Seed morphometrics unravels the evolutionary history of grapevine in France.

ABSTRACT: The cultivation of grapevines has spanned millennia, leading to thousands of varieties through exchanges, mutations, and crosses between genotypes, as well probably as gene flow from wild populations. These varieties are typically categorized by regional origin and primary use, either for wine production or fruit consumption. France, within the Western European group, hosts many of the world's renowned wine grape varieties. However, the historical development of cultivated grapevines in France and in the world remains poorly understood. This study applies morphometry on 19,377 charred and waterlogged archaeological grape pips to investigate the evolutionary history of grapevine in France over the last 10,000 years. The study compares seed outlines and lengths, corrected for taphonomic dist

SUBMITTER: Bouby L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11437209 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature