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A Vavilov Center (of Diversity) is a region of the world first indicated by Nikolai Vavilov to be an original center for the domestication of plants. [4] For crop plants, Nikolai Vavilov identified differing numbers of centers: three in 1924, five in 1926, six in 1929, seven in 1931, eight in 1935 and reduced to seven again in 1940. [5] [6]
Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov ForMemRS, [3] HFRSE (Russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Вави́лов, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ vɐˈvʲiləf] ⓘ; 25 November [O.S. 13 November] 1887 – 26 January 1943) was a Russian and Soviet agronomist, botanist and geneticist who identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants.
Vavilovian mimicry (also known as crop mimicry or weed mimicry [31]) is named after the Russian plant geneticist who identified the centres of origin of cultivated plants, Nikolai Vavilov. [8] It is a form of mimicry in plants where a weed comes to share one or more characteristics with a domesticated plant through generations of unintentional ...
Since taking office on Jan. 20, U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders aimed at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the federal government and ...
By Kanishka Singh. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's administration has warned of cuts in federal funding for academic institutions and universities if they continue with diversity, equity and ...
The Ohio legislature allocated $24 million to establish "intellectual diversity" centers at five Ohio public universities. Here's who will run them.
The United Nations' top human rights official said on Friday that diversity was not a threat and should be treasured, in comments that appeared aimed at Donald Trump over the U.S. president's ...
This article has almost exactly the same information as the article Center of diversity (although the numbering of the centres is the other way about). IF there are to be two articles, the one called "Center of Diversity" should be about natural biodiversity, not just of domesticated plants and their near relatives.