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Fragaria: a genus with deep historical roots and ripe for evolutionary and ecological insights.
American journal of botany - 1 Oct 2014
Liston Aaron, Cronn Richard, Ashman Tia-Lynn
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The cultivated strawberry, Fragaria ×ananassa, is one of the youngest domesticated plants. Its 18th century origin via hybridization in Europe between the North American F. virginiana and the South American F. chiloensis was documented by the botanist Antoine Nicolas Duchesne. His 1766 "Natural History of Strawberries" is an extraordinary work that integrates fundamental discoveries on the biology, ecology, and...
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