In citrus, the production of anthocyanin pigments requires the activity of the transcriptional
activator Ruby. Consequently, loss-of-function mutations in Ruby result in an …

Background Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri pathotypes cause bacterial citrus canker, being
responsible for severe agricultural losses worldwide. The A pathotype has a broad host …

The topic of agricultural innovation in the Early Islamic empires has become increasingly
relevant for archeology, history, and even agricultural science. The validity of Andrew …

Abstract The Angkorian Empire was at its peak from the 10th to 13th centuries CE. It wielded
great influence across mainland Southeast Asia and is now one of the most archaeologically …

This article provides an up-to-date review of the origins and spread of cottons in the Old
World based on archaeobotanical evidence, and explores the routes and socioeconomic …

Domestic rice agriculture had spread across the mainland Indian subcontinent by c. 500 BC.
The initial spread of rice outside the core zone of the central Gangetic Plains is thought to …

In prehistoric coastal and western-central Thailand, rice was the dominant cultivar. In
eastern-central Thailand, however, the first known farmers cultivated millet. Using one of the …

This chapter provides the archaeobotanical results from five Angkorian sites: Angkor Wat, Ta
Prohm, and Angkor Thom, located in the Angkorian capital, and the peripheral sites, Tonle …

This paper presents the results of plant macro-remain and phytolith analyses from two
Neolithic-Early Historic mounded settlement sites in Odisha, eastern India: Gopalpur and …

Abstract Analysis of plant remains of 73 taxa obtained from the graveyard of the Haihun
Marquis (circa 59 bc) at Nanchang, China, is presented. Chronology was confirmed by direct …