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domestication of plants  

Definition

  • Domestication is the evolution and creation of a mutualistic, interdependent relationship between humans and wild plants (and animals). During the domestication process, wild plants become selected for and adapted to human cultivation, use, and consumption. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Domestication of Plants]

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