Written for the introductory-level course in Economic Botany, this edition offers more emphasis on key topics like biotechnology and ethnobotany.

Table of Contents

1 Plants and Their Manipulation by People
2 Origins of Agriculture
3 Fruits and Nuts of Temperate Regions
4 Fruits and Nuts of Warm Regions
5 Cereal Grains and Forage Grasses
6 Legumes
7 Foods from Leaves, Stems, and Roots
8 Spices, Herbs, and Perfumes
9 Vegetable Oils and Waxes
10 Hydrogels, Elastic Latexes, and Resins
11 Medicinal Plants
12 Psychoactive Drugs and Poisons from Plants
13 Stimulating Beverages
14 Alcoholic Beverages
15 Fibers, Dyes, and Tannins
16 Wood, Cork, and Bamboo
17 Ornamental Plants
18 Algae
19 Uses of Plants in the Future

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