Historical Geography of Crop Plants : A Select Roster

Sauer, Jonathan D.

CRC Press（2019/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 320 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780367449872
• DDC分類 581.61098543

Full Description

Historical Geography of Crop Plants is devoted to a variety of staple and food crops, as well as fodder, fiber, timber, rubber, and other crops. The origins and histories of many of these crops have been clarified only recently by new research. The book has been arranged alphabetically by family and higher taxa for easy reference. Within families, species and cultivars are listed chronologically and geographically. The taxonomy and geography of probable wild progenitors have been outlined, and archeological evidence (when available) and historical evidence on region and domestication are traced. The subsequent evolution and spread of many domesticated species are examined, and the reasons behind the diversity in crop histories are explored. Historical Geography of Crop Plants will be a useful reference for botanists, economic botanists, ethnobiologists, agronomists, geographers, and others interested in the subject.

Contents

Introduction Part I: Angiosperms — Flowering Plants 1. Dicots 2. Monocots Part II: Gymnosperms — Conifers and Allies 3. Conifers and Allies 4. Discussions and Conclusions