Relevance of banana seeds in archaeology

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages 271-281

  De Langhe, Edmond ^a  

^a LABORATORY OF GENE TECHNOLOGY   (Belgium)

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EID: 73649101724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.7.0.271-281     Document Type: Article

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