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Appendix: Regions of plant domestication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2010

D. B. Grigg
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1. China

Aleurites moluccana, Tung Oil; Avena nuda, Naked Oat; Glycine max, Soy Bean; Stizolobium hasjoo, Velvet Bean; Phaseolus angularis, Adzuki Bean; Phyllostachys spp., Small Bamboos; Zizania latifolia, Manchurian Rice; Brassica chinensis etc., Pak-choy; Allium fistulosum etc., Welsh Onion; Raphanus sativus, Radish; Prunus armeniaca, Apricot; Prunus persica, Peach; Citrus nobilis etc., Orange; Broussonetia sp., Paper Mulberry; Morus alba, White Mulberry; Camellia (Thea) sinensis, China Tea.

2a. Indo-Burma

Oryza sativa, Rice; Cajanus cajan, Dhall; Phaseolus aconitifolius, Math Bean; Phaseolus calcaratus, Rice Bean; Dolichos biflorus, Horse Gram; Vigna sinensis, Asparagus Bean; Amaranthuspaniculatus, Amaranth; Solanum melongena, Egg Plant; Raphanus caudatus, Rat's Tail Radish; Colocasia antiquorum, Taro Yam; Cucumis sativus, Cucumber; Mangifera indica, Mango; Gossypium arboreum, Tree Cotton; Corchorus olitorius, Jute; Piper nigrum, Pepper; Acacia arabica, Gum Arabic; Indigofera tinctoria, Indigo.

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The Agricultural Systems of the World
An Evolutionary Approach
 , pp. 287 - 288
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 1974

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