Publication Date:
2006-12-16
Description:
Kislev et al. (Reports, 2 June 2006, p. 1372) described Neolithic parthenocarpic fig fruits and proposed that they derive from trees propagated only by cuttings and thus represent the first domesticated plant of the Neolithic Revolution. Because parthenocarpic fig trees naturally produce both seeded and seedless fruits and are capable of spontaneous reproduction, we argue that the finds do not necessarily indicate cultivation, nor horticulture predating grain crops.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Lev-Yadun, Simcha -- Ne'eman, Gidi -- Abbo, Shahal -- Flaishman, Moshe A -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2006 Dec 15;314(5806):1683; author reply 1683.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Science Education, University of Haifa-Oranim, Tivon 36006, Israel. levyadun@research.haifa.ac.il〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17170278" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Agriculture/*history
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*Ficus/physiology
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Fruit
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History, Ancient
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Humans
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Middle East
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Seeds
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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