From forest to field: perennial fruit crop domestication

AJ Miller, BL Gross - American journal of botany, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
• Premise of the study: Archaeological and genetic analyses of seed‐propagated annual
crops have greatly advanced our understanding of plant domestication and evolution …

Origin and domestication of native Amazonian crops

CR Clement, M de Cristo-Araújo… - Diversity, 2010 - mdpi.com
Molecular analyses are providing new elements to decipher the origin, domestication and
dispersal of native Amazonian crops in an expanding archaeological context. Solid …

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the Rare and Endangered Plant Species Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill in East Central Europe

M Szczecińska, G Sramko, K Wołosz, J Sawicki - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Pulsatilla patens ss is a one of the most endangered plant species in Europe. The present
range of this species in Europe is highly fragmented and the size of the populations has …

What is the relevance of smallholders' agroforestry systems for conserving tropical tree species and genetic diversity in circa situm, in situ and ex situ settings? A …

IK Dawson, MR Guariguata, J Loo, JC Weber… - Biodiversity and …, 2013 - Springer
Smallholders' agroforests may be valuable for conserving tropical trees through three main
mechanisms. First, trees planted and/or retained by farmers in agricultural landscapes …

[PDF][PDF] Consequences of plant breeding on genetic diversity

S Rauf, JT da Silva, AA Khan, A Naveed - Int. J. Plant Breed, 2010 - researchgate.net
It is generally perceived that activities related to plant breeding have reduced the genetic
diversity within crop species. Therefore, the impact of plant breeders' activities ie …

Integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation through agroforestry and ecosystem conservation

J Matocha, G Schroth, T Hills, D Hole - … -the future of global land use, 2012 - Springer
Climate change adaptation and mitigation are usually the objects of separate projects, but in
this review we argue that in agricultural contexts, there are often technical and financial …

Mitigation needs adaptation: Tropical forestry and climate change

MR Guariguata, JP Cornelius, B Locatelli… - … Adaptation Strategies for …, 2008 - Springer
The relationship between tropical forests and global climate change has so far focused on
mitigation, while much less emphasis has been placed on how management activities may …

Genetic diversity in Malus ×domestica (Rosaceae) through time in response to domestication

BL Gross, AD Henk, CM Richards… - American journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
• Premise of the study: Patterns of genetic diversity in domesticated plants are affected by
geographic region of origin and cultivation, intentional artificial selection, and unintentional …

Domestication and the distribution of genetic variation in wild and cultivated populations of the Mesoamerican fruit tree Spondias purpurea L. (Anacardiaceae)

AJ Miller, BA Schaal - Molecular Ecology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Domestication occurs as humans select and cultivate wild plants in agricultural habitats. The
amount and structure of variation in contemporary cultivated populations has been shaped …

Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition

S Graefe, D Dufour, M Van Zonneveld… - Biodiversity and …, 2013 - Springer
Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) is a multi-purpose palm tree native to tropical Latin America,
which is predominantly cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems. The fruits are rich …