Sesame: The genus Sesamum (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780849335389)

Expanding coverage from archaeological and anthropological literature from India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, this ethnobotanical monograph reviews historic and current cultivation of sesame in Africa and Asia, examines the phytochemistry of Sesamum, and offers extensive references. The first comprehensive review of sesame and its close relative, Sesame: the genus Sesamum considers ethnographic data, geographical sources, modern use in the food and cosmetic industries, market size, export and import data, and much more, including a linguistic analysis of sesame names from around the world.

Author: Dorothea Bedigian
ISBN-10: 0849335388
ISBN-13: 9780849335389
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2010
Pages: 556
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.59lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.19d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 368