Economic Botany: (Record no. 221493)
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| fixed length control field | 02986nam a22002897a 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20220217162321.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781107112940 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | Aloy |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 581.6 |
| Item number | KOCE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | S L Kochhar |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 20658 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Economic Botany: |
| Remainder of title | A Comprehensive Study |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 5th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge Univesity Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2016 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xx,664 p. |
| Other physical details | HB |
| Dimensions | 24x19 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Source of price type code | Botany |
| Price type code | ABDI/0542/22 |
| Price amount | 1496.25 |
| Currency code | ₹ |
| Unit of pricing | 1995.00 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This 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.<br/><br/>Discusses the breeding programs of crops such as wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, sugarcane, potato, tea and rubber<br/>Discusses crops that are a source of food, beverages, spices and medicines, as well as plant insecticides, timber plants and essential oil-yielding plants<br/>Emphasizes the health benefits of food plants with antioxidant properties<br/>Contains interesting, real-life pictures of plant species |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE | |
| Target audience note | Table of Contents<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>List of tables<br/>List of figures<br/>1. Introduction<br/>2. Fibre and fibre-yielding plants<br/>3. Cereal crops<br/>4. Sugars, starches, and cellulose products<br/>5. Legumes or pulses<br/>6. Vegetable oils and fats<br/>7. Fruits and nuts<br/>8. Vegetables<br/>9. Spices, condiments and other flavourings<br/>10. Fumitory and masticatory materials<br/>11. Beverages<br/>12. Wood and its uses<br/>13. Vegetable tannins and dyestuffs<br/>14. Rubber<br/>15. Medicinal plants<br/>16. Insecticides and herbicides<br/>17. Essential oil-yielding plants<br/>18. Plant diversity and its conservation<br/>19. Petrocrops: our future fuels<br/>20. Ethnobotany<br/>General references<br/>Suggested supplementary readings<br/>Index.<br/><br/> |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Fibres and Fibre Yielding Plants |
| 9 (RLIN) | 19527 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Cereal Crops |
| 9 (RLIN) | 19528 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Fruits and Nuts |
| 9 (RLIN) | 19529 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Beverages |
| 9 (RLIN) | 19530 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Our Future Fuels |
| 9 (RLIN) | 19531 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | KOCHHAR (S L) |
| 9 (RLIN) | 19532 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Botany | St Aloysius Library | St Aloysius Library | 02/10/2022 | Academic Book Distributors, Ramanagaram, Karnataka-562159 | 1496.25 | 1 | 581.6 KOCE | 075421 | 12/19/2023 | 07/19/2023 | 1995.00 | 02/12/2022 | Book |
