Useful Plants of Neotropical Origin: And Their Wild Relatives (Paperback)
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, AHA-BUCH GmbH [51283250], Einbeck, Germany.
This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. - This book deals with useful plants of neotropical origin, i.e., plants which have been cultivated in Southern and Central America as well as their wild relatives. Quite a number of these trees and bushes have 'conquerred' the world as early as 400 years ago and are nowadays of utmost importance for feeding the increasing world population (e.g., potatoes). It has been estimated that about 150 such useful plants stem from the 'New World'. This book does not only describe the current theories about their domestication, cultivation, and evolution; it also discusses biotechnological methods for improving their productivity. About the German edition: '. One of the most interesting and recurring themes of this book concerns some little-known species of potential value which may well become important to a future which is certain to present us with serious problems, at least as far as alimentation is considered. Brücher's book is absolutely up to date in the taxonomic and nomenclatural sense.' Excerpta Botanica 312 pp. Englisch.

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Springer. Paperback. New. Paperback. 296 pages. Dimensions: 9.4in. x 6.7in. x 0.8in.origin. Those contributions from Middle and South America are superior to other The greatest service which can continents, for example from Africa be rendered to any country, (Briicher 1969, 1977). is to add a new useful plant If we compare Eurasia with the American to its culture. continent, we notice a fundamental differ Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, Third President of the USA ence as far as the origin of our cultivated plants and domestic animals is concerned. This book is the result of living and explor Whilst almost all useful animals have been ing over several decades in tropical latitudes domesticated in the Old World, a consid on three continents, foremost in the neo erable amount of essential food plants and tropics. It presents various critical aspects of industrial crops originated in the New endangered species and natural resources of World. This successful event would have Latin America, where the biotic equilibrium been unthinkable without the active inter is menaced as never before by the imprudent vention of man. In this case, the reward for actions of one single species, Homo sapiens. notable breeding abilities goes to Amerindi The destruction of natural habitats, espe an tribes in Meso- and South America cially the tropical forests between the rivers (Hoehne 1937, Sauer 1959, MacNeish 1964, Parana, Bermejo, Paraguay, Mamore, Ma Parodi 1966, Schwanitz 1967, Ucko and deira, Ucayali, Amazonas, Orinoco and Rio Dimbleby 1969, Reed 1977 and Korber Magdalena progresses at the catastrophic Grohne 1988). This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN.

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origin. Those contributions from Middle and South America are superior to other "The greatest service which can continents, for example from Africa be rendered to any country, (Briicher 1969, 1977). is to add a new useful plant If we compare Eurasia with the American to its culture". continent, we notice a fundamental differ- Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, Third President of the USA ence as far as the origin of our cultivated plants and domestic animals is concerned. This book is the result of living and explor- Whilst almost all useful animals have been ing over several decades in tropical latitudes domesticated in the "Old World", a consid- on three continents, foremost in the neo- erable amount of essential food plants and tropics. It presents various critical aspects of industrial crops originated in the "New endangered species and natural resources of World". This successful event would have Latin America, where the biotic equilibrium been unthinkable without the active inter- is menaced as never before by the imprudent vention of man. In this case, the reward for actions of one single species, Homo "sapiens". notable breeding abilities goes to Amerindi- The destruction of natural habitats, espe- an tribes in Meso- and South America cially the tropical forests between the rivers (Hoehne 1937, Sauer 1959, MacNeish 1964, Parana, Bermejo, Paraguay, Mamore, Ma- Parodi 1966, Schwanitz 1967, Ucko and deira, Ucayali, Amazonas, Orinoco and Rio Dimbleby 1969, Reed 1977 and Korber- Magdalena progresses at the catastrophic Grohne 1988). Paperback, Ausgabe: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989, Label: Springer-Verlag, Springer-Verlag, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1989-01-01, Freigegeben: 1989-01-01, Studio: Springer-Verlag.

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