Shift in subsistence crop dominance from broomcorn millet to foxtail millet around 5500 BP in the western Loess Plateau

Broomcorn and foxtail millet were the most important crops in northern China during the Neolithic period. Although the significance of broomcorn millet in human subsistence exceeded that of foxtail millet during the early Neolithic, this pattern was reversed by the end of Neolithic period. However,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yishi Yang, Jia Wang, Gang Li, Jiajia Dong, Huihui Cao, Minmin Ma, Guoke Chen, Guanghui Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.939340/full