| The Sago Palm: The Food and Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century Contributor(s): Studies, Society Of Sago Palm (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1920901132 ISBN-13: 9781920901134 Publisher: Trans Pacific Press OUR PRICE: $94.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Tropical Agriculture - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 338.173 |
| LCCN: 2015458550 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (2.30 lbs) 450 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In order to produce sufficient quantities of food to feed the world's growing population, we need to increase the food producing capacities of crops and to protect the environments in which they grow. Discovering untapped plant resources is an important challenge, but a haphazard increase in food production may cause environmental damage. We need foresight and must take sound appropriate actions. The sago palm is a plant that might fulfill all of these requirements. The sago palm accumulates more starch than any other plant in the world, yet, in global terms, it continues to languish in relative obscurity. The Japanese Society of Sago Palm Studies was formed in the hope of raising its profile by hosting seminars and symposiums in Japan and overseas to help it achieve the recognition it deserves. To this end, the Society's members have worked together to produce this volume, written in an easy-to-read style. Subject: Botany, Agriculture, Conservation, Environmental Studies] |