Tag: economic botany
Plants – and plant products – promoting global trade
Do we need another picture book about plants?
It depends on whether or not it’s a good picture book about plants.
Cultivating interest in fruits
Welcome to the wonderful world of … weeds(!)
Plants despised today still have value, and this book explores their contribution to the British ecosystem.
A book about trees and fungi, what’s not to like?*
Dr Ward and the case of the globe-trotting plants…
The wealth of some of the 19th century powers can be traced to a piece of botanical equipment.
The who, when, where of global plant discovery
A fascinating book is hampered by its approach to citations.
Mosquito manufacture mystery: Maths and materials
Why citing sources matters.