ABSTRACT

Current and projected worldwide shortages of energy, fertilizer, and irrigation water, coupled with a rapidly expanding population, are prompting agricultural scientists to seek, identify, and develop new crop species. Such crops should be energy- and water-efficient, well adapted to marginal lands, suited to intensive culture, and productive of ma

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|23 pages

Amaranth

Gentle Giant of the Past and Future

chapter 4|23 pages

The Buffalo Gourd

A Potential Arid Land Crop

chapter 5|44 pages

Mesquite

An All-purpose Leguminous Arid Land Tree

chapter 7|18 pages

Cassia

A Tropical Essential Oil Crop

chapter 8|10 pages

Guayule

Domestic Natural Rubber Rediscovered

chapter 9|29 pages

Jojoba

A New Crop for Arid Regions

chapter 10|53 pages

Leucaena

Versatile Tropical Tree Legume