Erect knotweed (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Erect knotweed

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Research from Washington University in St. Louis calls for a reappraisal of the process of plant domestication, based on almost a decade of observations and experiments. The behavior of erect knotweed, a buckwheat relative pictured here, has WashU paleoethnobotanists completely reassessing our understanding of plant domestication.

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Natalie Mueller / Washington University in St. Louis

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