Historical and botanical evidence of distribution, cultivation and utilization of Linum usitatissimum L. (flax) in China

Linum usitatissimum L. (flax) has been cultivated for more than 2,000 years in China. Throughout the history of its cultivation, flax was mainly used for oil and medicine. It was not until the last 100 years that fibre flax began to be cultivated and used. This paper discusses the distribution, cult...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 20(2011), 6, Seite 561-566
1. Verfasser: Liu, Fei-Hu (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Chen, Xia, Long, Bo, Shuai, Rui-Yan, Long, Chun-Lin
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2011
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Arts Behavioral sciences Physical sciences