Historical Geography of Crop Plants: A Select Roster
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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.
