Identifying inflorescence phytoliths from selected species of wheat (Triticum monococcum, T. Dicoccon, T. Dicoccoides, and T. Aestivum) and barley (Hordeum vulgare and H. Spontaneum) (Gramineae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1615-1623

  Ball, T B ^a   Gardner, J S ^a   Anderson, N ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barley; Gramineae; Hordeum; Inflorescence bract; Phytolith; Triticum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PHYTOLITH;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM SPONTANEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. SPONTANEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM DICOCCOIDES; TRITICUM DICOCCON; TRITICUM DICOCCUM; TRITICUM MONOCOCCUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DICOCCOIDES; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DICOCCUM;

EID: 0033301208     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656798     Document Type: Article

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