Origin and domestication of cole crops (Brassica oleracea L.): Linguistic and literary considerations

Contrasting hypotheses have been made to locate the area of domestication of Brassica oleracea crops (i.e., cole crops), suggesting either a North Atlantic or a Mediterranean origin. In the absence of archaeological proof, linguistic and literary considerations can offer some insight into this issue...

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Published in:Economic Botany
Main Authors: Maggioni, Lorenzo, Von Bothmer, Roland, Poulsen, Gert, Branca, Ferdinando
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Springer 2022
Subjects:
plant domestication
history
linguistics
cole crops
domesticación de plantas
historia
lingüística
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121874
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-010-9115-2
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Summary:Contrasting hypotheses have been made to locate the area of domestication of Brassica oleracea crops (i.e., cole crops), suggesting either a North Atlantic or a Mediterranean origin. In the absence of archaeological proof, linguistic and literary considerations can offer some insight into this issue. This paper gathers information from the linguistic, literary, and historical points of view that are compatible with the domestication of B. oleracea in the ancient Greek-speaking area of Central and East Mediterranean.

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