Getting to the roots of tubers

Peter D. Moore ()
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Peter D. Moore: Kings College

Nature, 1998, vol. 395, issue 6700, 330-331

Abstract: Tuberous plants store starch grains in their roots, and these roots provide the staple diet for the people of many tropical countries. But when were these roots first domesticated and used as food plants? Using a clevertechnique - looking for starch grains on the surfaces of prehistoric stone tools - this question has been answeredfor one plant, manioc, in Panama. And the answer is about 7,000 years ago.

Date: 1998
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