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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
May 3, 2008
New evidence confirms that the sunflower was domesticated in Mexico more than 4,600 years ago, contrary to the widely held belief that it was converted into a food crop only in the Mississippi Valley.
“Given all the available data, the best explanation is that the sunflower was....
