On the importance of in situ studies for understanding crop diversification

Here is a new article published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, as part of the Special Issue: Ecology and Evolution of Plants under Domestication in the Neotropics/

Back to the Origin: In Situ Studies Are Needed to Understand Selection during Crop Diversification

Yolanda H. Chen¹, Lori R. Shapiro^2,3, Betty Benrey⁴ and Angélica Cibrián-Jaramillo^5*

“In situ ecological studies are an essential, but almost completely
unexplored line of inquiry for evolutionary ecologists to
understand the selective forces that contribute to local adaptation
of landrace varieties.”

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2017.00125/full