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P. Hanelt, Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
(Eds.)Mansfelds Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural
CropsExcept Ornamentals
This work covers the most important agricultural and
horticulturalcrops of the world (approx. 6000 species)
For the genera and species information is given on the
synonyms,trivial names, occurance, usage, variability and
phylogeny
This long-awaited English edition of the famous "Mansfeld" gives
a full account of allagricultural and horticultural plants, other
than ornamentals, grown throughout theworld presently or in the
past. More than 6040 species are covered, including food
crops,forage, oil, fibre, spice, medicinal, industrial and
so-called auxiliary plants (shade trees,green manure or cover
plants). Summaries are given on some hundreds of additionalspecies
which have been grown so far only under experimental conditions or
in breedingprograms. Reference is made not only to highly
domesticated or economically importantcrops, but also to those
hardly differing from their wild forms or grown only locally
andregionally.This work is a unique documentation of the wide
potential of cultivable plants.
