Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Angiosperms
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
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The Bamboos of the World
Author: D. OhrnbergerPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080542387
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
Bamboos constitute one of a few select categories of plants which are taxonomically related, very rich in species and of vital economic and ecological importance. Since the early 20th century the accepted number of species of bamboos, world wide, has tripled. However, until now information was scattered through numerous, often not easily available publications.The Bamboos of the World, is the first comprehensive (taxonomic as well as horticultural) reference work that provides basic information on bamboos world wide, whether they are wild or cultivated, well-known or rather unknown. The work, based on bamboo literature, facilitates access to further data by citation and a comprehensive bibliography. Among the main data included are botanical names with synonyms, and geographical distribution of genera and species, varieties with their distinctive characters, common bamboo names, plant introductions to the West, plant size and uses. The distribution of genera is mapped.The Bamboos of the World presents a wealth of essential information in an accessible and structured manner. It gives the opportunity to check under what names, and where, relevant information on any bamboo can be found. For the researcher with management and development interests it provides a convenient means of basing bamboo resource on a sound understanding of generic and species relationships, with names that appear in earlier literature put into context. The work should prove to be invaluable for those interested in the morphology, taxonomy, distribution and cultivation of bamboos. It should support botanical, forestry, horticultural and ecological research, training and resource management.
CRC World Dictionary of Grasses
Author: Umberto QuattrocchiPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420003224
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2402
Book Description
2008 NOMINEE The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Annual Award for a Significant Work in Botanical or Horticultural Literature now we have easier and better access to grass data than ever before in human history. That is a marked step forward. Congratulazioni Professor Quattrocchi!-Daniel F. Austin, writing in Economic Botany &n
Indian Science Abstracts
Author: Names of Seed-bearing Plants at the Rank of Family and Below Published Between January 1991 and the End of 1995 with Some Omissions from Earlier Years
Author: R. A. DaviesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781900347105
Category : Phanerogams
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Monograph on Brachystelma and Ceropegia in India
Author: Thammineni PullaiahPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0429592183
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
The book provides data on all the species of the two genera Genera Brachystelma Sims and Ceropegia L. in India for their bioprospection and conservation. The other objectives are to promote the beauty and uniqueness of the species of these two genera and also to provide medicinal and edible uses for bioprospection.
Three Decades of Research in KFRI
Author: Kerala Forest Research InstitutePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Genus Syzygium
Author: K. N. NairPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351645064
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Syzygium is a well-known source of the globally traded clove as well as the widely cultivated jambolan, water apple, rose apple, wax apple, mountain apple, and several other underutilized species. These plants have multiple uses as edible fruits, medicine, spice, food colorants, and flavorings. The Genus Syzygium: Syzygium cumini and Other Underutilized Species provides an updated, comprehensive account of S. cumini and other underutilized species from a multidisciplinary perspective. This book covers all relevant aspects including the botany, systematics, phylogeny, life history, traditional medicinal uses, phytochemical constituents, pharmacology, pharmacopeia standards, horticulture, genetic resource conservation, biocontrol, and bioremediation values. It demonstrates how Syzygium cumini and other underutilized species hold great prospect for global pharmaceutical and horticultural trade. The Genus Syzygium will serve as the standard reference for a broad range of researchers interested in the various uses of S. cumini and eight underutilized Indo-Malaysian and Australasian species of Syzygium.
AROIDS: Opportunities and Challenges
Author: R.S. MisraPublisher: Allied Publishers
ISBN: 818424827X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The ever increasing demand for food has to be met to save the mankind from starvation. Realizing the unprecedented potential of aroids as a food crop, a Global Conference on "Aroids: Opportunities and Challenges" was organized during 23-25 January 2012, by the Regional Centre of Central Tuber Crops Research Institute at Bhubaneswar, to share and discuss the latest developments in aroids research across the globe and formulate strategies and collaborative action plan to exploit the potential of aroids as food crop, and to introduce them in new areas. This book is a compilation of papers presented on different aspects of aroids during the conference.
Black Pepper
Author: P. N. RavindranPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203303873
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Black Pepper is the first monograph on this important and most widely used spice. This volume includes chapters on all aspects of the crops' botany; crop improvement, agronomy, chemistry, post-harvest technology, processing, diseases, insect pests, marketing, economy and uses. All the available information has been collected and presented by expert