Back to the Origins: Background and Perspectives of Grapevine Domestication

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 22; no. 9; p. 4518
• Main Authors: Grassi, Fabrizio, De Lorenzis, Gabriella
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 26.04.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Crops; Debates; Domestication; Evolution; Genetic diversity; Hypotheses; Morphology; Review; Middle East; Central Asia; Europe; Western Europe; Mediterranean Area; selection; demography; Vitis; crop wild relatives; pan-genome; palaeogenomic; introgression; wild; grapes; sylvestris

Domestication is a process of selection driven by humans, transforming wild progenitors into domesticated crops. The grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), besides being one of the most extensively cultivated fruit trees in the world, is also a fascinating subject for evolutionary studies. The domestication...