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Cacti: Biology and Uses
Park S Nobel
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Description for Cacti: Biology and Uses
Hardback. The Cactaceae family, with about 16 hundred species, is cultivated worldwide for fruits, forage, fodder, and even as a vegetable. This text compiles information on cactus biology, ecology, and uses, and covering topis from evolution to biotechnology. Editor(s): Nobel, Park S. Num Pages: 290 pages, 76 b/w photographs, 34 line illustrations, 39 tables. BIC Classification: PST; WMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 313 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1140.
The Cactaceae family, with about sixteen hundred species, is cultivated worldwide for fruits, forage, fodder, and even as a vegetable. Cacti are recognized for their attractive flowers, special stem shapes, and ability to tolerate drought. Because of their efficient use of water and other adaptations, biological and agronomic interest in cacti has soared. These fascinating plants also have much to teach us about biodiversity and conservation. Yet a current, synthetic, wide-ranging reference on cacti has not been available until now. This comprehensive book, compiled by a well-known cactus biologist, includes authoritative, up-to-date chapters by thirty-five contributors from around the world ... Read more
The Cactaceae family, with about sixteen hundred species, is cultivated worldwide for fruits, forage, fodder, and even as a vegetable. Cacti are recognized for their attractive flowers, special stem shapes, and ability to tolerate drought. Because of their efficient use of water and other adaptations, biological and agronomic interest in cacti has soared. These fascinating plants also have much to teach us about biodiversity and conservation. Yet a current, synthetic, wide-ranging reference on cacti has not been available until now. This comprehensive book, compiled by a well-known cactus biologist, includes authoritative, up-to-date chapters by thirty-five contributors from around the world ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
290
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520231573
SKU
V9780520231573
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Ref
99-1
About Park S Nobel
Park S. Nobel is Professor of Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of eight books, including Physicochemical and Environmental Plant Physiology (second edition, 1999), Remarkable Agaves and Cacti (1994), Environmental Biology of Agaves and Cacti (1988), and, with A.C. Gibson, The Cactus Primer (1986).
Reviews for Cacti: Biology and Uses
"There is nothing in the world like this book. It should be in every library and on the bookshelves of all those interested in cacti. The book will be an important resource for plant physiology, agronomy, and horticulture classes at both the undergraduate and graduate level."-Bruce Smith, Brigham Young University