The origins of wheat in China and potential pathways for its introduction: A review

Quaternary International

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages 158-168

  Betts, Alison ^a   Jia, Peter Weiming ^a   Dodson, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; DOMESTICATION; STEPPE; WHEAT;

CHINA; MONGOLIA; SIBERIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84905370909     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.07.044     Document Type: Article

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