Environmental Factors and the Yield Potential of Ancient Wheat Crops

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-182

  Van Der Veen, Marijke ^a   Palmer, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Climate; Environmental factors; Triticum compactum; Triticum dicoccum; Triticum spelta; Wheat; Yield

Indexed keywords

ARABLE AGRICULTURE; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL ROLE; HISTORICAL STUDY; PREHISTORIC AGRICULTURE; WHEAT CULTIVATION;

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EID: 0030739549     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0101     Document Type: Article

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