Plants. Food, Medicine, And The Green Earth

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Facts On File
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: First Edition

Description: 226 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Life would be impossible without they provide food, either directly or in the form of plant-eating animals, as well as the many fibers we use, from the timber to build homes and the fuel for heating and cooking to the wood used to make tools and furniture. It is not surprising, therefore, that people have been studying plants for thousands of years. Plants details this search for understanding and some of the individuals who have contributed to it. This new full-color volume begins in ancient Greece, where philosophers first speculated about the origin of plants and where the study of botany began. It also examines medicinal plants, which were considered the prime concern for the founders of botany. This book recounts the adventures of some of the most famous plant collectors as well as the system of plant classification used by todays scientists. Describing the early developments of ecology, Plants ends with an explanation of biodiversity and why scientists think its important. Chapters

ISBN: 9780816061020