cultigen

Examples

• All

• I knew that crops such as manioc and sweet potato, now widely planted, were New World cultigens introduced during the colonial era.

  Academic text (1991)

• Many other kinds of changes (e.g., the adoption of new cultigens, changes in naming practices)

  Academic text (1992)

• These include new tools, new cultigens, and an increased emphasis on gardening.

  Academic text (1991)

• In this process, however, many Amerindian cultigens were lost or forgotten, as was expertise in certain systems of production, such as the construction of wetland fields.

  Academic text (1992)

• There are several other causes of the Vanatinai shift in subsistence practices besides the introduction of new, easy-to-grow cultigens.

  Academic text (1991)

• Some of the newer cultigens were adopted as constituents of ghanika moli, true food.

  Academic text (1991)

• The first immigrants would have had knowledge of agriculture, and the broad range of introduced Asian and African cultigens is thought to have a history on the island as long as that of the people (Deschamps 1960; Brown 1978).

  Academic text (1991)

• Fences, pest and weed controls, and introduced cultigens flattened once-diverse field biotas.

  Academic text (1995)

• Many farmers have started using genetically modified cultigens to increase their crop yields.

• The agricultural research center focuses on developing new cultigens that are more resistant to pests and diseases.

Synonyms

C

cultivar

vscultigen

• Specialized

7 8.7

A plant variety that people breed and grow for certain features, like roses or apples

is a broader human-made group that may not occur in the wild

How Cultivated

cultigen

• Specialized

9.9

cultivar

• Specialized

7 8.7

landrace

• Specialized

1 8.6

wildling

8.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology