Some botanical characteristics of green foxtail (Setaria viridis) and harvesting experiments on the grass

Antiquity

Volumn 72, Issue 278, 1998, Pages 902-907

  Lu, Tracey L D ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Domestication; Experimental archaeology; Green foxtail; Growing schedule; Harvesting; Millet

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001440599     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00087548     Document Type: Article

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