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Grasses

Grasses( )
Author: Harris, Stephen A.
Series title:Botanical Ser.
ISBN:978-1-78023-273-7
Publication Date:May 2014
Publisher:Reaktion Books, Limited
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $27.00
Book Description:

Humble yet vital, grasses are the ultimate staple crop, influencing our lives throughout humanity's biological, sociological and cultural history. Grasses cover approximately one-quarter of the planet's land surface; four species - wheat, rice, maize and sugar - provide 60 per cent of human calorie intake. Almost all of us at some point play on, relax on, plant, tend or harvest grasses for our own pleasure or sustenance, yet for all that their importance to us is not commonly...
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Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Nature / Plants / General
Social Science / Agriculture & Food
Medical / Nutrition
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.5 x 0.9 Inches



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