lf Persian walnut trees could talk, they might tell of the numerous traders who moved along the Silk Roads' thousands of miles over thousands of years, carrying among their valuable merchandise the seeds that would tum into the mighty walnut forests that are spread across Asia. CNR-IBAF, CNR-IBAM and CNR-IBBA research, in cooperation with USDA - USDA Purdue University (IN-USA) and Earth Trust-Oxford University (UK), shows that ancient languages match up with the genetic codes found in Persian walnut (Juglans regia) forests, suggesting that the stands of trees seen today may be remnants of the first planned afforestation known in the world. (Purdue University, Agriculture news, september 3, 2015). Harvesting genetic samples across the breadth of Asia, researchers are finding that the portable, long-lasting, tasty and nutritious walnut may have spread because it was an ideal traveler's snack along the Silk Roads.
Uno studio avviato alla fine degli anni ottanta e perseguito dall'Ibaf-Cnr (Porano, TR), in collaborazione con Ibam-Cnr e Ibba-Cnr e con USDA - Purdue University (IN-USA) e Earth Trust-Oxford University (UK), identifica origine e modalità di diffusione del noce comune, evidenziando l'influenza dell'uomo. Il lavoro, pubblicato in tre tappe su PLOS ONE 12(3): e0172541.(doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172541), PLoS ONE 10(9): e0135980. (DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0135980), e Tree genetics & genomes (DOI 10.1007/s11295-014-0740-2), ha incrociato i dati genetici della pianta con l'analisi glottologica della parola 'noce' e con i dati archeologici, topografici e storici relativi alla distribuzione geografica della specie stabilendo così l'origine nonché l'effetto della domesticazione sulle risorse genetiche. Lo studio, oltre che dalla Purdue University che l'ha posto come focus nel suo sito, ha riscosso l'attenzione della rivista divulgativa ARAMCO WORLD che nell'Aprile 2017 lo ha diffuso al vasto pubblico internazionale pubblicandolo nel capitolo "WALNUTS and the first forest farms". http://www.aramcoworld.com/en-US/Articles/March-2017/Walnuts-and-the-First-Forest-Farms.
WALNUTS and the first forest farms
2017
Abstract
lf Persian walnut trees could talk, they might tell of the numerous traders who moved along the Silk Roads' thousands of miles over thousands of years, carrying among their valuable merchandise the seeds that would tum into the mighty walnut forests that are spread across Asia. CNR-IBAF, CNR-IBAM and CNR-IBBA research, in cooperation with USDA - USDA Purdue University (IN-USA) and Earth Trust-Oxford University (UK), shows that ancient languages match up with the genetic codes found in Persian walnut (Juglans regia) forests, suggesting that the stands of trees seen today may be remnants of the first planned afforestation known in the world. (Purdue University, Agriculture news, september 3, 2015). Harvesting genetic samples across the breadth of Asia, researchers are finding that the portable, long-lasting, tasty and nutritious walnut may have spread because it was an ideal traveler's snack along the Silk Roads.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


