Economic botany: An introduction for undergraduates
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Economic botany: An introduction for undergraduates

  1. 229 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Economic botany: An introduction for undergraduates

About this book

This book contains the most up-to-date data on the most important crops grown in various regions. Extensive discussion is given to the origins of agriculture, the evolution of agricultural plants, the discovery of plants, the migration of plants, the domestication of plants, and the proliferation of plants. Following a study of the ancestry and diversification of cultivated plants, we turn to a review of tropical, subtropical, and temperate crops used for food, beverages, spices, and medicines, as well as plant insecticides, timber plants, and essential oil-producing plants. Products from these crops range from food and drink to spices and even medicine. Plants that are used to make essential oils are also discussed. The beneficial impacts of a number of plants are examined in light of their unique genetic and evolutionary properties. Commercially important subtropical and temperate plants, as well as petro-crops, ethnobotanical studies, and biodiversity conservation, are discussed in this volume. The most important plant species belonging to each group are identified, and their significance is discussed at length. This book is an excellent resource for students of botany, food science, nutrition, forestry, agriculture, horticulture, plant breeding, and environmental science. One of the book's strongest selling qualities is that it was written by a person who has devoted their entire life to the field of economic botany. Extensive photographs and line drawings are provided, all of which include descriptive captions.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. HalfTitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. About the Author
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Abstract
  9. Preface
  10. Chapter 1: Branches of Economic Botany
  11. Chapter 2: The Relationship Between Plants and People: Past, Present, and Potential Uses of Plants
  12. Chapter 3: Pure and Applied Botany
  13. Chapter 4: Crop Protection in Agriculture
  14. Chapter 5: Growing Techniques to Help Farmers increase Crop Yield
  15. Chapter 6: Genetic and Evolutionary Aspects of Different Plants and Their Health Benefits
  16. Chapter 7: Economic Benefits of Planting Trees
  17. Chapter 8: Commodity Groups of Food and Other Economic Crops
  18. Chapter 9: Modern Food Processing Technologies
  19. Chapter 10: Challenges to Botanical Sciences and Existing Opportunities
  20. References
  21. Index
  22. Back Cover