The following sources were consulted in the preparation of the article “10 everyday foods first cultivated by Native Americans.”
- Ancient DNA Continues To Rewrite Corn’s 9,000-Year Society-Shaping History
- Researchers trace roots of potato farming to Andes
- Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) datasheet
- Mesoamerican origin of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is revealed by sequence data
- Gourds and squashes (Cucurbita spp.) adapted to megafaunal extinction and ecological anachronism through domestication
- Multiple lines of evidence for the origin of domesticated chili pepper, Capsicum annuum, in Mexico
- Origin of extant domesticated sunflowers in eastern North America
- Soil biomarkers of cacao tree cultivation in the sacred cacao groves of the northern Maya lowlands
- The genome of cultivated peanut provides insight into legume karyotypes, polyploid evolution and crop domestication
- Early evidence of avocado domestication from El Gigante Rockshelter, Honduras
