bottle gourd

noun

1. an Old World cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Lagenaria siceraria , having large hard-shelled gourds as fruits
2. the fruit of this plant

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The bottle gourd, known scientifically as Lagenaria siceraria, is a plant deeply intertwined with human civilization.

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That's the bottle gourd story.

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The research team generated a comprehensive map of bottle gourd's genome variation, analyzing the genomes of 197 varieties from around the world.

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"Our research not only maps out the genetic journey of the bottle gourd but also opens new avenues for understanding plant domestication and distribution," said Xuebo Zhao, postdoctoral scientist at BTI and co-first author of the study.

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The demographic analyses performed by the researchers suggest that after its origin in Africa, the bottle gourd made its way to the New World via the Atlantic drift and to Eurasia through early human farmers in the Holocene.

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