Plants in our world: economic botany /
Simpson, Beryl Brintnall.
Plants in our world: economic botany / Economic botany Beryl Brintnall Simpson, Molly Conner Ogorzaly. - 4th ed. - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, 2013. - xiii, 529
Previously published as: Economic botany: plants in our world. Boston: McGraw-Hill, c2001. Includes index.
Origins of an agricultural way of life -- Human manipulation of plants -- Fruits and nuts of temperate regions -- Fruits and nuts of warm regions -- Old world grains -- New world grains and forage grasses -- Legumes -- Foods from stems and leaves -- Foods from roots, tubers, and rhizomes -- Vegetable oils and waxes -- Hydrocolloids, elastic latexes, and resins -- Herbs, spices, and perfume -- Medicinal plants -- Psychoactive drugs and poisons from plants -- Stimulating beverages -- Alcoholic beverages -- Fibers, dyes, and tannins -- Wood, cork, and bamboo -- Ornamental plants -- Future trends.
9780073524245 (alk. paper)
Botany, Economic.
Botany, Economic--United States.
581.6 / SIM/P
Plants in our world: economic botany / Economic botany Beryl Brintnall Simpson, Molly Conner Ogorzaly. - 4th ed. - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, 2013. - xiii, 529
Previously published as: Economic botany: plants in our world. Boston: McGraw-Hill, c2001. Includes index.
Origins of an agricultural way of life -- Human manipulation of plants -- Fruits and nuts of temperate regions -- Fruits and nuts of warm regions -- Old world grains -- New world grains and forage grasses -- Legumes -- Foods from stems and leaves -- Foods from roots, tubers, and rhizomes -- Vegetable oils and waxes -- Hydrocolloids, elastic latexes, and resins -- Herbs, spices, and perfume -- Medicinal plants -- Psychoactive drugs and poisons from plants -- Stimulating beverages -- Alcoholic beverages -- Fibers, dyes, and tannins -- Wood, cork, and bamboo -- Ornamental plants -- Future trends.
9780073524245 (alk. paper)
Botany, Economic.
Botany, Economic--United States.
581.6 / SIM/P