the 20th century by Padre Gustavo Huerta, a priest with a penchant for fossil plants.
December 12, 2023 at 3:38 PM