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020 _a9781316286098 (ebook)
020 _z9781107112940 (hardback)
020 _z9781316638224 (paperback)
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_beng
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_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aSB107
_b.K64 2016
082 0 0 _a581.6/3
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100 1 _aKochhar, S. L.,
_eauthor.
240 1 0 _aaEconomic botany in the tropics
245 1 0 _aEconomic botany :
_ba comprehensive study /
_cS.L. Kochhar.
250 _aFifth edition.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2016.
300 _a1 online resource (xx, 664 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Feb 2018).
520 _aThis book offers an up-to-date account of important crops grown worldwide. It provides detailed discussion on the history of plant exploration, migration, domestication and distribution, and crop improvement. The text starts with the origin and diversification of cultivated plants, followed by discussion on tropical, subtropical and temperate crops that are sources of food, beverages, spices and medicines, as well as plant insecticides, timber plants and essential oil-yielding plants. The genetic and evolutionary aspects of different plants and their health benefits are highlighted. The book covers topics dealing with biodiversity conservation, petro-crops, ethnobotanical studies, and important sub-tropical and temperate plants that have commercial importance. The significance of major plant species under each category is described in detail. Illustrated with numerous well-labelled line diagrams and pictures, this book will be useful for students of botany, food and nutrition, forestry, agriculture, horticulture, plant breeding and environmental science.
650 0 _aBotany, Economic.
650 0 _aPlants, Useful.
650 0 _aCrop improvement.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107112940
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316286098
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