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Author : Michel Baumer,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Arid regions
ISBN : 9251013543
Author : Frances E. M. Booth,G. E. Wickens
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9251027455
Author : Michel Baumer,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Arid regions
ISBN : 9251013543
Author : Gerald E. Wickens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662037003
This book deals with arid and semi-arid environments and their classification, and the physiological restraints and adaptations of plants to the environment. Further, it discusses economic botany and the needs and methods of conserving economic plants. A broad view is taken regarding the definition of economic plants, taking into account their value to the environment as well as to man and to livestock. The individual deserts and associated semi-arid regions are described in separate chapters, providing background information on the regional environments in terms of climate and major plant formations. The economic plants within these formations, their usages, geographical distribution together with their morphological and physiological adaptations are treated in detail.
Author : G.E. Wickens,David. V. Field,Joe R. Goodin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401168304
Economic plants have been defined by SEPASAT as those plants that are utilised either directly or indirectly for the benefit of Man. Indirect usage includes the needs of Man's livestock and the maintenance of the environment; the benefits may be domestic, commercial or aesthetic. Economic plants constitute a large and so far uncalculated percentage of the quarter of a million higher plants in the World today. However, it has been calculated that 10% (25 000) of these species are now on the verge of extinction and extinction means that a genetic resource that could be of benefit to Man will be lost for ever. Furthermore, for every species lost an estimated 10-30 other dependent organisms are also doomed. Fewer than 1 per cent of the World's plants have been sufficiently well studied for a true evaluation of the potential floral wealth awaiting discovery, not only in the rain forests, which man is now actively destroying at a rate of 20 ha a minute, but also in the very much neglected dry areas of the World.
Author : K. T. Parthiban,R. Seenivasan
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789387307438
The book on “Forestry Technologies – A Complete Value Chain Approach” has been designed to cater to the needs of the stakeholders by judiciously incorporating the recent technologies and research outputs available in various sectors of institutions. The book has four major themes viz., basic and strategic technology, production technology, processing and value addition technology and consumption technology. The basic and strategic technology incorporated seven chapters which include basic information and the recent scientific applications such as: nano technology and urban forestry technology. The production technology incorporated 16 chapters that includes all the recent developments such as: mini clonal technology, high yielding short rotation variety, land development and precision silvicultural technology, and multifunctional agroforestry. Processing and value addition technology incorporated 11 chapters and the consumption technology incorporated five chapters which include the recent developments in processing, value addition and the associated supply chain process. In a holistic perspective, the current book will serve as a readymade reference material to the practicing foresters, scientific professionals, wood based industries, policy makers, forestry students, financial and other academic and research institutions.
Author : Brink, M. & Achigan-Dako, E.G.
Publisher : PROTA
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290814818
This volume deals with the fibres of Tropical Africa. 515 ‘primary use’ fibres are described in 248 review articles. Many of the articles are illustrated with a geographic distribution map and a line drawing of the habit.
Author : Lim T. K.
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1113 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400717633
This book continues as volume 2 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh or processed, as vegetables, spices, stimulants, pulses, edible oils and beverages. It encompasses species from the following families: Clusiaceae, Combretaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Dilleniaceae, Ebenaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Ericaceae and Fabaceae. This work will be of significant interest to scientists, researchers, medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, agriculturists, botanists, herbalogists, conservationists, teachers, lecturers, students and the general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements; edible plant part and uses; botany; nutritive and medicinal/pharmacological properties, medicinal uses and current research findings; non-edible uses; and selected/cited references.
Author : Walter Leal Filho,Ilija Djekic,Sergiy Smetana,Marina Kovaleva
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030879341
This book presents climate change as a global phenomenon which affects the entire food chain. Many studies analyzing environmental impacts of food systems confirm significant effects of food production on climate change. Most of them associate primary production with emission of greenhouse gasses identified as one of the causes resulting in warming the atmosphere and global climate effects. A wider perspective shows that the food chains start at farms with consumers being at the end of the pipeline. This approach emphasizes the role of the entire food chain highlighting different kinds of environmental impacts affecting climate change. On the other side, temperature changes and variations of precipitation patterns, together with extreme weather events and water reduction, are recognized as predictors for producing less food, decreased food quality, new food safety risks, biodiversity losses, and depletion of resources associated with food production in modified circumstances. Last but not least, these effects introduce new threats known as food security where some assumptions stress that almost one billion of people are hungry not receiving enough food as a result of climate changes. As a result, the UN highlights the need for combating climate change and promotes sustainable (food) consumption and production. Based on the perceived need to promote and disseminate information on climate change related to food system, the “Handbook of Climate change across the food supply chain” is being produced. The publication compiles information, experiences, practical initiatives, and projects around the subject matter and makes it available to a wide audience. It is expected that the “Handbook of Climate change across the food supply chain” makes many benefits of climate service clearer and, inter alia, leads to an increase in the demand for such important services.
Author : G.E. Wickens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401009690
The strength of this book is that it is written by someone who has spent a lifetime devoted to the science of economic botany. The author has brought together his vast experience in the field in Africa with his studies of arid land plants at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The result is an informative and reliable text that covers a vast range of topics. It is also firmly based upon the author's research and interest in plant taxonomy and therefore fully acknowledges the importance of correct naming and classification in the field of science of economic botany. The coverage is of economic botany in its broadest sense. I was delighted to find such topics as ecophysiology, plant breeding, the environment and conservation are included in the text. This gives the book a much more comprehensive coverage than most other texts on the subject. I was also glad to see that the book covers the use of various organisms that are no longer considered part of the plant kingdom such as various species of fungi and algae. It is indeed a broad ranging book that will be of use to many people interested in the uses of plants and fungi. Economic botany is once again being given more prominence as a discipline because of its enormous relevance to both conservation and sustainable development. Those people involved in those topics shOUld find this a most useful resource.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251025576
Author : G.E. Wickens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402064319
This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from the late Roman period to the present. It covers the extraordinary variety of economic uses of baobabs. There are also appendices on vernacular names, gazetteer, economics, nutrition and forest mensuration. This book fills a gap in the botanical literature. It deals with a genus that has fascinated and intrigued scientists and lay persons for centuries.
Author : Dominique Louppe
Publisher : PROTA
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Timber
ISBN : 9789057822094
Author : Jules Janick,Robert E. Paull
Publisher : CABI
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780851996387
Ever wanted to know the genus name for a coconut? Intended for all your research needs, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive collection of information on temperate and tropical fruit and nut crops. Entries are grouped alphabetically by family and then by species, making it easy to find the information you need. Coverage includes palms and cacti as well as vegetable fruits of Solanaceae and Curcurbitacea. This book not only deals with the horticulture of the fruit and nut crops but also discusses the botany, making it a useful tool for anyone from scientists to gardeners and fruit hobbyists.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Agroforestry
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017266953
Vernacular names of trees and shrubs. Useful trees and shrubs: primary list. Useful trees and shrubs: secondary list. Summary table of trees and shrubs and their uses.
