Historical Geography of Crop Plants: A Select Roster

Jonathan D Sauer Los Angeles, CA

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Cat. #: 8901 ISBN: 0849389011 Publication Date: 6/4/1993 Number of Pages: 320

Historical Geography of Crop Plants is devoted to a variety of staple and food crops, as well as fodder, fiber, timber, rubber, and other crops. The origins and histories of many of these crops have been clarified only recently by new research.

The book has been arranged alphabetically by family and higher taxa for easy reference. Within families, species and cultivars are listed chronologically and geographically. The taxonomy and geography of probable wild progenitors have been outlined, and archeological evidence (when available) and historical evidence on region and domestication are traced. The subsequent evolution and spread of many domesticated species are examined, and the reasons behind the diversity in crop histories are explored.

Historical Geography of Crop Plants will be a useful reference for botanists, economic botanists, ethnobiologists, agronomists, geographers, and others interested in the subject.

• Provides evidence regarding time and place of domestication
• Presents records of prehistoric and historic spread and evolution under human selection
• Features key references emphasizing publications with recent, extensive bibliographies
• Discusses wild ancestors and the special characteristics of the wild progenitors inherited by the crops