05021nam 2200541 450 991055504260332120211015140217.00-89118-636-00-89118-634-40-89118-635-2(CKB)4100000011808128(MiAaPQ)EBC6528128(Au-PeEL)EBL6528128(OCoLC)1244621770(EXLCZ)99410000001180812820211015d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHarlan's crops and man people, plants and their domestication /H. Thomas Stalker, Marilyn Warburton, and Jack HarlanThird edition.Hoboken, New Jersey :John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,[2021]©20211 online resource (315 pages) illustrationsASA, CSSA, and SSSA Bks.0-89118-633-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Prologue: The Golden Age -- Crop Evolution -- The Hunter-Gatherer Stereotype -- What Do Gatherers Eat? -- Grass Seeds (Potential Cereals) -- Legumes (Potential Pulses) -- Root and Tuber Plants -- Oil Plants -- Fruits and Nuts -- Vegetables -- Summary -- Understanding Life Cycles of Plants -- General Botanical Knowledge -- Manipulation of Vegatation -- Food Plants in Ritual and Ceremony -- On Sharing the Bounty -- Population Control and the Aged -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Views on Agricultural Origins -- Agriculture as Divine Gift -- Domestication for Religious Reasons -- Domestication by Crowding -- Agriculture as Discovery -- Agriculture by Stress -- Agriculture as an Extension of Gathering -- Domestication by Perception -- A No-Model Model -- Geography of Plant Domestication -- An Ecological Approach -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 What Is a Crop? -- Definitions -- Intermediate States -- Baobab Tree -- Acacia -- Karité Tree -- Oil Palm -- Sago Palm -- Ethiopian Oats -- Additional Examples -- A Short List of Cultivated Plants -- Crops That Feed the World -- References -- Chapter 4 What Is a Weed? -- Definitions -- Intermediate States -- Crop-Weed Complexes -- Some Weed Adaptations -- Weeds and History -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 Classification of Cultivated Plants -- Botanical Descriptions and Names -- Problems of Formal Taxonomy -- The Gene Pool System -- Species -- Subspecies -- Evolutionary Implications -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 The Dynamics of Domestication -- Domestication of Seed Crops -- Cereals -- Other Seed Crops -- Domestication of Vegetatively Reproduced Crops -- Vegetative Propagation -- Grafting -- Ornamentals -- Summary -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7 Space, Time, and Variation.Kinds of Patterns of Variation -- Endemic -- Semiendemic -- Monocentric -- Oligocentric -- Noncentric -- Noncentric Crops -- Diffuse Origins -- Microcenters -- Landrace Populations -- Implications for Plant Breeding -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 The Near East -- Introduction -- Archaeological Prelude -- A Note About Dating Archaeological Sites -- Archaeological Sequence of Village Sites -- Spread of Agriculture Out of the Nuclear Area -- Recorded History -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 Indigenous African Agriculture -- Introduction -- Archaeological Prelude -- A Savanna Complex -- Crop Competition and Distribution -- Recorded History -- Décrue Agriculture -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 The Far East -- Archaeological Prelude -- Recorded History -- Far Eastern Crops -- Northern China -- Eastern China Coastal Plain -- Southern China -- Asia and South Pacific -- The Millets -- Soybean -- Rice -- Sugarcane -- Bananas and Plantains -- Coconut -- Orange -- Mango -- Yams -- Hunter-Gatherers of Japan -- Plant Domestication in India -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11 The Americas -- Archaeology -- The Crops -- Cereals -- Beans -- Tomato -- Squash -- Sunflower -- Peppers -- Peanut -- Root and Tuber Crops -- Sweet Potato -- Cotton -- Tobacco -- Rubber -- Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamentals -- Forage Legumes -- Indigenous Americans as Biochemists -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12 Epilogue: Who's in Charge Here? -- References -- EULA.ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Bks.AgricultureHistoryCropsHistoryElectronic books.AgricultureHistory.CropsHistory.633Stalker H. T(Harold Thomas),1950-1218038Harlan Jack R(Jack Rodney),Warburton MarilynMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910555042603321Harlan's crops and man2816771UNINA