Plant Breeding and Drought in C3 Cereals: What Should We Breed For?
Drought is the main abiotic constraint on cereal yield. Analysing physiological determinants
of yield responses to water may help in breeding for higher yield and stability under drought …
of yield responses to water may help in breeding for higher yield and stability under drought …
Isotopes in pyrogenic carbon: A review
Pyrogenic carbon (PC; also known as biochar, charcoal, black carbon and soot) derived
from natural and anthropogenic burning plays a major, but poorly quantified, role in the …
from natural and anthropogenic burning plays a major, but poorly quantified, role in the …
First Farmers: the Origins of Agricultural Societies, by Peter Bellwood. Malden (MA): Blackwell, 2005; ISBN 0-631-20565-9 hardback£ 60; ISBN 0-631-20566-7 …
P Bellwood, C Gamble, SA Le Blanc… - Cambridge …, 2007 - cambridge.org
There can be no doubt that Peter Bellwood's First Farmers is a major new statement which
presents a robustly expressed solution to one of those classic problems which provides a …
presents a robustly expressed solution to one of those classic problems which provides a …
Crop manuring and intensive land management by Europe's first farmers
The spread of farming from western Asia to Europe had profound long-term social and
ecological impacts, but identification of the specific nature of Neolithic land management …
ecological impacts, but identification of the specific nature of Neolithic land management …
The impact of manuring on nitrogen isotope ratios in cereals: archaeological implications for reconstruction of diet and crop management practices
Recent archaeological studies of human diet have used stable nitrogen isotope ratios
(δ15N) from human bone collagen to infer the relative importance of terrestrial plant and …
(δ15N) from human bone collagen to infer the relative importance of terrestrial plant and …
Climatic, vegetation and cultural change in the eastern Mediterranean during the mid-Holocene environmental transition
The eastern Mediterranean region witnessed changes in human culture of the highest
importance between~ 9000 and~ 2500 cal. BP (7000—500 BC) and over the same time …
importance between~ 9000 and~ 2500 cal. BP (7000—500 BC) and over the same time …
Environmental factors determining carbon isotope discrimination and yield in durum wheat under Mediterranean conditions
The effect of environment on the relationship between grain carbon isotope discrimination
(Δ) and yield was studied for durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum) under …
(Δ) and yield was studied for durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum) under …
Stable carbon isotope analysis as a direct means of inferring crop water status and water management practices
M Wallace, G Jones, M Charles, R Fraser… - World …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Stable carbon isotope analysis of plant remains is a promising tool for researchers studying
palaeoclimate and past agricultural systems. The potential of the technique is clear: it offers …
palaeoclimate and past agricultural systems. The potential of the technique is clear: it offers …
Influence of seabird guano and camelid dung fertilization on the nitrogen isotopic composition of field-grown maize (Zea mays)
Organic fertilizers have the capacity to alter the nitrogen isotopic composition of plants.
Camelid dung and seabird guano are two potentially important fertilizers in the agricultural …
Camelid dung and seabird guano are two potentially important fertilizers in the agricultural …
Drought stress variability in ancient Near Eastern agricultural systems evidenced by δ13C in barley grain
S Riehl, KE Pustovoytov, H Weippert… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The collapse and resilience of political systems in the ancient Near East and their
relationship with agricultural development have been of wide interest in archaeology and …
relationship with agricultural development have been of wide interest in archaeology and …