Colin Khoury, Harold Achicanoy, Carlos Navarro-Racines, Steven Sotelo, Andy Jarvis (CIAT) This modern blog post provides interactive maps and graphics …
Where our food crops come from
Tag: crop domestication
Other Dicot Crops
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter provides an overview for a sample of agriculturally important dicots including …
Legumes and Legume Nitrogen Fixation
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter reviews a variety of legumes including soybeans, lentils, chickpeas, cowpeas, lima …
Warm Season Grass Crops
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter examines some of the major warm season grass crops including dent …
Crop Domestication
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter provides an overview the domestication of wild species into crop plants. …
Crop Diversity: A Virtual Crop Science Field Tour
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This eBook provides a virtual field tour at Colorado State University’s Agricultural Research, Development …
Grain Amaranth
Patrick Byrne This video introduces the crop grain amaranth and explains some of the changes that took place during domestication …
Domestication of Beans
Patrick Byrne This video contrasts wild ancestors of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) with cultivated varieties and points out some …
Colorado Field Crop Tour
Pat Byrne, Meagan Schipanski Colorado State University’s Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center (ARDEC) is located 4 miles north …
From Wild Species to Landraces and Cultivars
Gayle Volk and Patrick Byrne The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the domestication process from …