D.S. Kumar, M.S. Hanif, N. Asif, N. Parveen, B. Srikanth Wild, crops, rose, de novo , domestication 170-174 2 (5) September, 2026 Crop domestication is one of the most important achievements in human history. Through generations of selection, wild plants were transformed into productive crops with larger seeds, improved plant architecture, synchronized maturity, reduced seed shattering and other traits that made cultivation and harvesting easier. However, this long process also narrowed the genetic diversity available in many modern crops.