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Tuesday Lecture – Fruits and Nuts of Warm Regions Reading: Textbook, Chapter 4
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OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT What are the tropics? - define and explain this term, especially as it applies to the factors that affect the growth of plants, including economically important ones. Due today - return as hard copy or by e-mail
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QUIZ 1.Name a fruit that is from a member of the rose family, Rosaceae. 2.A hesperidium is a type of berry – how is it different from other berries? Give an example of a hesperidium.
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Orangerie
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Kumquat – Fortunella japonica and F. margarita
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Cucurbitaceae – Squashes and their Relatives Many genera used for food; some also for various implements Fruit = pepo --- a berry with a hard rind ( enhances storage)
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Cucurbitaceae – Squashes and their Relatives Many genera used for food; some also for various implements Fruit = pepo --- a berry with a hard rind ( enhances storage) Plants = vines, with tendrils
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Cucurbitaceae – Squashes and their Relatives Many genera used for food; some also for various implements Fruit = pepo --- a berry with a hard rind ( enhances storage) Plants = vines, with tendrils Flowers – often unisexual, with 5 sepals, 5 united petals
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Cucurbita Flowers See Fig. 4.5, p. 83
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Cucurbita Flowers Pistillate (“female”) Flower See Fig. 4.5, p. 83 (note enlarged ovary at base)
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Cucurbita Flowers Pistillate (“female”) Flower Staminate (“male”) Flower See Fig. 4.5, p. 83 (note slender stalk)
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Cucurbita Flowers Pistillate (“female”) Flower Staminate (“male”) Flower See Fig. 4.5, p. 83
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Cucurbita Flowers Pistillate (“female”) Flower Staminate (“male”) Flower See Fig. 4.5, p. 83
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Cultivated Cucurbita Species - Squashes C. pepo – summer squash, zucchini, etc. See Table 4.3, p. 84
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Cultivated Cucurbita Species - Squashes C. pepo – summer squash, zucchini, etc. C. moschata – winter squash, butternut squash, pumpkin See Table 4.3, p. 84
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Cultivated Cucurbita Species - Squashes C. pepo – summer squash, zucchini, etc. C. moschata – winter squash, butternut squash, pumpkin C. maxima – winter squash, pumpkin See Table 4.3, p. 84
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Cultivated Cucurbita Species - Squashes C. pepo – summer squash, zucchini, etc. C. moschata – winter squash, butternut squash, pumpkin C. maxima – winter squash, pumpkin C. argyrosperma – winter squash, hubbard squash etc. See Table 4.3, p. 84
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Cultivated Cucurbita Species - Squashes C. pepo – summer squash, zucchini, etc. C. moschata – winter squash, butternut squash, pumpkin C. maxima – winter squash, pumpkin C. argyrosperma – winter squash, hubbard squash etc. See Table 4.3, p. 84 First uses – probably for seeds; later used for fleshy part of fruit
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Cultivated Cucurbita Species - Squashes C. pepo – summer squash, zucchini, etc. C. moschata – winter squash, butternut squash, pumpkin C. maxima – winter squash, pumpkin C. argyrosperma – winter squash, hubbard squash etc. See Table 4.3, p. 84 All New World Species
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Cultivated Cucurbita Species - Squashes C. pepo – summer squash, zucchini, etc. C. moschata – winter squash, butternut squash, pumpkin C. maxima – winter squash, pumpkin C. argyrosperma – winter squash, hubbard squash etc. See Table 4.3, p. 84 All New World Species - separate domestications – eastern North America, Mexico, of C. pepo
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Other Cultivated Cucurbits Old World: - Watermelon – Citrullus lanatus - Melons – Cucumis melo - Cucumbers – Cucumis sativus Luffa – Luffa cylindrica
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Other Cultivated Cucurbits Old World: - Watermelon – Citrullus lanatus - Melons – Cucumis melo - Cucumbers – Cucumis sativus Luffa – Luffa cylindrica New World: - Chayote – Sechium edule
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Other Cultivated Cucurbits Old World: - Watermelon – Citrullus lanatus - Melons – Cucumis melo - Cucumbers – Cucumis sativus Luffa – Luffa cylindrica New World: - Chayote – Sechium edule Global: - Bottle Gourd – Lagenaria siceraria
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Bottle Gourds – evidence of pre- Columbian contact? Archaeological Record: cultivated in Ecuador/Peru (7,000 years ago) and Egypt (3000 years ago) Resolution: - people in reed boats? Fishermen? - gourds floating in oceanic currents?
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Bottle Gourds – evidence of pre- Columbian contact? Erickson et al. PNAS 2005 102: 18315-18320 Resolution: (1) Discovery of truly wild bottle gourd in Africa
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Bottle Gourds – evidence of pre- Columbian contact? Erickson et al. PNAS 2005 102: 18315-18320 Resolution: (1)Discovery of truly wild bottle gourd in Africa (2)Accurate identification of New World archeological samples - fruit wall thickness, cellular structure, phytoliths
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Bottle Gourds – evidence of pre- Columbian contact? Erickson et al. PNAS 2005 102: 18315-18320 Resolution: (1)Discovery of truly wild bottle gourd in Africa (2)Accurate identification of New World archeological samples - fruit wall thickness, cellular structure, phytoliths (3) Accurate dating of material using direct AMS C14 technology - Florida (8100 yrs); Peru (8400 yrs); Mexico (10,000 yrs BP)
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Bottle Gourds – evidence of pre- Columbian contact? Erickson et al. PNAS 2005 102: 18315-18320 Resolution: (1)Discovery of truly wild bottle gourd in Africa (2)Accurate identification of New World archeological samples - fruit wall thickness, cellular structure, phytoliths (3) Accurate dating of material using direct AMS C14 technology - Florida (8100 yrs); Peru (8400 yrs); Mexico (10,000 yrs BP) (4) DNA markers -> New World matches Asia, not Africa
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Bottle Gourds – evidence of pre- Columbian contact? Erickson et al. PNAS 2005 102: 18315-18320 Resolution: (1)Discovery of truly wild bottle gourd in Africa (2)Accurate identification of New World archeological samples - fruit wall thickness, cellular structure, phytoliths (3) Accurate dating of material using direct AMS C14 technology - Florida (8100 yrs); Peru (8400 yrs); Mexico (10,000 yrs BP) (4) DNA markers -> New World matches Asia, not Africa Conclusion: dog + gourds moved with early people from Asia
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Adventures in Etymology – Love Apples Tomato – New World crop
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Adventures in Etymology – Love Apples Tomato – New World crop - 1544 (Matthiolus herbal: pomo d’oro = golden apple)
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Adventures in Etymology – Love Apples Tomato – New World crop - 1544 (Matthiolus herbal: pomo d’oro = golden apple) - possible transit: New World Spain (ignored) Morocco Italy (pomo dei moro = Moor’s apple)
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Adventures in Etymology – Love Apples Tomato – New World crop - 1544 (Matthiolus herbal: pomo d’oro = golden apple) - possible transit: New World Spain (ignored) Morocco Italy (pomo dei moro = Moor’s apple) - France, name transformed to pomme d’amour = love apple
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Adventures in Etymology – Love Apples Tomato – New World crop - 1544 (Matthiolus herbal: pomo d’oro = golden apple) - possible transit: New World Spain (ignored) Morocco Italy (pomo dei moro = Moor’s apple) - France, name transformed to pomme d’amour = love apple Early confusion in Europe/North America: - aphrodisiac (love apple) - poisonous (association with related plants of Solanaceae)
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Adventures in Etymology – Love Apples Tomato – New World crop - 1544 (Matthiolus herbal: pomo d’oro = golden apple) - possible transit: New World Spain (ignored) Morocco Italy (pomo dei moro = Moor’s apple) - France, name transformed to pomme d’amour = love apple Early confusion in Europe/North America: - aphrodisiac (love apple) - poisonous (association with related plants of Solanaceae) Note: German name “wolf peach” (association with werewolves) became basis for genus name Lycopersicon
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Tomato Wild ancestors of tomato – Peru and Galapagos Islands
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Tomato Wild ancestors of tomato – Peru and Galapagos Islands Find Peru and the Galapagos Islands on the globe
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Tomato Wild ancestors of tomato – Peru and Galapagos Islands Domestication – seems to have occurred in Mexico: Mayan name, xtomatl or tomatl Spanish tomate tomato
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Tomato Wild ancestors of tomato – Peru and Galapagos Islands Domestication – seems to have occurred in Mexico: Mayan name, xtomatl or tomatl Spanish tomate tomato Classification: Traditional – distinct genus, Lycopersicon
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Tomato Wild ancestors of tomato – Peru and Galapagos Islands Domestication – seems to have occurred in Mexico: Mayan name, xtomatl or tomatl Spanish tomate tomato Classification: Traditional – distinct genus, Lycopersicon New Molecular-based Findings – part of Solanum (actually sister group to potatoes)
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Tomato – Flower and Fruit Notes: Stamens open by terminal pores require shaking to release pollen See Fig. 4.11, p. 90
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Tomato – Flower and Fruit Notes: Stamens open by terminal pores require shaking to release pollen Plants are quite sensitive to chemicals produced by walnuts (allelopathy) See Fig. 4.11, p. 90
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Tomatoes – Modification under Domestication Cherry-tomato type – 2 carpels in ovary Fruit type = ?
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Tomatoes – Modification under Domestication Cherry-tomato type – 2 carpels in ovary Fruit type = berry
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Tomatoes – Modification under Domestication Cherry-tomato type – 2 carpels in ovary Intruded placentae
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Tomatoes – Modification under Domestication Cherry-tomato type – 2 carpels in ovary Intruded placentae Colorful tomatoes
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Pineapples – The Multiple Fruit Ananas comosus - Bromeliaceae See Fig. 4.16, p. 93
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What is a Cereal?
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Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture (in Greek, Demeter). Myth: mother of Persephone, who was kidnapped by Hades; Ceres went on strike to demand return of daughter; Persephone had eaten a pomegranate seed forced to divide time – explanation for temperate seasons
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What is a Cereal? Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture (in Greek, Demeter). Myth: mother of Persephone, who was kidnapped by Hades; Ceres went on strike to demand return of daughter; Persephone had eaten a pomegranate seed forced to divide time – explanation for temperate seasons Grain = seeds/seedlike fruits of plants, particularly grasses See Fig. 5.1, p. 111
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What is a Cereal? Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture (in Greek, Demeter). Myth: mother of Persephone, who was kidnapped by Hades; Ceres went on strike to demand return of daughter; Persephone had eaten a pomegranate seed forced to divide time – explanation for temperate seasons Grain = seeds/seedlike fruits of plants, particularly grasses Cereal = edible grains produced by annual grasses Cereal Grain – redundant? See Fig. 5.1, p. 111
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Poaceae (Gramineae) – Grass Family Agrostology – Study of Grasses
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Poaceae (Gramineae) – Grass Family Agrostology – Study of Grasses Gramineae – traditional name for family
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Poaceae (Gramineae) – Grass Family Agrostology – Study of Grasses Gramineae – traditional name for family Ranks: 4th (number of species) 1 st (Number of individuals) 1 st – Economic Importance
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Grass Plant – Overall Structure See Fig. 5.2, p. 112
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Grass Infloresence Structure See Fig. 5.2, p. 112
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Grass Infloresence Structure Flower See Fig. 5.2, p. 112
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Grain – Fruit of the Grass Family See Fig. 5.4, p. 112
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Changes in Cereal Grasses through Domestication 1. Simultaneous tillering or elimination of branching See Fig. 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, pages 114-115
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Changes in Cereal Grasses through Domestication 1. Simultaneous tillering or elimination of branching 2.Reduced lodging See Fig. 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, pages 114-115
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Changes in Cereal Grasses through Domestication 1. Simultaneous tillering or elimination of branching 2.Reduced lodging 3.Non-shattering See Fig. 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, pages 114-115
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Changes in Cereal Grasses through Domestication 1. Simultaneous tillering or elimination of branching 2.Reduced lodging 3.Non-shattering 4.Free-threshing See Fig. 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, pages 114-115
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Major Cereal Crops Barley – Hordeum vulgare Wheat – Triticum (T. aestivum, T. monococcum, T. durum) Rye – Secale cereale Oats – Avena sativa Rice – Oryza sativa Sorghum – Sorghum bicolor Millets – Eleusine coracana, Pennisetum glaucum, etc. Corn – Zea mays SeeTable. 5.2, p. 110
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Thursday Lecture – Cereal Grains Reading: Textbook, Chapter 5
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