America conquers the World: A History of spread of American spices from the navigations of the sixteenth century.

Abstract

<p>From the beginning of the fifteenth century, it is observed a phenomenon that had as one of its main features, the spread of trade, cultivation and consumption of some specific varieties of plants. Although, modern historiography has a reasonable volume of studies published about the spices of the East as well as the economic impact of these in the Renaissance, an issue still remains, that is related to the dissemination and use of some American plants which in turn have also become spices of considerable economic, cultural and gastronomical importance.</p><p> </p><p>DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14685/rebrapa.v2i1.42</p>

Understanding the relations between Solanaceae crops and their pollinators: a global meta‐network

“…The agronomic interest in the Solanaceae is also a strong component of the dispersion, since plants adopted in agriculture were widely moved and cultivated around the world (Bracht et al . 2012). The similar proportion of studies conducted in tropical and temperate regions indicates the flexibility of Solanaceae crops to adapt to different climatic domains.…”

“…The strong worldwide dissemination of cultivated solanaceous species is probably related to repeated dispersals from South America that started about 50-65 million years ago (S€ arkinen et al 2013). The agronomic interest in the Solanaceae is also a strong component of the dispersion, since plants adopted in agriculture were widely moved and cultivated around the world (Bracht et al 2012). The similar proportion of studies conducted in tropical and temperate regions indicates the flexibility of Solanaceae crops to adapt to different climatic domains.…”