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As some of you may know, I'm currently working on potato varieties to add to the Plants Database - very interesting stuff I learn on these forays :)
One of the characteristics I keep coming across is "landrace", which is (to me) a new term. I did a bit of sleuthing, and came across this definition:
"...[the term landrace] is favored by scientists and seed professionals to indicate the particular kinds of old varieties that are farmer-selected in areas where local subsistence agriculture has long prevailed. (According to this usage, among the New World crops, "landraces" is most accurately applied to the varieties of corn, squash, and beans, for instance, that were domesticated by native farmers, and further modified by native and also immigrant farmers.)
(And in case you're wondering, this came from a now-defunct nal/usda website, or I'd list the link to further give proper credit for it.)
I have two questions:
1. In your personal opinion, is this a helpful/useful bit of information about a particular variety? (i.e., should we bother to capture it in the database?) and, if so...
2. Is this an acceptable definition to include in Gardenology? You can always tack on your own elaborations or clarifications, but will this do for starters? Can it be stated more simply and/or succinctly?
(Quick) replies are greatly appreciated!
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