Economic Botany

, Volume 26, Issue 1, pp 32–43 | Cite as

Human influences on plant evolution

  • Herbert G. Baker
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Sugar Cane Crop Plant Economic Botany Human Influence Wild Ancestor 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Herbert G. Baker
    • 1
  1. 1.Botany DepartmentUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeley

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