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Inferring ancient Agave cultivation practices from contemporary genetic patterns.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2010
Parker Kathleen C, Trapnell Dorset W, Hamrick J L, Hodgson Wendy C, Parker Albert J
Abstract excerpt
Several Agave species have played an important ethnobotanical role since prehistory in Mesoamerica and semiarid areas to the north, including central Arizona. We examined genetic variation in relict Agave parryi populations northeast of the Mogollon Rim in Arizona, remnants from anthropogenic manipulation over 600 years ago. We used both allozymes and microsatellites to compare genetic variability and structure...
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