AG 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Plant Propagation, Pleistocene, Epipaleolithic
10 Jun 2020
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At the end of the pleistocene, some human groups began to produce food rather than collect it. The transition to farming is much more than simple herding and cultivation. It entails major, long term changes in the structure and organization of society. Farmers intensively utilize a portion of their landscape and create a milieu that suits their needs. Domestication changes the physical characteristics of the pant or animals involved. The domestication process involves both the inherent characteristics of the plant or animal species and the intensity and nature of human manipulation. Agriculture requires several major practices for long- term success, including propagation, husbandry, harvesting, storage, and maintenance. Domestication is a process and not an event. Domestication results from active interference by humans in the life cycles of plants and animals such that subsequent generations are mutually dependent. Domestication is measured in losee of fitness to survive in the natural environment.
