TY - BOOK ID - 108040996 TI - Agronomy and economy of black pepper and cardamom : the "king" and "queen" of spices PY - 2011 SN - 9780123918659 0123918650 9780123918772 0123918774 0323165338 1283173948 9786613173942 PB - Boston, Mass. : Elsevier, DB - UniCat KW - Pepper (Spice) industry. KW - Cardamom industry. KW - Spice trade. KW - Black pepper (Plant) KW - Cardamoms. KW - Pepper (Spice) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:108040996 AB - 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, both are used as flavourings and as a medicine. This book provides a comprehensive review of these two very important spice crops, covering origin, history, geographical distribution, production, economy and their uses. Discusses the two major spices of great economic value to the develo ER -