From early farmers to Norman Borlaug — the making of modern wheat

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From early farmers to Norman Borlaug — the making of modern wheat David Vergauwen, Ive De Smet  Current Biology  Volume 27, Issue 17, Pages R858-R862 (September 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.061 Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Evolution of wheat. (A) Simplified pathway leading to cultivated wheat. (B) Ears and seeds of selected wheat species. Species names as used in [26]. Images taken from [26] with permission. Current Biology 2017 27, R858-R862DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.061) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Depictions of wheat. (A) Facsimile of wall painting from the tomb of Sennedjem at Deir el-Medina (original ca. 1293–1213 BCE). (B) The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565. Both images downloaded from the Met. Current Biology 2017 27, R858-R862DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.061) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions