Publications by authors named "Karl Hammer"
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- The study explores the genetic diversity of the tetraploid GGAA genepool of wheat, highlighting its potential for breeding better wheat strains to combat stagnating yields and increasing demands for agricultural productivity.
- It identifies three distinct lineages within the GGAA genepool and emphasizes the significance of cytogenetic composition and chromosomal rearrangements in enhancing intraspecific diversity.
- The research also discusses the domestication history of these lineages, contributing to a better understanding of agricultural development in southwest Asia and paving the way for improved wheat varieties.
Background: The paper refers to the knowledge and uses of plants and to the linked ritual practices as referred by Matteo (It.'Zì Matteo', En. 'Uncle Matthew'), one of the last elder healers in the Basilicata Region (South Italy).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The history of domestication of artichoke and leafy cardoon is not yet fully understood and when and where it occurred remains unknown. Evidence supports the hypothesis that wild cardoon is the wild progenitor of both these crops. Selection for large, non-spiny heads resulted in artichoke and selection for non-spiny, large stalked tender leaves resulted in leafy cardoon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe science of agrobiodiversity has emerged during the last 10 years. We review here the most important aspects of biodiversity for conservation. One of the aims of agrobiodiversity research is to introduce or to re-introduce into present-day agriculture and horticulture more diversity from gene banks, botanical or zoological gardens, and other secondary sources of diversity.
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