Thomas W Whitaker
Biographic Data
| ID | 319265 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas W Whitaker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas W |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitaker |
| SIGNATURE | WHITAKER T W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Agricultural Research Service |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 146 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1947 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Cucurbits in Andean Prehistory
Cucurbits were recovered at archaeological sites from three geographical areas: (1) Coastal Peru, (2) the Andean Highlands, and (3) the Andean region of Northern Argentina. Analysis indicates that cucurbits were cultivated in the Coastal Plain of Peru as long ago as 4000-3000 B.C., perhaps longer. Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl., Cucurbita moschata, Duch. ex Poir, and the perennial squash, C. ficifolia Bouche were among the first cultigens. At…
Archeological cucurbits
Distinguished Economic Botanist
Collecting cultivated and wild Cucurbits in Mexico
Prehistoric cultivated cucurbits from the Viru Valley, Peru
Cucurbits in Lübeck
On the Quality of Evidence for Origin and Dispersal of Cultivated Plants [and Comments and Reply]
Sources of evidence for origin and dispersal of cultivated plants are tabulated and classified. All items are qualified, and the level of confidence with which an item of evidence can be accepted varies accordingly. Qualifications are listed as (1) authenticity, (2) abundance, (3) kind, (4) interpretation, and (5) integration. Theories proposed are often based on evidence of very dubious quality; it is suggested here that a more disciplined appro…
Interspecific hybridization in cucumis
Pre-historic cucurbits from the Valley of Oaxaca
Books
Salads for everyone—a look at the lettuce plant
Pottery and Cucurbita Species
The identification of pottery artifacts modeled after Cucurbita species from the Mochica culture of Peru is discussed. The evidence strongly suggests these artifacts were modeled after cultivars of C. moschata, not C. pepo as reported from time to time in botanical literature
Food plants in a Mexican market
Bibliography of american archaeological plant remains
Cucurbits and cultures in the Americas
Plant Material from a Cave on the Rio Zape, Durango, Mexico
Plant remains from La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos consist mostly of cultivated plants, beans, corn, and cucurbits. The inhabitants also gathered acorns, pinon nuts, black walnuts, and opuntia fruits for food, and used yucca, agave, and possibly cotton for fibers. The beans are unusually abundant and diverse: three species and 12 types or varieties. A type of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) and two common beans (P. vulgaris), one of them similar …
History and Distribution of the Cultivated Cucurbits in the Americas
All species of Cucurbita (which includes squashes, pumpkins, and the common, small, yellow-flowered gourds) are native to the Americas. Their center of origin lies in Mexico where most of the 26 wild and cultivated species still grow. Chilicayote (C. ficifolia), a perennial and probably the oldest cultivated species, is grown from Mexico to Bolivia and known archaeologically only from coastal Peru (3000 B.C.). Oldest archaeological cucurbits are …
Cucurbit Materials from Three Caves Near Ocampo, Tamaulipas
The cucurbit materials identified and discussed in this report were excavated in 1954 by the third author from 3 caves in the Sierra Madre near Ocampo, Tamaulipas, 5000 feet above sea level (see Fig. 1). These caves were excavated by an expedition under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Botanical Museum of Harvard University, and the National Museum of Canada
Archaeological Cucurbitaceae from a Cave in Southern Baja California
Contributions of applied science to the lettuce industry of the southwest
The taxonomy, genetics, production and uses of the cultivated species ofCucurbita
Lagenaria: A Pre-Columbian Cultivated Plant in the Americas
Embroideries of the Early Nazca Period and the Crop Plants Depicted on Them
History and Distribution of the Cultivated Cucurbits in the Americas
All species of Cucurbita (which includes squashes, pumpkins, and the common, small, yellow-flowered gourds) are native to the Americas. Their center of origin lies in Mexico where most of the 26 wild and cultivated species still grow. Chilicayote (C. ficifolia), a perennial and probably the oldest cultivated species, is grown from Mexico to Bolivia and known archaeologically only from coastal Peru (3000 B.C.). Oldest archaeological cucurbits are …
Cucurbit Materials from Three Caves Near Ocampo, Tamaulipas
The cucurbit materials identified and discussed in this report were excavated in 1954 by the third author from 3 caves in the Sierra Madre near Ocampo, Tamaulipas, 5000 feet above sea level (see Fig. 1). These caves were excavated by an expedition under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Botanical Museum of Harvard University, and the National Museum of Canada
Plant Material from a Cave on the Rio Zape, Durango, Mexico
Plant remains from La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos consist mostly of cultivated plants, beans, corn, and cucurbits. The inhabitants also gathered acorns, pinon nuts, black walnuts, and opuntia fruits for food, and used yucca, agave, and possibly cotton for fibers. The beans are unusually abundant and diverse: three species and 12 types or varieties. A type of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) and two common beans (P. vulgaris), one of them similar …
On the Quality of Evidence for Origin and Dispersal of Cultivated Plants [and Comments and Reply]
Sources of evidence for origin and dispersal of cultivated plants are tabulated and classified. All items are qualified, and the level of confidence with which an item of evidence can be accepted varies accordingly. Qualifications are listed as (1) authenticity, (2) abundance, (3) kind, (4) interpretation, and (5) integration. Theories proposed are often based on evidence of very dubious quality; it is suggested here that a more disciplined appro…
Cucurbits and cultures in the Americas
Archeological cucurbits
Food plants in a Mexican market
Embroideries of the Early Nazca Period and the Crop Plants Depicted on Them
Cucurbits in Andean Prehistory
Cucurbits were recovered at archaeological sites from three geographical areas: (1) Coastal Peru, (2) the Andean Highlands, and (3) the Andean region of Northern Argentina. Analysis indicates that cucurbits were cultivated in the Coastal Plain of Peru as long ago as 4000-3000 B.C., perhaps longer. Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl., Cucurbita moschata, Duch. ex Poir, and the perennial squash, C. ficifolia Bouche were among the first cultigens. At…
Pre-historic cucurbits from the Valley of Oaxaca
The taxonomy, genetics, production and uses of the cultivated species ofCucurbita
Prehistoric cultivated cucurbits from the Viru Valley, Peru
Lagenaria: A Pre-Columbian Cultivated Plant in the Americas
Collecting cultivated and wild Cucurbits in Mexico
Bibliography of american archaeological plant remains
Archaeological Cucurbitaceae from a Cave in Southern Baja California
Embroideries of the Early Nazca Period and the Crop Plants Depicted on Them
Lagenaria: A Pre-Columbian Cultivated Plant in the Americas
The taxonomy, genetics, production and uses of the cultivated species ofCucurbita
Contributions of applied science to the lettuce industry of the southwest
Cucurbit Materials from Three Caves Near Ocampo, Tamaulipas
The cucurbit materials identified and discussed in this report were excavated in 1954 by the third author from 3 caves in the Sierra Madre near Ocampo, Tamaulipas, 5000 feet above sea level (see Fig. 1). These caves were excavated by an expedition under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Botanical Museum of Harvard University, and the National Museum of Canada
Archaeological Cucurbitaceae from a Cave in Southern Baja California
History and Distribution of the Cultivated Cucurbits in the Americas
All species of Cucurbita (which includes squashes, pumpkins, and the common, small, yellow-flowered gourds) are native to the Americas. Their center of origin lies in Mexico where most of the 26 wild and cultivated species still grow. Chilicayote (C. ficifolia), a perennial and probably the oldest cultivated species, is grown from Mexico to Bolivia and known archaeologically only from coastal Peru (3000 B.C.). Oldest archaeological cucurbits are …
Plant Material from a Cave on the Rio Zape, Durango, Mexico
Plant remains from La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos consist mostly of cultivated plants, beans, corn, and cucurbits. The inhabitants also gathered acorns, pinon nuts, black walnuts, and opuntia fruits for food, and used yucca, agave, and possibly cotton for fibers. The beans are unusually abundant and diverse: three species and 12 types or varieties. A type of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) and two common beans (P. vulgaris), one of them similar …
Cucurbits and cultures in the Americas
Food plants in a Mexican market
Bibliography of american archaeological plant remains
Pottery and Cucurbita Species
The identification of pottery artifacts modeled after Cucurbita species from the Mochica culture of Peru is discussed. The evidence strongly suggests these artifacts were modeled after cultivars of C. moschata, not C. pepo as reported from time to time in botanical literature
Books
Salads for everyone—a look at the lettuce plant
Interspecific hybridization in cucumis
Pre-historic cucurbits from the Valley of Oaxaca
On the Quality of Evidence for Origin and Dispersal of Cultivated Plants [and Comments and Reply]
Sources of evidence for origin and dispersal of cultivated plants are tabulated and classified. All items are qualified, and the level of confidence with which an item of evidence can be accepted varies accordingly. Qualifications are listed as (1) authenticity, (2) abundance, (3) kind, (4) interpretation, and (5) integration. Theories proposed are often based on evidence of very dubious quality; it is suggested here that a more disciplined appro…
Cucurbits in Lübeck
Prehistoric cultivated cucurbits from the Viru Valley, Peru
Distinguished Economic Botanist
Collecting cultivated and wild Cucurbits in Mexico
Archeological cucurbits
Cucurbits in Andean Prehistory
Cucurbits were recovered at archaeological sites from three geographical areas: (1) Coastal Peru, (2) the Andean Highlands, and (3) the Andean region of Northern Argentina. Analysis indicates that cucurbits were cultivated in the Coastal Plain of Peru as long ago as 4000-3000 B.C., perhaps longer. Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl., Cucurbita moschata, Duch. ex Poir, and the perennial squash, C. ficifolia Bouche were among the first cultigens. At…
Biology (21 works) · Geography (20 works) · Botany (19 works) · Plant ecology (13 works) · Archaeology (10 works) · Economic botany (9 works) · Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research (8 works) · Plant Physiology (8 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Ecology (7 works)