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Agroecology of Edible Weeds and Non-Crops: Ecology and Socio-Economic Potential of Plant Biodiversity is the first book to move beyond the ethnobotanical aspect of under-utilized non crops to explore how to optimize their potential. With case studies of edible weeds and non-crop plants from around the world, including Europe and North America, in urban as well as rural settings, the book highlights the global opportunities provided by these plants. The book includes much needed information for identifying, maintaining, and benefitting from these plant species. It is ideal for agricultural professionals, educators, researchers, and students. Those interested in increasing the diversity of the farming landscape and food systems by means of edible non-crop plants have access to a plethora of information on the ethnobotany of these species. Yet little to no information exists on the agroecological requirements and potential benefits of underutilized edible non-crop plants in the context of sustainable farming systems. This book fills that knowledge gap from identifying edible weeds and non-crop plants, to exploring the ways these plants can be used to economically improve nutrition.

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Roland Ebel has a Ph.D. in Organic Farming, from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna His MS in horticulture about the globe artichoke was conducted at the Technical University Munich. Dr. Ebel contributed to the construction of the Intercultural Maya University of Quintana Roo with an emphasis on traditional Mesoamerican farming and participatory research, including “quelites”, associated edible and underutilized plants in traditional agroecosystems. He has worked at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico and taught an online Agroecology course for the University of Massachusetts. He served as a Post-Doc at Montana State University (MSU), developing an adaptable Sustainable Food Systems curriculum, and was appointed Assistant Research Professor there teaching an Ethnobotany undergraduate course, among others. His research focuses on biofertilizers made of food residues, local food systems and their responses to shocks, as well as underutilized plants. Dr. Menalled is a Professor in Weed Ecology and Sustainable Agriculture at Montana State University (MUS). He received a BS in Biology at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, while conducting agroforestry research at the Biological Station La Selva, Costa Rica. His research and education program at MSU focuses on understanding the ecological underpinnings of sustainable cropping systems. This program embraces a multi-disciplinary approach to address both basic and applied problems facing the agricultural communities. Core areas of research include 1) Patterns and functional importance of the associated biodiversity in conventional and alternative cropping systems, 2) Assessment of multi-trophic pest management interactions in agroecosystems, and 3) Development of integrated weed management practices. As main author or co-author, Dr. Menalled published 114 peer-revied articles, 15 book chapters, two books, and more than 160 technical bulletins and popular press articles.

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