The mysterious origin of maize

Economic Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 492-514

  Eubanks, Mary W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeological maize; Evolution of maize; Teosinte; Tripsacum

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; POACEAE; TRIPSACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035715576     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02871713     Document Type: Review

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