Centers of diversity

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The regions where most of the major crop species were originally domesticated and developed. These regions may coincide with centres of origin. (source: WCMC)

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A center of diversity is an area that has a high degree of genetic variation for a particular species or genus of plants that can also be the center of origin for that species.

Minority Populations Growing in Many US Districts - Aug 15, 2007
Voice of AmericaBig US cities have long been centers of diversity, where many minorities and immigrants make their homes. But new figures from the US Census Bureau show

Heat and Serve - Oct 4, 2006
Grist Magazine,These "centers of diversity," clustered in the global south, have been subjected to severe genetic erosion as hybrid varieties from the US and Europe have ...

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