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Foreword.. Preface.. Chapter 1 Prologue: The Golden Age.. Chapter 2 Views on Agricultural Origins.. Chapter 3 What is a Crop?.. Chapter 4 What is a Weed?.. Chapter 5 Classificatian of Cultivated Plants.. Chapter 6 The Dynamics of Domestication.. Chapter 7 Space, Time, and Variation.. Chapter 8 The Near Eastern Center.. Chapter 9 Indigenous African Agriculture.. Chapter 10 The Chinese Center.. Chapter 11 Southeast Asia and Oceania.. Chapter 12 The Americas.. Chapter 13 Selected Crop Dispersals.. Chapter 14 Epilogue: The Computer Age.. References.. Index

Jack R. Harlan conceived the prevailing concepts of how the activities of human societies have shaped the evolution of crops used for food, feed, and fiber. Harlan collected and introduced over 12,000 accessions of plants into the United States. The world food supply now depends largely on only 12 to 15 plant species. Erosion of diverse gene sources from ancient landraces continues and more effective use needs to be made of germplasm collections in our gene banks.Also available:Stubble Over the Soil: The Vital Role of Plant Residue in Soil Management to Improve Soil Quality - ISBN 0891181318 North American Agroforestry: An Integrated Science and Practice - ISBN 0891181423The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America are prominent international scientific societies headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. The Societies specialize in peer-reviewed, high-quality science titles for a wide variety of audiences.Some of the many areas we publish in include:-Soils Methods and Management-Crop Development and Improvement-Agrosystem Management and the Global Food Crisis-Environmental Conservation and Climatology. Inglés