Integrating ethnolinguistic and archaeobotanical data to uncover the origin and dispersal of cultivated sorghum in Africa: a genomic perspective
Aude Gilabert, Monique Deu, Louis L.C. Champion, Philippe Cubry, Armel S. L. Donkpegan, Jean‐François Rami, David Pot, Yves Vigouroux, Christian Leclerc
The paper integrates genomic, archaeobotanical, and ethnolinguistic data to refine the origin and spread of cultivated sorghum in Africa, finding domestication began in Eastern Sudan and Western Ethiopia around 4,600 years ago.
Peer Community Journal · Sep 11, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology