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082			_223 _a581.6 _bKOCE
100			_aS L Kochhar _920658
245			_aEconomic Botany: _bA Comprehensive Study
250			_a5th ed.
260			_aDelhi _bCambridge Univesity Press _c2016
300			_axx,664 p. _bHB _c24x19 cm.
365			_2Botany _aABDI/0542/22 _b1496.25 _c₹ _d1995.00
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. Discusses the breeding programs of crops such as wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, sugarcane, potato, tea and rubber Discusses crops that are a source of food, beverages, spices and medicines, as well as plant insecticides, timber plants and essential oil-yielding plants Emphasizes the health benefits of food plants with antioxidant properties Contains interesting, real-life pictures of plant species
521			_aTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgements List of tables List of figures 1. Introduction 2. Fibre and fibre-yielding plants 3. Cereal crops 4. Sugars, starches, and cellulose products 5. Legumes or pulses 6. Vegetable oils and fats 7. Fruits and nuts 8. Vegetables 9. Spices, condiments and other flavourings 10. Fumitory and masticatory materials 11. Beverages 12. Wood and its uses 13. Vegetable tannins and dyestuffs 14. Rubber 15. Medicinal plants 16. Insecticides and herbicides 17. Essential oil-yielding plants 18. Plant diversity and its conservation 19. Petrocrops: our future fuels 20. Ethnobotany General references Suggested supplementary readings Index.
650			_aFibres and Fibre Yielding Plants _919527
650			_aCereal Crops _919528
650			_aFruits and Nuts _919529
650			_aBeverages _919530
650			_aOur Future Fuels _919531
700			_aKOCHHAR (S L) _919532
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