Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts
The domestication process of Brassica oleracea L. has not been fully clarified, either regarding its initial location or the progenitor species involved. Two alternative hypotheses proposed so far point to either a northwest European or a Mediterranean location. Previous studies to clarify the domes...
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| author | Maggioni, L. Bothmer, R. von Poulsen, G. Lipman, E. |
| author_browse | Bothmer, R. von Lipman, E. Maggioni, L. Poulsen, G. |
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| description | The domestication process of Brassica oleracea L. has not been fully clarified, either regarding its initial location or the progenitor species involved. Two alternative hypotheses proposed so far point to either a northwest European or a Mediterranean location. Previous studies to clarify the domestication process focused on linguistic aspects and on the earliest occurrences in ancient literature of words referring to B. oleracea. Those studies are here extended to offer a comprehensive account of literary occurrences of the brassica vegetables in ancient Greek and Latin texts, between the VI century B.C.E. and the IV century C.E. This study offers a contribution to ancient ethnobotanical knowledge in the Mediterranean, including agricultural practices and culinary and medicinal uses. It also defines the time when increasing diversity of crop varieties is documented and it adds weight to the hypothesis of a Mediterranean location of the domestication of B. oleracea. |
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| spelling | CGSpace894682025-11-12T05:45:33Z Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts Maggioni, L. Bothmer, R. von Poulsen, G. Lipman, E. brassica oleracea domestication uses medicinal properties genetic variation The domestication process of Brassica oleracea L. has not been fully clarified, either regarding its initial location or the progenitor species involved. Two alternative hypotheses proposed so far point to either a northwest European or a Mediterranean location. Previous studies to clarify the domestication process focused on linguistic aspects and on the earliest occurrences in ancient literature of words referring to B. oleracea. Those studies are here extended to offer a comprehensive account of literary occurrences of the brassica vegetables in ancient Greek and Latin texts, between the VI century B.C.E. and the IV century C.E. This study offers a contribution to ancient ethnobotanical knowledge in the Mediterranean, including agricultural practices and culinary and medicinal uses. It also defines the time when increasing diversity of crop varieties is documented and it adds weight to the hypothesis of a Mediterranean location of the domestication of B. oleracea. 2018-01 2017-11-20T14:05:04Z 2017-11-20T14:05:04Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89468 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Maggioni, L.; von Bothmer, R.; Poulsen, G.; Lipman, E. (2017) Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution p. 1–23 ISSN: 0925-9864 |
| spellingShingle | brassica oleracea domestication uses medicinal properties genetic variation Maggioni, L. Bothmer, R. von Poulsen, G. Lipman, E. Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts |
| title | Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts |
| title_full | Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts |
| title_fullStr | Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts |
| title_short | Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts |
| title_sort | domestication diversity and use of brassica oleracea l based on ancient greek and latin texts |
| topic | brassica oleracea domestication uses medicinal properties genetic variation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89468 |
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