The Origin and Domestication of Cultivated Plants

Origin and Early Spread of Agriculture in the Old World (D. Zohary). Plant Domestication: Diffuse Origins and Diffusion (J.R. Harlan). Archaeological Evidence of the Spread and Use of some Members of the Leguminosae Family (M. Hopf). The Use of Patterns in the Study of the Evolution of Allopolyploids (G. Kimber). The impact of farming on expansion of Human Populations (L.L. Cavalli-Sforza). Genetic and Evolutionary Aspects of Allopolyploidy in Wheat (M. Feldman, G. Galili, A.A. Levy). Gametophytic Selection as a Factor of Crop Plant Evolution (E. Otaviano, D.L. Mulcahy). The DNA of Crop Plants and their Wild Relatives (J. Brace). Evolution of Host-Parasite Balance in Natural Indigenous Populations of Wild Barley and Wild Oats in Israel (I. Wahl, A. Segal). Origin and evolution of wheats (E. Porceddu, D. Lefiandra). Pathways of Domestication with Regard to Crop Types (Grain Legumes, Vegetables) (P. Hanelt). Domestication of Fruit Trees (P. Spiegel-Roy).