History of Soybean Physiology and Botany Research (250 BCE to 2021)

History of Soybean Physiology and Botany Research (250 BCE to 2021)
Author: William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
Total Pages: 986
Release: 2021-07-19
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1948436442

The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographic index. 80 photographs and illustrations - many color. Free of charge in digital PDF format.

Science and Civilisation in China, Part 2, Agriculture

Science and Civilisation in China, Part 2, Agriculture
Author: Joseph Needham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 768
Release: 1984-04-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521250764

This second part of the sixth volume of Joeph Needham's great enterprise is an account of the technological history of agriculture, with major sections devoted to field systems, implements and techniques (sowing, harvesting, storing) and crop systems (what has grown and where and how crops rotated).

The Mangoes

The Mangoes
Author: A.J.G.H. Kostermans
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323159125

The Mangoes: Their Botany, Nomenclature, Horticulture and Utilization provides a comprehensive discussion of existing mango species and their value in the common mango (Mangifera indica) industry. It covers mango species growing in very dry areas, like savannahs; species growing on inundated lands; at altitudes over 1000 m in the tropics and at higher latitudes outside the tropics; under monsoon climate conditions and under constantly wet conditions; and so-called wild species that compete in flavor with the common mango. The book begins with an overview of the genus Mangifera, covering distribution, ecology, morphology, and development. The remaining chapters discuss the phytochemistry and chemotaxonomy of the Anacardiaceae with special emphasis on Mangifera; conservation of Mangifera species; a historical overview of the development of knowledge of Mangifera; subdivision of the genus; species of uncertain position; and excluded species. The book also includes a list of references along with indexes to scientific names, vernacular names, and collection numbers. The present text was written for horticulturists and mango growers. However, it may also be useful to scientific botanists, ecologists, students, and teachers.