Anke M Hein
Biographic Data
| ID | 10730977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anke M Hein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anke M |
| FAMILY NAME | Hein |
| SIGNATURE | HEIN A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Asian Studies, Institute of Sinology, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, D-80539 Munich, Germany; and |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Early evidence for the use of wheat and barley as staple crops on the margins of the Tibetan Plateau
Significance Adapting agricultural systems to the high-altitude environment of the Tibetan Plateau has long been considered a major challenge for farmers. It has been asserted previously that the ecological characteristics of wheat and barley delayed their spread into East Asia. We argue instead that the ability of these crops to tolerate frost and their low heat requirements facilitated their spread into the high-altitude margins of western Chin…
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Early evidence for the use of wheat and barley as staple crops on the margins of the Tibetan Plateau
Significance Adapting agricultural systems to the high-altitude environment of the Tibetan Plateau has long been considered a major challenge for farmers. It has been asserted previously that the ecological characteristics of wheat and barley delayed their spread into East Asia. We argue instead that the ability of these crops to tolerate frost and their low heat requirements facilitated their spread into the high-altitude margins of western Chin…
Agriculture (1 work) · Agroforestry (1 work) · Agronomy (1 work) · Altitude (triangle) (1 work) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · China (1 work) · East Asia (1 work) · Effects of high altitude on humans (1 work) · Environmental Science (1 work)