| Sesame: The Genus Sesamum Contributor(s): Bedigian, Dorothea (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0849335388 ISBN-13: 9780849335389 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2010 Annotation: The first comprehensive review of sesame and its close relative, Sesame: the genus Sesamum covers ethnographic data, modern use, linguistic analysis of sesame names from around the world, market size, export and import data, geographical sources, use in the food and cosmetic industries, and much more. The book includes a historical review of the genus sesamum that reveals its place in present-day traditions and cultivation in Africa and Asia. Expanding coverage from archaeological and anthropological literature from India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, this ethobotanical monograph draws on folk sources, reviews the phytochemistry of Sesamum, and presents extensive references. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science - Technology & Engineering | Food Science - General |
| Dewey: 633.85 |
| LCCN: 2010017449 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 7" W x 10" (2.59 lbs) 556 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first comprehensive review of sesame and its close relative, Sesame: the genus Sesamum covers ethnographic data, modern use, linguistic analysis of sesame names from around the world, market size, export and import data, geographical sources, use in the food and cosmetic industries, and much more. The book includes a historical review of the genus Sesamum that reveals its place in present-day traditions and cultivation in Africa and Asia. Expanding coverage from archaeological and anthropological literature from India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, this ethnobotanical monograph draws on folk sources, reviews the phytochemistry of Sesamum, and presents extensive references. |
