Agricultural Plants

Hardcover 1991 Author R. H. M. Langer, G. D. Hill

Agricultural Plants book – Designed especially for undergraduate students, this introductory text helps bridge the gap between traditional botany and modern agronomy—making agricultural botany easier to learn and apply. The future of humanity relies on continuously improving agricultural production to ensure we have enough food, fibre, fuel, and other essential resources. To achieve this, it’s important to understand the plants that play a key role in agriculture.

Agricultural Plants book offers detailed information about these important plants and the useful products they provide. It begins with a chapter on global population growth and food needs, followed by an easy-to-understand introduction to plant structure. The main sections of the book focus on economically significant field crops and pasture plants found in temperate and subtropical regions, organized by plant families. (Please note: fruit crops, ornamental flowers, and trees are not included.

The book wraps up with a clear explanation of the physiological principles behind crop growth and productivity. Designed especially for undergraduate students, this introductory text helps bridge the gap between traditional botany and modern agronomy—making agricultural botany easier to learn and apply.