Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Copenhagen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-017-0516-2
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn0925-9864
cg.issue1
cg.journalGenetic Resources and Crop Evolution
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.bioversityDOMESTICATION
cg.subject.bioversityUSES
cg.subject.bioversityGENETIC VARIATION
cg.volume65
dc.contributor.authorMaggioni, L.
dc.contributor.authorBothmer, R. von
dc.contributor.authorPoulsen, G.
dc.contributor.authorLipman, E.
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-20T14:05:04Zen
dc.date.available2017-11-20T14:05:04Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/89468
dc.titleDomestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin textsen
dcterms.abstractThe domestication process of Brassica oleracea L. has not been fully clarified, either regarding its initial location or the progenitor species involved. Two alternative hypotheses proposed so far point to either a northwest European or a Mediterranean location. Previous studies to clarify the domestication process focused on linguistic aspects and on the earliest occurrences in ancient literature of words referring to B. oleracea. Those studies are here extended to offer a comprehensive account of literary occurrences of the brassica vegetables in ancient Greek and Latin texts, between the VI century B.C.E. and the IV century C.E. This study offers a contribution to ancient ethnobotanical knowledge in the Mediterranean, including agricultural practices and culinary and medicinal uses. It also defines the time when increasing diversity of crop varieties is documented and it adds weight to the hypothesis of a Mediterranean location of the domestication of B. oleracea.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2017-04-28
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMaggioni, L.; von Bothmer, R.; Poulsen, G.; Lipman, E. (2017) Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution p. 1–23 ISSN: 0925-9864en
dcterms.extentpp. 137-159
dcterms.issued2018-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringer
dcterms.subjectbrassica oleraceaen
dcterms.subjectdomesticationen
dcterms.subjectusesen
dcterms.subjectmedicinal propertiesen
dcterms.subjectgenetic variationen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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