The temporal and spatial distribution of ancient rice in China and its implications

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1071-1079

  Gong, Zitong ^a   Chen, Hongzhao ^a   Yuan, Dagang ^a   Zhao, Yuguo ^a   Wu, Yunjin ^a   Zhang, Ganlin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Ancient rice; China; Environmental changes; Rice origination; Rice production regionalization; Soil micromorphology; Temporal and spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547463693     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0130-3     Document Type: Article

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