The black nightshades (Solanum nigrum and related species in sect. Solanum) are worldwide weeds of arable land, gardens, rubbish tips, soils rich in nitrogen, in moderately light and warm situations which occur from sea to montane levels. They are, however, also widely used as leafy herbs and veg...
Edmonds, J.M.
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Chweya, J.A.
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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
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[Black nightshades, Solanum nigrum L. and related species]
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Black nightshades, Solanum nigrum L. and related species
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...
The carob tree has been grown since antiquity in most countries of the Mediterranean region, and has spread in recent times to parts of the world with a Mediterranean climate such as California, Arizona, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Australia, South Africa and India. This monograph describes the gen...
Battle, I.
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Tous, J.
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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
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[Carob tree Ceratonia siliqua L.]
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Carob tree Ceratonia siliqua 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...
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.
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Buirchell, B.J.
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Tapia, M.E.
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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Lupin, Lupinus L.]
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Lupin, Lupinus L.