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The domestication of artichoke and cardoon: from Roman times to the genomic age.
Annals of botany - 1 Nov 2007
Sonnante Gabriella, Pignone Domenico, Hammer Karl
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BACKGROUND: The history of domestication of artichoke and leafy cardoon is not yet fully understood and when and where it occurred remains unknown. Evidence supports the hypothesis that wild cardoon is the wild progenitor of both these crops. Selection for large, non-spiny heads resulted in artichoke and selection for non-spiny, large stalked tender leaves resulted in leafy cardoon. The two crops differ in their...
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