Searching for the origins of arable weeds in the Near East

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-167

  Willcox, George ^a  

^a University Lumière Lyon 2   (France)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Domestication; Near East; Origins; Pre domestic cultivation; Weeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856795765     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-011-0307-1     Document Type: Article

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