Cultivation and morphology of jujube (<i>Ziziphus Jujuba</i> Mill.) in the Qi River Basin of Northern China during the Neolithic Period

doi:10.1038/s41598-024-52260-8

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	*Cultivation and morphology of jujube (Ziziphus Jujuba* Mill.) in the Qi River Basin of Northern China during the Neolithic Period**
	Li, Yanpeng 1,2; Zhou, Xinying2,3,4 ; Zhao, Keliang2,3,4 ; Liu, Junchi 2,3,4; Chen, Guanhan 2,3,4; Zhang, Yaping 2,3,4; Ma, Jiacheng 2,3,4; Sun, Nan 1; Li, Xiaoqiang2,3,4
	2024-01-27
发表期刊	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
ISSN	2045-2322
卷号	14 期号:1 页码:12
通讯作者	Zhou, Xinying(zhouxinying@ivpp.ac.cn) ; Sun, Nan(sunnan@chd.edu.cn)
摘要	This transition from gathering to cultivation is a significant aspect of studying early agricultural practices. Fruit trees are an essential component of food resources and have played a vital role in both ancient and modern agricultural production systems. The jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.), with its long history of cultivation in northern China, holds great importance in uncovering the diet of prehistoric humans and understanding the origins of Chinese agricultural civilization. This paper focuses on the domestication of jujube by analyzing the morphology of jujube stones found in three Neolithic sites in northern China's Qi River basin, Zhujia, Wangzhuang, and Dalaidian. The measurements of these jujube kernels are compared with those found in other areas of northern China, as well as modern jujube kernels that were collected. The measurements revealed that the length-to-diameter (L/D) ratio of sour jujube kernels ranged from 1.36 to 1.78, whereas the L/D ratio of cultivated jujube stones varied between 1.96 and 4.23. Furthermore, jujube stones obtained from Zhujia and Wangzhuang sites exhibit pointed ends and possess an elongated oval or narrow oval shape overall, which is indicative of clearly artificial domestication traits. Therefore, this study suggests that jujube was selected and cultivated as an important food supplement in the Qi River basin no later than around 6200 BP.
DOI	10.1038/s41598-024-52260-8
关键词[WOS]	DOMESTICATION ; PLANT ; GRAPEVINE ; ORIGINS
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research ; Hebi City Cultural Relics and Archaeology Task Force ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[2022YFF0801502] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[NSFC 41888101] ; Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[2022071] ; [YSBR-019]
项目资助者	CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research ; Hebi City Cultural Relics and Archaeology Task Force ; National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001152431000030
出版者	NATURE PORTFOLIO
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/23135
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Zhou, Xinying; Sun, Nan
作者单位	1.Changan Univ, Sch Earth Sci & Resources, Xian 710054, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origin, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 3.CAS Ctr Excellence Life & Paleoenvironm, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 4.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Yanpeng,Zhou, Xinying,Zhao, Keliang,et al. Cultivation and morphology of jujube (Ziziphus Jujuba Mill.) in the Qi River Basin of Northern China during the Neolithic Period[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2024,14(1):12.
APA	Li, Yanpeng.,Zhou, Xinying.,Zhao, Keliang.,Liu, Junchi.,Chen, Guanhan.,...&Li, Xiaoqiang.(2024).Cultivation and morphology of jujube (Ziziphus Jujuba Mill.) in the Qi River Basin of Northern China during the Neolithic Period.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,14(1),12.
MLA	Li, Yanpeng,et al."Cultivation and morphology of jujube (Ziziphus Jujuba Mill.) in the Qi River Basin of Northern China during the Neolithic Period".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 14.1(2024):12.