GGR329H5 Lecture Notes - Seed Dispersal, Amygdalin, Fertile Crescent
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Zebras and anna karenina: how to make an almond. Changing genetic make-up of plant to make it more useful to human consumers (wild apple, crab apple, red winter calville) Somebody who did that today would get a nobel prize . 200 wild species of potato found in the america. Potatoes eaten today come from 1 cultivated species. Will grow (high altitudes, poor soil, etc) where other crops will not. Can be left in ground around 1 year if soil stays above -2c (easier to hide, frozen potatoes and eaten) After freezing night temperature break down tubers" cell walls and dried chuno, foodstuff which were stored for years. The potato has made a great power out of germany and has enabled her to overthrow france . To spread offspring to areas where they can thrive. From plants perspective, humans are like other species. They like us only if we serve them well. Early farmers didn"t understand genetics, but began selecting for:
