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_d195124
020 _a9780073524245 (alk. paper)
040 _cCUS
082 0 0 _a581.6
_bSIM/P
100 1 _aSimpson, Beryl Brintnall.
245 1 0 _aPlants in our world: economic botany /
_cBeryl Brintnall Simpson, Molly Conner Ogorzaly.
246 1 _aEconomic botany
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bMcGraw-Hill Education,
_c2013.
300 _axiii, 529
500 _aPreviously published as: Economic botany: plants in our world. Boston: McGraw-Hill, c2001.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aOrigins 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.
650 0 _aBotany, Economic.
650 0 _aBotany, Economic
_zUnited States.
942 _cWB16