TY - BOOK AU - Ravindran, P. N, Ed. TI - Ginger : the genus Zingiber T2 - Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles SN - 9780415324687 U1 - 641.338 PY - 2005/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Ginger KW - Plantas medicinais N2 - Ginger: The Genus Zingiber is the first comprehensive publication on ginger, which has been valued as a spice and medicinal plant from ancient times both in India and China, and continues to be used universally in modern life." "This book covers all aspects of ginger, including botany, crop improvement, chemistry, biotechnology, production technology in the major producing countries, diseases, pests, and harvesting. It also explores processing, products, economics and marketing, pharmacology, medicinal uses, and uses as a spice and flavoring. Experts in the areas of genetic resources, botany, crop improvement, and biotechnology of ginger give an in-depth analysis of these key aspects, and each chapter concludes with an extensive bibliography ER -