Agronomy and Economy of Black Pepper and Cardamom

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Agronomy and Economy of Black Pepper and Cardamom is written by K.P. Prabhakaran Nair and published by Elsevier. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0123918650 (ISBN 10) and 9780123918659 (ISBN 13).

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