Refocusing the study of human-plant relations to the genus scale: Indigenous selection pressures in Xanthosoma.

Abstract excerpt

BACKGROUND: Domestication and conservation research often relies on single-species frameworks, which can obscure how Indigenous management practices applied to multiple related taxa may interact to shape shared gene pools. Studies of crops such as manioc/cassava (Manihot esculenta), yam (Dioscorea spp.), sorghum (Sorghum spp.), and Amazonian treegourd (Crescentia spp.) demonstrate that domestication frequently...

Topics

• Humans
• Ecuador
• Ethnobotany
• Domestication
• Crops, Agricultural
• Genetic Variation