Pre-Columbian cultivation of vegetatively propagated and fruit tree tropical crops in the Atacama Desert

South America is a megadiverse continent that witnessed the domestication, translocation and cultivation of various plant species from seemingly contrasting ecosystems. It was the recipient and supplier of crops brought to and from Mesoamerica (such as maize and cacao, respectively), and Polynesia t...

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Main Authors: José M. Capriles, Magdalena García, Daniela Valenzuela, Alejandra I. Domic, Logan Kistler, Francisco Rothhammer, Calogero M. Santoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.993630/full