Agricultural Plants.2nd rev.ed.1991. 113 line diagrams. 387 p. gr8vo. Hard cover.

The future of mankind depends on ever-increasing agriculturalproduction to provide food, fibre fuel and other essential commodities.This can only be achieved through a sound knowledge of the plants whichfeature prominently in agriculture. This book describes these plants indetail, together with the products which are obtained from them. Theopening chapter on world population and food supply is followed by ageneral introduction to plant structure. The major part of the book thenconsiders economically important field crops and pasture plants oftemperate and subtropical regions on a family-by-family basis. Fruitcrops, flowers and trees are not considered. The book concludes witha discussion of physiological principles of crop growth and yield.