Chapter 22, Problem 2AC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reason for the failure of domestication of oaks.

Concept introduction:

Around 2000000 species of plants have been domesticated for human use. Domestication means plant species are grown in farms for the usage of a human. Some species like almonds is nutritious and harmless, but its wild precursor can cause cyanide poisoning. Similarly, people are trying to domesticate oaks for human use.