Durum wheat and barley yields in antiquity estimated from 13C discrimination of archaeological grains: A case study from the Western Mediterranean Basin

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-352

  Araus, J L ^a   Slafer, G A ^b   Romagosa, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air CO2 concentration; Barley; Durum wheat; Harvest index; Kernel

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CEREAL; ESTIMATION METHOD; YIELD;

HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 0032789216     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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