Correct option is A
What is a Center of Origin?
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center of origin is the geographical region where a crop was first domesticated and from where it diversified.
Primary center: Area of original domestication with high genetic diversity.
Secondary center: Region where the crop spread and developed additional diversity after domestication.
�� About Rye (Secale cereale):
Scientific Name:
Secale cereale
Primary center of origin:
Near East / Asia Minor (including parts of Turkey and Iran)
Secondary center of origin:
Afghanistan
Rye spread to this region from its primary center.
Over time,
genetic variation developed here due to
adaptation to local environments and
selection, qualifying it as a
secondary center.