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Agronomy and economy of black pepper and cardamom : the "king" and "queen" of spices /

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, b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prabhakaran Nair, K. P.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Elsevier insights.
Subjects:
Pepper (Spice) industry.
Black pepper (Plant) > Economic aspects.
Cardamoms > Economic aspects.
Agronomy > Economic aspects.
Poivre > Industrie.
Poivrier noir > Aspect économique.
Agronomie > Aspect économique.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
Pepper (Spice) industry
zwarte peper
black pepper
specerijen
spices
kruiderijen
condiments
kardemomnoten
cardamoms
elettaria cardamomum
piper nigrum
specerijplanten
spice plants
medicinale planten
medicinal plants
Spices and Flavourings
Specerijen en kruidgewassen
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The agronomy and economy of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.)
  • the "king of spices"
  • 2. The agronomy and economy of cardamon (Elettaria cardamomum M.): the "queen of spices."