Crop Domestication May Have Been Occurring For Longer Than You Think
One of the most common techniques used in agriculture is the selective breeding of crops based on desired characteristics. While it is quite reasonable to assume that humans have been manipulating and cultivating crops for food for a long time, researchers at University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom have recently been able to give us an idea of just how long we’ve been at this. Dorian Fuller and Charlene Murphy of UCL have recently conducted a study which indicates that the domestication of the legume horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum), may have occurred from as early as 1200 BC....