This study examines the domestication and dispersal patterns of the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes). Using a combination of genetic analysis and distribution models based on GBIF-mediated occurrences, researchers provides new insights into the history of this important native staple. Their results suggest that the peach palm evolved from a wild species, with domestication taking place in southwestern Amazonia. Though models do predict an increase in suitable habitat for peach palm with very few losses, the authors do single out a number of priority areas for conservation of genetic and phenotypic diversity.
A Bright Future for the Peach Palm?
This study examines the domestication and dispersal patterns of the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes). Using a combination of genetic analysis and distribution models based on GBIF-mediated occurrences, researchers provides new insights into the history of this important native staple.
اقتباس
Galluzzi, G., Dufour, D., Thomas, E., van Zonneveld, M., Escobar Salamanca, A. F., Giraldo Toro, A., … Gonzalez Mejia, A. (2015). An Integrated Hypothesis on the Domestication of Bactris gasipaes. PloS One, 10(12), e0144644. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144644
الموضوع
- بلد أو منطقة الباحث:
- كولومبيا
- كوستا ريكا
- موضوع:
- الزراعة
- الحفظ