The 2012 ASHS Annual Conference: A Survey on the Contribution of Indigenous Peoples of North America to Horticulture

A Survey on the Contribution of Indigenous Peoples of North America to Horticulture

Objective(s):
A survey on the contribution of indigenous peoples of North America to horticulture. Topics covered would be crop domestication and crop culture.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012: 10:00 AM

Balmoral

Coordinator:

Jules Janick

10:00 AM

Development of New World Crops by Indigenous Americans
Jules Janick, Purdue University

10:40 AM

Manna in Winter: Indigenous Americans and Blueberries
Kim E. Hummer, USDA–ARS, National Clonal Germplasm Repository

11:20 AM

The Chilean Strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis): Over 1000 Years of Domestication
Chad E. Finn, USDA–ARS, HCRL; J.B. Retamales, Universidad Talca; G. Lobos, Universidad Talca; James F. Hancock, Michigan State University

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