Agronomy and Economy of Black Pepper and Cardamom —— The 鈥淜ing聰 and 鈥淨ueen聰 of Spices

----- 黑胡椒和豆蔻的农学与经济：香料中的“国王”和“女王”

ISBN: 9780123918659 出版年：2011 页码：381 Nair, K P Prabhakaran Elsevier Science_RM

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