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Nitrogen isotope values of Pennisetum glaucum (pearl millet) grains

Towards a reconstruction of past cultivation conditions in the Sahel, West Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID12201092
AuthorsAmy K Styring (0000-0002-1158-1301, Goethe University Frankfurt, corresponding author), Amadou Makhtar Diop, Amy Bogaard (0000-0002-6716-8890, University of Oxford), L Champion (0000-0003-0136-9136, University College London), D Q Fuller (0000-0002-4859-080X, University College London), Nikolas Gestrich (0000-0001-6376-1972, Frobenius-Institut), Kevin C Macdonald (University College London), Katharina Neumann (0000-0003-4312-9587, Goethe University Frankfurt)
Year2019
Volume28
Issue6
Pages663-678
Publication date2019-03-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVegetation History and Archaeobotany (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0939-6314 • E-ISSN: 1617-6278
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s00334-019-00722-9
OpenAlexW2920858291
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited39

Agronomy · Biology · Isotopes of nitrogen · Manure · Nitrogen · Pennisetum · African Botany and Ecology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Water management and technologies

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Unique citing works17
Citations per year2,43
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 17

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