New insights into the origins of agriculture in the Fertile Crescent

The cereal crops that humans rely on today as staple foods result from plant breeding decisions our ancestors made more than 10,000 years ago. Now, a series of intriguing experiments has revealed why those first arable farmers chose to domesticate some cereals and not others. The results could help today's plant breeders improve tomorrow's crops.

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