World Economic Plants

Rezensionen / Stimmen

"Not only will readers find useful plants such as marigolds and com, they will also discover plants that have a negative economic impact, including noxious weeds and poisonous species. ... beneficial to multilingual researchers or researchers working in culturally diverse departments. As a reference intended for experts, it has a place in agronomy, agriculture, botany, and specialized economic libraries. ... Recommended."
-J. Clemons, State University of New York-ESF for CHOICE Magazine, March 2014

"... useful as a reputable source of this kind of concentrated information, in handbook fashion. It is hard to find a comparable work because of the focus and extent of this volume and the number of entries."
-Journal of Agricultural & Food Information, July 2013

"Several dictionaries and checklists of economic plants were available before the publication of this volume. The amount of information in this reference, however, supersedes all previous attempts. It is a monumental achievement, and I am sure that it will be heavily used for many years to come.
-Marcel Rejmanek, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA, in Plant Science Bulletin, SUMMER 2013 VOLUME 59 NUMBER 2

"... will be most useful in academic libraries, particularly those serving degree programs in agriculture, business, pharmacology, and food science."
-Maren Williams for ARBAonline

Praise for the First Edition:
"This is a reference book-with some 13,000 scientific names and synonyms and almost 20,000 common names-there is a great deal to refer to. Given the care with which it has been prepared, partly via consultation with nearly 150 taxonomic or agricultural experts, it will likely achieve the 'standard' goal as well ... . The main body of this tome is organized alphabetically by genus and within the genera by species epithet. In addition to the scientific name and author accepted by the experts consulted, synonyms are listed. Furthermore common name, uses and distribution are given ... . This is a very fine book that I am glad to have on my shelf and I know I will consult it regularly. ... The authors are to be congratulated-and thanked-for this monumental effort."
-Gregory J. Anderson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Plant Science Bulletin

"If you have no idea why a plant is used, nor where it grows, this volume, as far as it goes, is a taxonomically thorough and useful first stop."
-Hew D. V. Prendergast, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, New Phytol.

"This excellent reference book will be close to my right hand at my computer to help me find the latest name for a disputed plant. ... a very concise dictionary of the names, major synonyms, uses and distribution of greater than 9,500 of the most important economic plants. I admire the consistency of the formatting so you know where to find the info you seek."
-James A. ("Jim") Duke, Botanical Consultant and best-selling author

"This is the most thoroughly researched and reviewed book on the market for economic plants ... . Moreover, Wiersema and Le?n's book was reviewed by 150 specialists; no other can make that claim."
-Daniel Austin, Director of Environmental Sciences, Florida Atlantic University