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Author:   G.E. Wickens
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2001 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.090kg
ISBN:  

9780792367819

ISBN 10:   0792367812
Pages:   535
Publication Date:   28 February 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Economic Botany.- 2 Plant Collecting, Taxonomy and Nomenclature.- 3 Environmental Considerations.- 4 Plant Conservation.- 5 Ecophysiology and Allied Disciplines.- 6 Plant Breeding and Propagation.- 7 Marketing of Crops and Crop Products.- 8 Human and Animal Nutrition.- 9 Human Food and Food Additives.- 10 Feed for Livestock.- II Food for Bees and other Desirable Invertebrates.- 12 Timber and Wood Products.- 13 Fuel.- 14 Vegetable Fibres.- Chapler 15 Phytochemicals.- 16 Human and Veterinary Medicinal Plants.- 17 Plant Toxins and their Applications.- 18 Useful Ferns, Bryophytes, Fungi, Bacteria and Viruses.- 19 Useful Algae.- 20 Environmental Uses.- 21 Social Uses.- 22 At the Start of the 21st Century.- Taxonomic Index.- Chemical Index.- Chemical Index.

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A wealth of current information is presented in this scholarly work, and there are 28 appropriate data tables. Very extensive bibliography; taxonomic, chemical and subject indexes. Highly recommended for libraries with readers interested in plants and their impact on civilization. (Choice, 39:07)

A wealth of current information is presented in this scholarly work, and there are 28 appropriate data tables. Very extensive bibliography; taxonomic, chemical and subject indexes. Highly recommended for libraries with readers interested in plants and their impact on civilization.' Choice, 39: 07

A wealth of current information is presented in this scholarly work, and there are 28 appropriate data tables. Very extensive bibliography; taxonomic, chemical and subject indexes. Highly recommended for libraries with readers interested in plants and their impact on civilization. (Choice, 39:07)

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