Brassica and Nightshades

Brassica and Nightshades

Warfare, Advancement, and Revisionism by Thomas Preston Floyd
S5
Jun 29, 2026
47:49

Episode notes

This week's episode sees us look at the Brassica Rapa the first of the Brassicaceae family of plants to be domesticated and how this would would affect the development of numerous types of cabbages, root vegetables, mustards and many others. We also discuss three other plants from the nightshade family that are or have been domesticated during this season. This includes Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Eggplant.

Journal Article Mentioned: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8321528/

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Keywords

history
prehistory
genetics
asia
domestication
agriculture
south america

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