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For P. erosus, P. ahipa and P. tuberosus, descriptions are given of the taxonomy, botany, morphology, ecology, reproductive biology, agronomy, N fixation, chemical composition, nutritive value, uses, origin of the cultivated species (with descriptions of the wild species P. ferrugineus and P. pan...


Sørensen, M.Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research[Yam bean, Pachyrhizus DC.]Yam bean, Pachyrhizus DC.

At least 25 species of root and tuber crops from 16 genera and 15 families are native to South America. Apart from the 7 species of potato (Solanum spp.), there are nine lesser known species native to the Andes that are grown for their edible underground organs and are traditionally, but not excl...


Hermann, M.Heller, J.Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant ResearchInternational Plant Genetic Resources Institute[Andean roots and tubers: Ahipa, arracacha, maca and yacon]Andean roots and tubers: Ahipa, arracacha, maca and yacon

Indigenous in Ethiopia where it is grown in rotation with cereals and pulses, niger (Guizotia abyssinica) is an important oilseed crop supplying 50% of Ethiopian oilseed production. It is also grown in India in marginal areas where it contributes a small but important part of oilseed production (...


Getinet, A.Sharma, S.M.Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research[Niger, Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass.]Niger, Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass.

Padulosi, S.Hammer, K.Heller, J.International Plant Genetic Resources InstituteLeibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research[Hulled wheat: Proceedings of the first International Workshop on Hulled Wheats, 21-22 July 1995, Castelvecchio Pascoli, Tuscany, Italy]Hulled wheat: Proceedings of the first International Workshop on Hulled Wheats, 21-22 July 1995, Castelvecchio Pascoli, Tuscany, Italy

A large part of this book describes the genetic resources and variation of coriander and there is also information on uses, composition and crop production. Chapters cover the following topics: taxonomy and names of the species; brief description of the crop; origin of the species and centres of ...


Diederichsen, A.Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant ResearchInternational Plant Genetic Resources Institute[Coriander, Coriandrum sativum L.]Coriander, Coriandrum sativum L.

The true sago palm, Metroxylon sagu, has been described as mankind's oldest food plant with the starch contained in the trunk used as a staple food in southeast Asia. This booklet provides an overview of existing knowledge of the genus, with emphasis on genetic resources. Chapters cover the follo...


Flach, M.Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research[Sago palm, Metroxylon sagu Rottb.]Sago palm, Metroxylon sagu Rottb.

This monograph focuses on the Mediterranean lupin species and one South American species (L. mutabilis). These species have relatively large seeds and some of them have already been domesticated and have become established crops. Constraints to the use of lupin worldwide are considered, as is the...


Cowling, W.A.Buirchell, B.J.Tapia, M.E.Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant ResearchInternational Plant Genetic Resources Institute[Lupin, Lupinus L.]Lupin, Lupinus L.

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