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This map shows the sites of domestication for a number of crop plants. Places, where crops were initially domesticated, are called centers of origin. This is a list of plants that have been domesticated by humans. The list includes individual plant species identified by their common names as well as larger formal and informal botanical ...
Domesticated plants — plant species cultivated by humans in agriculture and forestry, and in horticulture and gardening. They can be grown—cultivated for : Aesthetic uses — ornamental plants and trees in gardens and parks, craft materials (eg: basketmaking , indigenous clothing), and decoration (eg: floristry ).
The domestication of vertebrate animals is the relationship between non-human vertebrates and humans who have an influence on their care and reproduction. [7] In his 1868 book The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Charles Darwin recognized the small number of traits that made domestic species different from their wild ancestors.
List of plants used in herbalism; List of culinary herbs and spices; List of herbs with known adverse effects; Medicinal plants. List of medicinal plants of the American West; List of textile fibres; List of woods; List of Indian timber trees; List of beneficial weeds; List of plants used for smoking; List of domesticated plants; List of leaf ...
In 1988, the Israeli botanist Daniel Zohary and the German botanist Maria Hopf formulated their founder crops hypothesis. They proposed that eight plant species were domesticated by early Neolithic farming communities in Southwest Asia (Fertile Crescent) and went on to form the basis of agricultural economies across much of Eurasia, including Southwest Asia, South Asia, Europe, and North ...
Domestication of plants is an artificial selection process conducted by humans to produce plants that have more desirable traits than wild plants, and which renders them dependent on artificial usually enhanced environments for their continued existence. The practice is estimated to date back 9,000–11,000 years.
Horticulture began with the domestication of plants 10,000–20,000 years ago and has since been deeply integrated into human history. [2] [3] The domestication of plants occurred independently within various civilizations across the globe.
Domesticated plants (5 C, 5 P) Domestication of particular species (14 P) L. Landraces (12 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Domestication" The following 6 pages are in this ...