Human-driven evolution of cultivated plants and the origin of early civilizations: The concept of Neolithic revolution in the works of Nikolai Vavilov.
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| Title: | Human-driven evolution of cultivated plants and the origin of early civilizations: The concept of Neolithic revolution in the works of Nikolai Vavilov. |
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| Authors: | Igamberdiev AU; Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada. Electronic address: igamberdiev@mun.ca. |
| Source: | Bio Systems [Biosystems] 2025 Jan; Vol. 247, pp. 105359. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 30. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Historical Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland Country of Publication: Ireland NLM ID: 0430773 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1872-8324 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03032647 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Biosystems Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Limerick : Elsevier Science Ireland Original Publication: Amsterdam, North-Holland Pub. Co. |
| MeSH Terms: | Biological Evolution* , Agriculture*/history , Civilization*/history , Crops, Agricultural*/history , Crops, Agricultural*/genetics, Humans ; History, 19th Century ; History, 20th Century ; Biodiversity |
| Abstract: | Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The author declares that he has no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. The concept of centers of origin of cultivated plants (crop biodiversity hotspots) developed by Nikolai Vavilov (1887-1943) is essential for understanding the origin and evolution of human civilization. Vavilov formulated the principles of the Neolithic agricultural revolution and substantiated the basic patterns for the emergence of agricultural civilizations. He established that the center of speciation of the plants that have a potential for cultivation determines the origin of primary civilization. Humans actively performed the selection of plants with valuable properties, which led to the formation of new cultivated species and varieties, while the starting point for such unconsciously human-directed evolution was the presence of potentially useful traits due to the increased genetic diversity in the center of origin. The spreading of agriculturally important cultivars from the center of their origin led to the propagation of beneficial farming technologies over large areas. The establishment of human civilization resulted from the dynamic quasi-symbiotic relationship between humans and domesticated plants and animals, which human-driven evolution became an essential factor for the transformation and dynamics of human societies. In the addendum, we present archive materials on the cooperation of Nikolai Vavilov with the historians and ethnologists from the editorial board of the journal "Novy Vostok" ("Nouvel Orient"). These materials include his letters to Professor Ilya Borozdin. (Copyright © 2024 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.) |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Cliodynamics; Neolithic revolution; Nikolai Vavilov; Origin of agriculture; Social dynamics |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20241101 Date Completed: 20250110 Latest Revision: 20250425 |
| Update Code: | 20250425 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.biosystems.2024.105359 |
| PMID: | 39486570 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The author declares that he has no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br />The concept of centers of origin of cultivated plants (crop biodiversity hotspots) developed by Nikolai Vavilov (1887-1943) is essential for understanding the origin and evolution of human civilization. Vavilov formulated the principles of the Neolithic agricultural revolution and substantiated the basic patterns for the emergence of agricultural civilizations. He established that the center of speciation of the plants that have a potential for cultivation determines the origin of primary civilization. Humans actively performed the selection of plants with valuable properties, which led to the formation of new cultivated species and varieties, while the starting point for such unconsciously human-directed evolution was the presence of potentially useful traits due to the increased genetic diversity in the center of origin. The spreading of agriculturally important cultivars from the center of their origin led to the propagation of beneficial farming technologies over large areas. The establishment of human civilization resulted from the dynamic quasi-symbiotic relationship between humans and domesticated plants and animals, which human-driven evolution became an essential factor for the transformation and dynamics of human societies. In the addendum, we present archive materials on the cooperation of Nikolai Vavilov with the historians and ethnologists from the editorial board of the journal "Novy Vostok" ("Nouvel Orient"). These materials include his letters to Professor Ilya Borozdin.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.) |
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| ISSN: | 1872-8324 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.biosystems.2024.105359 |