Covers the world's major economically significant crop plants and provides a critical resume of research findings. Each chapter gives cytotaxonomic background, early and recent history and future prospects for the crop. Coverage includes: kiwi fruit, sisal; hemp; beets; yam; quinine and coffees. The second edition of this classic volume provides comprehensive coverage of over one hundred of the world's major economically significant crop plants and their wild ancestors. The crops featured range from cereals to tropical
Covers the world's major economically significant crop plants and provides a critical resume of research findings. Each chapter gives cytotaxonomic background, early and recent history and future prospects for the crop. Coverage includes: kiwi fruit, sisal; hemp; beets; yam; quinine and coffees.The second edition of this classic volume provides comprehensive coverage of over one hundred of the world's major economically significant crop plants and their wild ancestors. The crops featured range from cereals to tropical
Joseph Smartt was a British geneticist with major contributions to the knowledge of crop evolution, especially of grain legumes. Norman Simmonds is the author of Evolution of Crop Plants, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.