First archaeological evidence of banana cultivation in central Africa during the third millennium before present
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12200445 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christophe Mbida Mindzié (UCLouvain, corresponding author), Hughes Doutrelepont (Royal Museum for Central Africa), L Vrydaghs (0000-0002-2250-2883, Royal Museum for Central Africa), Rony Swennen (0000-0002-5258-9043, KU Leuven), Rony L Swennen, Rudy J Swennen (KU Leuven), Hans Beeckman (0000-0001-8954-6277, Royal Museum for Central Africa), Edmond De Langhe (KU Leuven), Pierre De Maret (0000-0002-7775-3444, Université Libre de Bruxelles) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Publication date | 2001-04-01 |
| 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/pl00013367 |
| OpenAlex | W1991812620 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 70 |
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Ancient history · Archaeology · Biogeosciences · Biology · Botany · Earth science · Geography · Musaceae · South asia · Banana Cultivation and Research · Cassava research and cyanide · History · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 70 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,92 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 68 |