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The 44 pages that link to Plant domestication, each with the reason it gives.

• Neolithic RevolutionRelated: Repeated sowing and selection transformed wild grasses and other plants into dependable crops.

• Selective breedingRelated: Early cultivation and repeated seed choice began the selective shaping of crops.

• DomesticationBroader topic: It produced crops with traits such as larger seeds and reduced seed dispersal.

• HorticultureNarrower topic: Cultivated horticultural crops descend from plants shaped by generations of human selection.

• ArchaeobotanyRelated: Changes in seed size and form can mark the transition to domesticated crops.

• Brassica oleraceaNarrower topic: Domestication established the conditions for the crop's long-term diversification.

• CucumberNarrower topic: Cucumber cultivation transformed a wild South Asian plant into a globally familiar crop.

• CabbageRelated: Selection for compact heads produced cabbage from its wild relatives.

• Brassica rapaRelated: Repeated selection produced the species’ strikingly different cultivated forms.

• CassavaNarrower topic: Human selection transformed cassava into a crop with larger, more useful roots.

• Agricultural surplusRelated: Domesticated crops made harvests more predictable and could increase food available beyond daily consumption.

• CapsicumNarrower topic: Human selection transformed wild Capsicum ancestors into diverse cultivated peppers.

• LandraceNarrower topic: Landraces arise within the long history of crop domestication and continued cultivation.

• Leaf vegetableNarrower topic: Cultivation transformed many wild leafy plants into dependable food crops.

• Rice domesticationNarrower topic: Rice domestication is one instance of this broader process.

• PeaNarrower topic: Pea became a crop as people selected plants for useful seeds and growth traits.

• Winter squashRelated: Long selection produced the diverse shapes, flavors, and storage traits of cultivated squash.

• Cucurbita pepoRelated: Human selection produced the crop’s many distinct fruit forms.

• PumpkinNarrower topic: Pumpkin varieties emerged through long-term human selection of wild squash.

• QuinoaNarrower topic: Selection during cultivation shaped quinoa's seed traits and its adaptation to Andean farming.

• Sweet potatoNarrower topic: Sweet potato became a crop through long-term human cultivation and selection.

• TurnipNarrower topic: Turnip's enlarged root reflects generations of selection within Brassica rapa.

• Staple foodRelated: Domestication produced crops with traits suited to dependable large-scale food supplies.

• Brussels sproutsNarrower topic: Human selection made the buds of this crop larger and more useful as food.

• CauliflowerNarrower topic: Cauliflower's distinctive head arose through generations of crop selection.

• Adzuki beanNarrower topic: Adzuki’s cultivated form emerged through long-term selection from wild relatives.

• Beta vulgarisNarrower topic: Beta vulgaris cultivars arose through prolonged selection for useful roots and leaves.

• History of foodRelated: Domesticated crops became the basis of durable regional food traditions.

• Mustard plantNarrower topic: Mustard’s edible leaves and seeds became useful through long-term cultivation and selection.

• Nikolai VavilovRelated: Domestication explains how the cultivated plants in Vavilov's studies arose.

• SafflowerNarrower topic: Safflower became a crop through selection for useful flowers and oil-bearing seeds.

• Carl O. SauerBroader topic: Sauer argued that domestication arose through sustained human-environment interactions, not climate alone.

• KohlrabiNarrower topic: Kohlrabi’s distinctive swollen stem reflects selection within a domesticated species.

• Pyrus pyrifoliaRelated: Selection for fruit quality shaped cultivated forms of this pear.

• TagetesNarrower topic: Selection for flower size, color, and form produced many cultivated marigold varieties.

• Agriculture in MesoamericaNarrower topic: Domestication transformed wild Mesoamerican plants into dependable crops.

• Fe'i bananaNarrower topic: Fe'i forms reflect long-term selection and cultivation rather than a single wild species.

• Finger milletNarrower topic: Finger millet became a crop through human selection from wild relatives.

• History of agricultureRelated: Selecting useful traits transformed wild species into dependable crops.

• Vicia fabaNarrower topic: Faba bean became a crop through long-term selection for useful seed and plant traits.

• Common sunflowerNarrower topic: Sunflower domestication is one example of a crop developed independently in North America.

• EndiveNarrower topic: Cultivated endive reflects selection for useful leaf traits.

• Job's tearsNarrower topic: Cultivated Job's tears reflects human selection for grain and other useful traits.

• Vigna mungoNarrower topic: Black gram became a crop through selection under human cultivation.