Classification of East African Crops. Second Edition

John O. Kokwaro

ISBN 10: 9966792244 / ISBN 13: 9789966792242

Editore: Univ. Of Nairobi Press, 2013

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Classification of East African Crops Second Edition is a revised modern version of a book first published in 1979. It is a handbooks grouping the crops, timber, and common ornamental plants found in East Africa into 26 classes. The plants are discussed under two broad categories, namely, usage and commercial classifications. the Type A group of plants, based on usage classification, has 19 classes including the famous categories such as cereals, fruits, vegetables, legumes, oil crops, fiber crops, and forage and fodder plants amongst others. The Type B group, based on commercial use of the plants, covers food crops, cash crops, commercial horticultural crops, forbidden crops (drug plants), and bee forage or useful plants for honey bees. Each class has a full or brief discussion of the crops or useful plants grown in modern East Africa covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. The most important part of the handbooks is the list of all major and minor crops and useful plants in each class containing the English or trade names, the botanical names, and the families to which they belong. The book has over 70 selected colour plates illustrating different crops and other useful plants. It is an excellent handbook for university and college scholars, students, and researchers in agriculture, forestry, environment, and animal husbandry.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Classification of East African Crops. Second Edition
• Editore: Univ. Of Nairobi Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9966792244
• ISBN 13: 9789966792242
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Edizione: seconda edizione
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 210 L x 148 A x 12 P (millimetri) 210 millimetri di larghezza per 148 millimetri di altezza per 12 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 274 grammi

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Riassunto

Classification of East African Crops (2nd Edition, 2013) is a revised modern version of a book first published in 1979. It is a handbook grouping the crops, timber, and common ornamental plants found in East Africa into 26 classes. The plants are discussed under two broad categories, namely, usage and commercial classifications. The Type A group of plants, based on usage classification, has 19 classes including the famous categories such as cereals, fruits, vegetables, legumes, oil crops, fibre crops, and forage and fodder plants among others.

The Type B group, based on commercial use of the plants, covers food crops, cash crops, commercial horticultural crops, forbidden crops (drug plants), and bee forage or useful plants for honey bees.

Each class has a full or brief discussion of the crops or useful plants grown in modern East Africa covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. The most important part of the handbook is the list of all major and minor crops and useful plants in each class containing the English or trade names, the botanical names, and the families to which they belong. The book has over 70 selected colour plates illustrating different crops and other useful plants. It is an excellent handbook for university and college scholars, students, and researchers in agriculture, forestry, environment, and animal husbandry

Informazioni sull?autore

The author, Prof. John O. Kokwaro, B.Sc. (Addis Ababa), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Uppsala), D.Sc. (Nairobi), is currently Emeritus Professor (Botany) at the University of Nairobi. He is an eminent Professor and scientist who has taught plant science since August 1968. He has published over ten books in plant taxonomy and economic botany.