Domestication of the carob (ceratonia siliqua L.)

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue , 2002, Pages 141-145

  Zohary, Daniel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; DOMESTICATION;

CERATONIA SILIQUA; ROMAN; SILIQUA;

EID: 0036963914     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: 22238980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/BW6B-4M9P-U2UA-C6NN     Document Type: Article

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