Of Plants and People

by Charles Bixler Heiser

Book Overview

"This book is a fascinating collection of essays about the interactions of plants and people. Twelve chapters deal with individual plants or groups of plants and one with the origins of agriculture....This is a well-written, easily readable text by a leading economic botanist."-Brittonia "Through study of these examples, we gain insight into the probable early stages of plant domestication. Written by an experienced field botanist, in a nontechnical,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806124105
• ISBN13: 9780806124100
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"