Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - vol. 30 - Cardamom, The Genus Elettaria (383p) [Inua].pdf

Series: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles (Book 30)
Title: Cardamom, The Genus Elettaria
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (October 3, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415284937
ISBN-13: 978-8123920337

Description: Cardamom otherwise known as Malabar cardamom, true cardamom or small cardamom second only to pepper in its importance during the Renaissance period, is often qualified as the Queen of Spices because of its very pleasant aroma and taste. The Western Ghat forest of the Malabar coast, India, is the center of origin and diversity for cardamom and it might have been nature's design that the King and Queen of spices (black pepper and cardamom) originated in the same forest.

This volume contains sixteen chapters, fourteen on cardamom and one each on large cardamom and false cardamoms. All aspects of the cardamom crop have been covered in this volume, and each chapter is written by experts in their respective fields. This volume is visualized as both a textbook and reference work for scientists and students of horticulture, plantation crops, botany and related fields, and will go on to serve as the main reference volume on cardamom for many years to come.