Domestication of Plants in the Old World The Origin and Spread of Cultivated Plants in West Asia, Europe, and the Nile Valley

Name: Domestication of Plants in the Old World The Origin and Spread of Cultivated Plants in West Asia, Europe, and the Nile Valley
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ISBN: 9780198547952

ISBN-10: 0198547951

ISBN-13: 9780198547952

Edition: 2nd 1993

Authors: Daniel Zohary, Maria Hopf

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Now in its second edition, this in-depth account reviews the origins and spread of cultivated plants in southwest Asia, Europe, and northern Africa, from the earliest beginnings through the classical era. A new chapter is included on dye plants, and the information on vegetables, fruit trees, and several grain crops benefits from recently acquired insight. The authors examine evidence from archaeological sites and living plants to provide a modern synthesis of crop plant evolution, describing the first domestication of plants, where this occurred, and how these species and practices spread throughout the world. A chronological chart, site orientation maps, and a full set of references…

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List price: $59.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/25/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.50" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English

Sources of evidence for the origin and spread of cultivated plants	p. 1
Archaeological evidence	p. 1
Evidence from the living plants	p. 7
Radiocarbon dating and dendrochronology	p. 12
Cereals	p. 16
Wheats: Triticum	p. 19
Einkorn wheat: Triticum monococcum	p. 33
Emmer and durum-type wheats: Triticum turgidum	p. 42
Bread wheat: Triticum aestivum	p. 51
Timopheev's wheat: Triticum timopheevi	p. 58
Barley: Hordeum vulgare	p. 59
Rye: Secale cereale	p. 69
Common oat: Avena sativa	p. 77
Broomcorn millet: Panicum miliaceum	p. 83
Foxtail millet: Setaria italica	p. 86
Latecomers: sorghum and rice	p. 88
Pulses	p. 92
Lentil: Lens culinaris	p. 94
Pea: Pisum sativum	p. 101
Chickpea: Cicer arietinum	p. 108
Faba bean: Vicia faba	p. 112
Bitter vetch: Vicia ervilia	p. 116
Common vetch: Vicia sativa	p. 118
Grass pea: Lathyrus sativus	p. 119
Spanish vechling: Lathyrus clymenum	p. 121
Fenugreek: Trigonella foenum-graecum	p. 122
Lupins: Lupinus	p. 122
Oil and fibre crops	p. 125
Flax: Linum usitatissimum	p. 126
Hemp: Cannabis sativa	p. 132
Old World cottons: Gossypium arboreum and G. herbaceum	p. 133
Poppy: Papaver somniferum	p. 135
Gold of pleasure: Camelina sativa	p. 138
Other cruciferous oil crops	p. 139
Sesame: Sesamum indicum	p. 140
Fruit trees and nuts	p. 142
Olive: Olea europaea	p. 145
Grape vine: Vitis vinifera	p. 151
Fig: Ficus carica	p. 159
Sycamore fig: Ficus sycomorus	p. 164
Date palm: Phoenix dactylifera	p. 165
Pomegranate: Punica granatum	p. 170
Apple: Malus pumila	p. 171
Pear: Pyrus communis	p. 175
Plum: Prunus domestica	p. 178
Cherries: Prunus avium and P. cerasus	p. 181
Latecomers: apricot, peach, and quince	p. 182
Carob: Ceratonia siliqua	p. 183
Citrus fruits	p. 184
Almond: Amygdalus communis	p. 185
Walnut: Juglans regia	p. 188
Chestnut: Castanea sativa	p. 189
Hazels: Corylus avellana and C. maxima	p. 190
Pistachio: Pistacia vera	p. 191
Vegetables and tubers	p. 192
Watermelon: Citrullus lanatus	p. 193
Melon: Cucumis melo	p. 194
Leek: Allium porrum	p. 195
Garlic: Allium sativum	p. 195
Onion: Allium cepa	p. 197
Lettuce: Lactuca sativa	p. 198
Chufa or rush nut: Cyperus esculentus	p. 198
Cabbage: Brassica oleracea	p. 199
Turnip: Brassica rapa	p. 199
Beet: Beta vulgaris	p. 200
Carrot: Daucus carota	p. 201
Celery: Apium graveolens	p. 202
Parsnip: Pastinaca sativa	p. 203
Asparagus: Asparagus officinalis	p. 203
Condiments	p. 205
Coriander: Coriandrum sativum	p. 205
Cumin: Cuminum cyminum and dill: Anethum graveolens	p. 206
Black cumin: Nigella sativa	p. 206
Saffron: Crocus sativus	p. 207
Dye crops	p. 208
Woad: Isatis tinctoria	p. 208
Dyer's rocket: Reseda luteola	p. 209
Madder: Rubia tinctorum	p. 209
True indigo: Indigofera tinctoria	p. 210
Safflower: Carthamus tinctorius	p. 211
Plant remains in representative archaeological sites	p. 212
Iran	p. 212
Iraq	p. 213
Turkey	p. 214
Cyprus	p. 215
Syria	p. 216
Israel and Jordan	p. 218
Egypt	p. 219
Caucasia and Transcaucasia	p. 221
Central Asia	p. 221
India and Pakistan	p. 221
Greece	p. 222
Former Yugoslavia	p. 225
Bulgaria	p. 225
Rumania	p. 226
Moldavia and Ukraine	p. 227
Hungary	p. 228
Austria	p. 228
Italy	p. 229
Poland	p. 230
Czech Republic and Slovakia	p. 231
Switzerland	p. 232
Germany	p. 234
Belgium	p. 235
The Netherlands	p. 235
Denmark	p. 236
Sweden	p. 236
Norway	p. 237
Finland	p. 237
Britain and Ireland	p. 237
France	p. 238
Spain	p. 239
Portugal	p. 239
Conclusions	p. 241
Beginning of domestication	p. 241
The Neolithic Near East crop assemblage	p. 241
Wild progenitors	p. 243
The spread of the Near East Crops	p. 243
Availability of the archaeological evidence	p. 247
Early domestication outside the 'nuclear area'	p. 247
Beginning and spread of horticulture	p. 248
Vegetables	p. 249
Weeds and crops	p. 250
Migrants from other agricultural regions	p. 250
Site orientation maps and chronological chart	p. 253
References	p. 260
Index	p. 307
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