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Peaches or amygdalus persica, were domesticated. Their history is unusually well documented through archaeology, genetics, & ancient texts
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Archaeological peach stones show human use and selection beginning around 6 thousand BCEThe earliest human sites are concentrated in the Yangtze River Valley. Though earlier fossil existed. It was millions of years before humans. People begin selecting for larger and sweeter…
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Domesticated as a fruit crop in prehistoric times, & considered one of the earliest fruit trees brought into cultivation, in the old world. Pomegranate, or punica granatum are fruit-bearing shrubs or small trees. Cultivated for edible seeds (arils) & juice
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Pomegranate trees are native to the region from the Iranian/Persian plateau eastward to northern India and parts of Central Asia In Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Caucasus and adjoining areas. Wild progenitors occurIndicating this broad middle eastern/central asian belt as its…
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Pineapple, or ananas comosus, originated in South America. Most likely in the ParanĂ¡ Paraguay river basin. 3 to 6 thousand years ago, humans started domesticating
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Indigenous people such as the Tupi Guarani in Brazil, began domesticating pineapple thousands of years agoPossibly 4 thousand years ago or more. Early farmers begin selecting for larger, sweeter fruit with fewer seeds Did you know? Unlike many seed-producing crops, most…
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Possibly being transported on pack animals horses, donkeys or camels. The European plum, or prunus domestica has many cultivated forms. Such as damsons, greengages, and prune plums
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > European plums are derived from cultivated stock Hybridization from prunus cerasifera (cherry plum), and possibly P. spinosa (sloe), though the precise wild ancestor is debated. Plum stones, or seeds have been found at neolithic sites in Europe, (Germany and Ukraine), dating…
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Bananas were first domesticated in the island region of New Guinea, &nearby parts se Asia
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Archaeological evidence (phytoliths, microscopic plant silica remains) indicates bananas were cultivated and undergoing domestication at least 6.9 to 6,400 years agoIn the Kuk Swamp region, of Papua New Guinea. Modern edible bananas do not occur naturally in the wild the way…
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Watermelon, Citrullus lanatuses wild ancestors are native to Africa. Especially northeast and parts of central Africa (Sudan and surrounding regions)
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Wild watermelons typically had pale, non-sweet, bitter or bland flesh used more for moisture than flavor Wild watermelon seeds dating back around 5,000 years have been found in Sahara/Libya Egyptian tomb paintings show watermelon consumption, strongly suggesting it was cultivated in…
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Cantaloupe and other cucumis melo types (including honeydew, & muskmelons) were domesticated thousands of years ago
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Cucumis melo have different botanical lineagesDomestication histories are distinct but partially overlapping in time and space. Melons, or cucumis melo, include cantaloupe, honeydew, and muskmelonsCucumis melo had wild ancestors that grew across a wide area. Including Africa and Asia. Wild populations…
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Domestication of citrus fruits was a complex, multi-species process that began at least 4,000-6,000 years ago, in se Asia. It included parts of ne India, s China, as well as, the Malay Peninsula
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Citrus domestication involved hybridization of wild species, natural selection, and eventually human cultivation for desirable traitsIncluding for sweetness, aroma, and peelability. Ancestral species, notes and region Citrus medica (citron) with its thick rind, and aromatic. It was one of the first…
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The domestication of apricots (prunus armeniaca) likely took off between 4,000 & 6,000 years ago, during the neolithic era. It is rooted in central Asia & China; & later spread westward through Persia, Armenia, & into Europe
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > The scientific name prunus armeniaca refers to Armenia, but this is a historical misattributionApricots originated further east but are cultivated there. Wild apricots are native to a broad zone. There are probable wild ancestorsIn NE China; Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan; Xinjiang region…
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Protected: The domestication of cherries (primarily prunus avium and p. cerasus) was a slow, multi-regional process that likely began in the neolithic or early bronze era, with human selection acting on wild cherry species native to Europe, Anatolia, and western Asia
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