Food crops known from literary and documentary sources in Roman Italy and the empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12200419 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey Kron (0009-0001-1862-2890, University of Victoria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-83 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vegetation History and Archaeobotany (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0939-6314 • E-ISSN: 1617-6278 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00334-025-01044-9 |
| OpenAlex | W4409384015 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 122 |
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |