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Title Tropical forests and their crops / Nigel J.H. Smith [and others].

Publication Info. Ithaca : Comstock Pub. Associates, 1992.

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 568 pages) : illustrations, maps
Physical Medium monochrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-548) and index.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Contents Cover; Contents; Preface; A Note on Technical Terms; 1 A Threatened Resource; Distribution and composition of tropical forests; Centers of diversity; Biodiversity, deforestation, and population growth; Driving forces; Crop gene pools; 2 Beverage and Confectionery Crops; Coffee; Cacao; CupuaƧu; 3 Major Fruits of the Forest; Mango; Citrus; Pineapple; Avocado; Guava; Papaya; Sapodilla; Passionfruit; 4 Regional Fruits; Durian; Rambutan; Annonaceous fruits; African plum; Indian jujube; 5 Rubber, Oils, and Resins; Rubber; Oil palm; Balsams; Tropical pines; 6 Daily Bread; Bananas and plantains
BreadfruitPeach palm; Sago palm; 7 Fuelwood, Fodder, and Woody Grasses; Leucaena; Bamboos; 8 Spices and Natural Food Colorants; Clove; Cinnamon and cassia; Vanilla; Annatto; 9 Nuts; Cashew; Brazil nut; Macadamia; 10 A New Cornucopia; The plant domestication process; A starting point for the search; Some crop candidates; Prospects for adoption; 11 Conservation Strategies; Ex situ conservation; In situ conservation; 12 Realizing the Potential; Conservation and sustainable development; Secure resource bases; Reaping the harvest; Research priorities for marginal lands; The quarantine bottleneck
Personnel requirementsFinding a way forward; APPENDIX 1. Domesticated Perennial Species with Wild Populations in Tropical Forests; APPENDIX 2. Abbreviations of Institutions Involved in Collecting, Maintaining, and/or Breeding Tropical Perennial Crops; APPENDIX 3. Common Names and Distribution of Avocado's Relatives; APPENDIX 4. Avocado Accessions in Germplasm Collections; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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Subject Tropical crops.
Tropical crops.
Tree crops -- Tropics.
Tree crops.
Tropics.
Forest products -- Tropics.
Forest products.
Forest germplasm resources conservation -- Tropics.
Forest germplasm resources conservation.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Smith, Nigel J. H., 1949-
Other Form: Print version: Tropical forests and their crops. Ithaca : Comstock Pub. Associates, 1992 (DLC) 92052772 (OCoLC)25747892
ISBN 0801427711 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9780801427718 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0801480582 (paper ; alkaline paper)
9780801480584 (paper ; alkaline paper)
9781501717949
1501717944