Our new article, “Understanding Accession Items,” explores how unique accession numbers and items help gardens trace #plantorigins, locations, and histories — creating clarity and connection in every record.
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You say potato, I say ancient tomato origins A genetic study has found that potatoes evolved through natural interbreeding in the wild between tomato plants and a potato-like species in South America about 9 million years ago. Potatoes are a much-loved...

You say potato, I say ancient tomato origins #Science #Biology #Botany #PlantOrigins #BotanicalResearch #AncientAgriculture

Vavilov in front of a World Map showing his Centers of Origin.

5/12 But his magnum opus was the 1924 “Origin and Geography of Cultivated Plants”, which assigns the major crop plants to their geographic origin, based on their genetic diversity. Vavilov argued that the origin of a plant would be the region of its highest diversity. #PlantDiversity #PlantOrigins