What are the four major effects of plant domestication

- More and larger fruits or grains - Thicker stalks - Seeds easily separated from chaff - Seeds stay on parent plant

Characteristics of legumes

- Produces their own nitrogen through rhizobium bacteria in their roots - Provides an important source of protein

Dehiscent vs indehiscent

Which wheat varieties are the most important type grown

Most important - Bread wheat (T. aestivum, 6N) Second most important - Durum wheat (T. spelta, 6N)

Major characteristics of bamboo

- Flowering monocot (seldom) - Shallow but extensive root systems - Vegetative propagation - Culms (stems) are hollow

Differences between spices and herbs

Spices - Dried fruit, seed, root, or bark of plants Herbs - Leafy part of a plant, used fresh or dried