Table 1 -
Places and times of domestication (from Simmonds, N.W. (1979)
Principles of Crop Improvement. Longman)
| Type |
Age |
Near East
and Europe |
Central
and East
Asia |
Africa |
America |
Totals |
| Cereals |
A |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| and pulses |
E |
4 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
23 |
|
L |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Totals |
11 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
32 |
| Tubers, |
A |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| vegetables |
E |
10 |
17 |
2 |
7 |
36 |
| and fruits |
L |
6 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
|
R |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Totals |
18 |
21 |
5 |
13 |
57 |
| Other |
A |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| crops |
E |
7 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
24 |
|
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
R |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
|
Totals |
12 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
38 |
| Totals |
|
41 |
38 |
19 |
29 |
127 |
|
|
A |
E |
L |
R |
|
|
Totals |
14 |
83 |
19 |
11 |
|
Notes: A, ancient, 5000 - 7000 BC; E, early, 0 - 5000 BC; L, late AD 0 - 1750; R, recent after
AD 1750.
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