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Cinnamon and Cassia
CRC Press 2003; US$ 145.95This comprehensive volume describes Srilankan (Ceylon) cinnamon, Chinese cassia, Indonesian cassia, Indian cassia, camphor and other useful spices of the Cinnamomum plant. It explores botany and crop improvement of these spices, covering taxonomy, morphology, embryology, reproductive biology, and propagation. In addition to an extensive bibliography,... more...
Cork
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 140.95This comprehensive book describes cork as a natural product, as an industrial raw-materials, and as a wine bottle closure. From its formation in the outer bark of the cork oak tree to the properties that are of relevance to its use, cork is presented and explained including its physical and mechanical properties. The industrial processing of cork... more...
The Bamboos of the World
Elsevier Science 1999; US$ 365.00Bamboos constitute one of a few select categories of plants which are taxonomically related, very rich in species and of vital economic and ecological importance. Since the early 20th century the accepted number of species of bamboos, world wide, has tripled. However, until now information was scattered through numerous, often not easily available... more...
Biology and Breeding of Crucifers
CRC Press 2009; US$ 159.95Considerable interest has developed over the years in crucifers and particularly in their wild relatives. This book includes research on biology, breeding, and the genetic diversity of the brassica species. It offers information on the evolution and phylogenies of crucifers, cytogenetics, biotechnology and haploidy breeding in crucifers. more...
The Flower of Empire
Oxford University Press, USA 2013; US$ 21.99In 1837, while charting the Amazonian country of Guiana for Great Britain, German naturalist Robert Schomburgk discovered an astounding "vegetable wonder"--a huge water lily whose leaves were five or six feet across and whose flowers were dazzlingly white. In England, a horticultural nation with a mania for gardens and flowers, news of the... more...
Sasol First Field Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa
Random House Struik 2012; US$ 6.00A field guide to grasses of southern Africa more...
Sasol First Field Guide to Aloes of Southern Africa
Random House Struik 2011; US$ 5.99A field guide to aloes of southern Africa more...
Sasol First Field Guide to Common Birds of Southern Africa
Random House Struik 2011; US$ 5.99A field guide to common birds of southern Africa. more...









