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Grasses

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Description for Grasses Hardback. Humble yet vital, grasses are the ultimate staple crop, influencing our lives throughout humanity's biological, sociological and cultural history. This book explains the profound and oft-neglected importance of the botanical marvel. Series: Botanical. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100, 70 in colour. BIC Classification: PDZ; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Grasses cover approximately one-quarter of the planet's land surface; four species - wheat, rice, maize and sugar - provide 60 per cent of human calorie intake. Almost all of us at some point play on, relax on, plant, tend or harvest grasses for our own pleasure or sustenance, yet for all that their importance to us is not commonly understood. It is predicted that by 2050 the world's population will be approximately 9 billion, and 90 per cent of the planet's land area will be affected by human activities. To feed ourselves we will be more ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Botanical
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780232737
SKU
V9781780232737
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About Stephen Harris
Stephen Harris is the Druce Curator of Oxford University Herbaria and a University Research Lecturer. He is the author of many books, most recently Planting Paradise: Plants in Cultivation (1502-1900) (2011).

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