Böcker av Jonathan D. Sauer

This book provides a systematic survey of the historical geography of a variety of crop plants in an alphabetical sequence of families. In families with multiple crops, genera and species are arranged according to source regions and chronology of domestication.

Using cases of plant migration documented by both historical and fossil evidence, Jonathan D. Sauer provides a landmark assessment of what is presently known, and not merely assumed, about the process.

Focuses on a variety of staple and food crops, as well as fodder, fiber, timber, rubber, and other crops. This work outlines the taxonomy and geography of probable wild progenitors, and traces the archeological evidence and historical evidence on region and domestication. It examines the subsequent evolution and spread of domesticated species.