Agronomy And Economy Of Black Pepper And Cardamom

Download or read book entitled Agronomy and Economy of Black Pepper and Cardamom by author: K.P. Prabhakaran Nair which was release on 12 July 2011 and published by Elsevier with total page 380 pages . This book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle Format. Known as the "King" of spices, black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) and the "Queen" of spices, cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum M.), both perennial crops of the tropics, are the most important and most widely sought after spice crops of the world. They both have many uses, for example, both are used as flavourings and as a medicine. This book provides a comprehensive review of these two very important spice crops, covering origin, history, geographical distribution, production, economy and their uses. Discusses the two major spices of great economic value to the developing world The author is an eminent scientist who has won numerous awards for his work in this area