Experimental approaches to understanding variation in grain size in Panicum miliaceum (broomcorn millet) and its relevance for interpreting archaeobotanical assemblages

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-77

  Motuzaite Matuzeviciute, Giedre ^a   Hunt, Harriet V ^a   Jones, Martin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grain immaturity; Grain size variation; Panicum miliaceum

Indexed keywords

PANICUM MILIACEUM;

EID: 82255162711     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-011-0322-2     Document Type: Article

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