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Integrating archaeobotany, paleogenetics and historical linguistics may cast more light onto crop domestication: the case of pea (Pisum sativum)

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This short communication intends to discuss various models and ideas about the very beginnings of plant domestication in the Old World with a specific emphasis on pea (Pisum sativum L.) as one of the most significant crops in the human civilization. It presents a selection of some recent achievements and challenges in studying the earliest days of this important grain legume species by balanced contributions from archaeobotany, paleogenetics and historical linguistics. It will hopefully stimulate a fruitful interdisciplinary discussion and provide a basis for new experimental approaches.

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Projects TR-31024 and 173005 of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.

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  1. Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Aleksandar Mikić

  2. Museum of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Aleksandar Medović

  3. Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    Živko Jovanović & Nemanja Stanisavljević

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Mikić, A., Medović, A., Jovanović, Ž. et al. Integrating archaeobotany, paleogenetics and historical linguistics may cast more light onto crop domestication: the case of pea (Pisum sativum). Genet Resour Crop Evol 61, 887–892 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-014-0102-9

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