Crops & man / / Jack R. Harlan |
Autore | Harlan Jack R (Jack Rodney) |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsin : , : American Society of Agronomy : , : Crop Science Society of America, , 1992 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) |
Disciplina | 630.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Crops - History
Agriculture - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-89118-565-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910555010303321 |
Harlan Jack R (Jack Rodney)
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Madison, Wisconsin : , : American Society of Agronomy : , : Crop Science Society of America, , 1992 | ||
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Crops & man / / Jack R. Harlan |
Autore | Harlan Jack R (Jack Rodney) |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsin : , : American Society of Agronomy : , : Crop Science Society of America, , 1992 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) |
Disciplina | 630.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Crops - History
Agriculture - History |
ISBN | 0-89118-565-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830571503321 |
Harlan Jack R (Jack Rodney)
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Madison, Wisconsin : , : American Society of Agronomy : , : Crop Science Society of America, , 1992 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The cultural history of plants [[electronic resource] /] / Ghillean Prance, consulting editor ; Mark Nesbitt, scientific editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (461 p.) |
Disciplina | 630/.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PranceGhillean T. <1937->
NesbittMark <1961-> |
Soggetto topico |
Crops - History
Plants and civilization Ethnobotany |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-135-95811-4
1-280-10184-9 1-78034-257-8 9786610101849 0-203-02090-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450673603321 |
New York, : Routledge, 2005 | ||
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The cultural history of plants [[electronic resource] /] / Ghillean Prance, consulting editor ; Mark Nesbitt, scientific editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (461 p.) |
Disciplina | 630/.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PranceGhillean T. <1937->
NesbittMark <1961-> |
Soggetto topico |
Crops - History
Plants and civilization Ethnobotany |
ISBN |
1-135-95811-4
1-280-10184-9 1-78034-257-8 9786610101849 0-203-02090-1 |
Classificazione |
42.40
48.12 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783971003321 |
New York, : Routledge, 2005 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The cultural history of plants / / Ghillean Prance, consulting editor ; Mark Nesbitt, scientific editor |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (461 p.) |
Disciplina | 630/.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PranceGhillean T. <1937->
NesbittMark <1961-> |
Soggetto topico |
Crops - History
Plants and civilization Ethnobotany |
ISBN |
1-135-95811-4
1-280-10184-9 1-78034-257-8 9786610101849 0-203-02090-1 |
Classificazione |
42.40
48.12 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825395603321 |
New York, : Routledge, 2005 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Harlan's crops and man : people, plants and their domestication / / H. Thomas Stalker, Marilyn Warburton, and Jack Harlan |
Autore | Stalker H. T (Harold Thomas), <1950-> |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 633 |
Collana | ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Bks. |
Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - History
Crops - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-89118-636-0
0-89118-634-4 0-89118-635-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Prologue: The Golden Age -- Crop Evolution -- The Hunter-Gatherer Stereotype -- What Do Gatherers Eat? -- Grass Seeds (Potential Cereals) -- Legumes (Potential Pulses) -- Root and Tuber Plants -- Oil Plants -- Fruits and Nuts -- Vegetables -- Summary -- Understanding Life Cycles of Plants -- General Botanical Knowledge -- Manipulation of Vegatation -- Food Plants in Ritual and Ceremony -- On Sharing the Bounty -- Population Control and the Aged -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Views on Agricultural Origins -- Agriculture as Divine Gift -- Domestication for Religious Reasons -- Domestication by Crowding -- Agriculture as Discovery -- Agriculture by Stress -- Agriculture as an Extension of Gathering -- Domestication by Perception -- A No-Model Model -- Geography of Plant Domestication -- An Ecological Approach -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 What Is a Crop? -- Definitions -- Intermediate States -- Baobab Tree -- Acacia -- Karité Tree -- Oil Palm -- Sago Palm -- Ethiopian Oats -- Additional Examples -- A Short List of Cultivated Plants -- Crops That Feed the World -- References -- Chapter 4 What Is a Weed? -- Definitions -- Intermediate States -- Crop-Weed Complexes -- Some Weed Adaptations -- Weeds and History -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 Classification of Cultivated Plants -- Botanical Descriptions and Names -- Problems of Formal Taxonomy -- The Gene Pool System -- Species -- Subspecies -- Evolutionary Implications -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 The Dynamics of Domestication -- Domestication of Seed Crops -- Cereals -- Other Seed Crops -- Domestication of Vegetatively Reproduced Crops -- Vegetative Propagation -- Grafting -- Ornamentals -- Summary -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7 Space, Time, and Variation.
Kinds of Patterns of Variation -- Endemic -- Semiendemic -- Monocentric -- Oligocentric -- Noncentric -- Noncentric Crops -- Diffuse Origins -- Microcenters -- Landrace Populations -- Implications for Plant Breeding -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 The Near East -- Introduction -- Archaeological Prelude -- A Note About Dating Archaeological Sites -- Archaeological Sequence of Village Sites -- Spread of Agriculture Out of the Nuclear Area -- Recorded History -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 Indigenous African Agriculture -- Introduction -- Archaeological Prelude -- A Savanna Complex -- Crop Competition and Distribution -- Recorded History -- Décrue Agriculture -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 The Far East -- Archaeological Prelude -- Recorded History -- Far Eastern Crops -- Northern China -- Eastern China Coastal Plain -- Southern China -- Asia and South Pacific -- The Millets -- Soybean -- Rice -- Sugarcane -- Bananas and Plantains -- Coconut -- Orange -- Mango -- Yams -- Hunter-Gatherers of Japan -- Plant Domestication in India -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11 The Americas -- Archaeology -- The Crops -- Cereals -- Beans -- Tomato -- Squash -- Sunflower -- Peppers -- Peanut -- Root and Tuber Crops -- Sweet Potato -- Cotton -- Tobacco -- Rubber -- Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamentals -- Forage Legumes -- Indigenous Americans as Biochemists -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12 Epilogue: Who's in Charge Here? -- References -- EULA. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910555042603321 |
Stalker H. T (Harold Thomas), <1950->
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Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2021] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Harlan's crops and man : people, plants and their domestication / / H. Thomas Stalker, Marilyn Warburton, and Jack Harlan |
Autore | Stalker H. T (Harold Thomas), <1950-> |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 633 |
Collana | ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Bks. |
Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - History
Crops - History |
ISBN |
0-89118-636-0
0-89118-634-4 0-89118-635-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Prologue: The Golden Age -- Crop Evolution -- The Hunter-Gatherer Stereotype -- What Do Gatherers Eat? -- Grass Seeds (Potential Cereals) -- Legumes (Potential Pulses) -- Root and Tuber Plants -- Oil Plants -- Fruits and Nuts -- Vegetables -- Summary -- Understanding Life Cycles of Plants -- General Botanical Knowledge -- Manipulation of Vegatation -- Food Plants in Ritual and Ceremony -- On Sharing the Bounty -- Population Control and the Aged -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Views on Agricultural Origins -- Agriculture as Divine Gift -- Domestication for Religious Reasons -- Domestication by Crowding -- Agriculture as Discovery -- Agriculture by Stress -- Agriculture as an Extension of Gathering -- Domestication by Perception -- A No-Model Model -- Geography of Plant Domestication -- An Ecological Approach -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 What Is a Crop? -- Definitions -- Intermediate States -- Baobab Tree -- Acacia -- Karité Tree -- Oil Palm -- Sago Palm -- Ethiopian Oats -- Additional Examples -- A Short List of Cultivated Plants -- Crops That Feed the World -- References -- Chapter 4 What Is a Weed? -- Definitions -- Intermediate States -- Crop-Weed Complexes -- Some Weed Adaptations -- Weeds and History -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 Classification of Cultivated Plants -- Botanical Descriptions and Names -- Problems of Formal Taxonomy -- The Gene Pool System -- Species -- Subspecies -- Evolutionary Implications -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 The Dynamics of Domestication -- Domestication of Seed Crops -- Cereals -- Other Seed Crops -- Domestication of Vegetatively Reproduced Crops -- Vegetative Propagation -- Grafting -- Ornamentals -- Summary -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7 Space, Time, and Variation.
Kinds of Patterns of Variation -- Endemic -- Semiendemic -- Monocentric -- Oligocentric -- Noncentric -- Noncentric Crops -- Diffuse Origins -- Microcenters -- Landrace Populations -- Implications for Plant Breeding -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 The Near East -- Introduction -- Archaeological Prelude -- A Note About Dating Archaeological Sites -- Archaeological Sequence of Village Sites -- Spread of Agriculture Out of the Nuclear Area -- Recorded History -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 Indigenous African Agriculture -- Introduction -- Archaeological Prelude -- A Savanna Complex -- Crop Competition and Distribution -- Recorded History -- Décrue Agriculture -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 The Far East -- Archaeological Prelude -- Recorded History -- Far Eastern Crops -- Northern China -- Eastern China Coastal Plain -- Southern China -- Asia and South Pacific -- The Millets -- Soybean -- Rice -- Sugarcane -- Bananas and Plantains -- Coconut -- Orange -- Mango -- Yams -- Hunter-Gatherers of Japan -- Plant Domestication in India -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11 The Americas -- Archaeology -- The Crops -- Cereals -- Beans -- Tomato -- Squash -- Sunflower -- Peppers -- Peanut -- Root and Tuber Crops -- Sweet Potato -- Cotton -- Tobacco -- Rubber -- Fruits, Nuts, and Ornamentals -- Forage Legumes -- Indigenous Americans as Biochemists -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12 Epilogue: Who's in Charge Here? -- References -- EULA. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829997603321 |
Stalker H. T (Harold Thomas), <1950->
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Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2021] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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