The Cultivated Plants of the Tropics and Subtropics. Cultivation, Economic Value, Utilization. 1991. 101 figs. 55 tabs. VIII,552 p. 8vo. Cloth.

This pocket manual serves a dual purpose: a handbook covering the whole range of plants cultivated in the tropics and subtropics, and a textbook for students of agriculture, botany, geography, economics and other sciences. It deals with more than 1000 crop species in 21 chapters. Each chapter opens with a summary of the specific features of the group of plants dealt with. The major crops are treated in detail, giving particulars of production, botany, ecology, breeding, cultivation, diseases and pests, harvesting, processing and uses. A large numberof minor crops are presented in tables which give quick information on botanical and vernacular names, regions of cultivation, ecological adaptation, economic value and uses. An essential and unique part of the book is the list of more than 2000 references to recent publications, providing easy access to information which could not be given within thel imited space available.