Historical Geography of Crop Plants

Name: Historical Geography of Crop Plants
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

This book provides a systematic survey of the historical geography of a variety of crop plants in an alphabetical sequence of families. In families with multiple crops, genera and species are arranged according to source regions and chronology of domestication. > 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 hist4