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Advances in Legume Science

Eds. R. J. Summerfield and A. H. Bunting

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1980

A valuable reference on research into commercial crops throughout the world. Topics covered include: diversity adaptation and yeild; nitrogen metabolism and plant nutrition; biochemistry and nutritional factors; pests, diseases, resistance and breeding; and fodder, forage and cover legumes.

xvi + 667pp. 245 x155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 855212 23 3
£60.00

Reprint in preparation

Advances in Legume Systematics

Parts 1 & 2

Eds. R. M. Polhill and P.H. Raven
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1981
1050pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft covers, only supplied in slip case as set
ISBN 0 855212 24 1
£30.00

Part 3

Ed. C. H. Stirton
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1987
xiv + 466pp, 117 figs. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 07 9
£15.00

Part 4. The Fossil Record

Eds. P.S. Herendeen and D.L. Dilcher
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1992
x + 326pp, many line and half-tone illustrations. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 40 0
£24.00

Part 5. The Nitrogen Factor

Eds. J.I. Sprent and D. McKey
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1994
Collection of 16 papers addressing various aspects of the nitrogen economy of legumes, including nodulation and its evolution, the phytochemistry, costs and benefits of nitrogen compounds, and the relationship between legumes and their predators.
x + 246pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 77 X
£12.00

Part 6. Structural Botany

Eds. I. K. Ferguson and S. C. Tucker
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1994
Ten papers on the use of structural aspects in the phylogeny of various legume tribes and genera. Topics include the developmental basis of floral characteristics, pollen morphology and the relationships of Sophoreae, seed and fruit phylogenies, endothecial thickenings and phylogeny and wood anatomy.
xii + 259pp. 245 x155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 78 8
£15.00

Part 7. Phylogeny

Eds. M. D. Crisp and J. J. Doyle
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1995
A collection of 17 papers discussing the phylogeny of various legume groups. The first paper attempts a cladistic analysis of the whole family, and is followed by two dealing with molecular aspects of phylogeny. The remainder survey the phylogeny of various tribes and genera.
x + 371pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 79 6
£21.00

Part 8. Legumes of Economic Importance

Eds. B. Pickersgill and J. M. Lock
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1996
The final volume resulting from the Kew International Legume Conference in 1992 deals with cultivated legumes, their origins and relationships. Pulse crops, forage crops and fuelwood crops are all discussed.
vii + 143pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 1 900347 08 3
£12.00

Crotalaria in Africa and Madagascar

R. M. Polhill

Rotterdam: Balkema, 1982

vii +389pp, 105 figs and 220 distribution maps.
ISBN 9 061910 90 0
£20.00

El genero Inga en el Ecuador: Morfologia, Distribuciün y Usos

T. D. Pennington and N. Revelo

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1997

This book describes the 75 known Ecuadorean species of Inga (Leguminosae – Mimosoideae). Each species has a short botanical description, a superb full-page line illustration, a distribution map and information on phenology, ecology, actual and potential uses. There is an introductory chapter on utilization, species selection, seed collection and storage, propagation and management. Also included is a key for the identification of species, glossary of botanical terms, list of herbarium specimens studied and indexes of scientific and vernacular names. The text is in Spanish.

viii + 185pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 1 900347 20 2 1
£22.00

El genero Inga en el Peru: Morfologia, Distribuciün y Usos

T.D. Pennington and C. Reynel

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1997

This book describes the 91 known Peruvian species of Inga (Leguminosae – Mimosoideae). Each species has a short botanical description, a superb full-page line illustration, a distribution map and information on phenology, ecology, actual and potential uses. There is an account of the ecology and vegetation of Peru, and a chapter on utilization, species selection, seed collection and storage, propagation and management. Also included is a key for the identification of species, glossary of botanical terms, list of herbarium specimens studied and indexes of scientific and vernacular names. The text is in Spanish.

viii + 236pp. Illustrated. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 1 900347 19 9
£27.00

The Genus Inga – Botany

T. D. Pennington

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1997

The genus Inga is a large group of forest trees restricted to South America. This monograph describes and maps 258 species. Of these 253 are illustrated, and information is presented on distribution, ecology, field characteristics and species relationships. Additional chapters cover morphology, wood and bark anatomy, cytology, non-protein amino acid chemistry, flavonoid chemistry, variation, relationships and distribution, and uses. There is a full list of exsiccatae and indexes to scientific and vernacular names.

x + 844pp. 250 x 160mm. Hard cover
ISBN 1 900347 12 1
£60.00

The Genus Inga – Utilization

T. D. Pennington and E. C. M. Fernandes

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1998

Grown for over 2,000 years as a food crop, Inga is now widely used commercially as a shade tree for coffee, cocoa and tea, and a fuel for cooking. But, increasingly, it is finding an importance in reforestation. This book explores all aspects of cultivation, management and economic uses, and an essential companion volume to The Genus Inga – Botany.

x + 167pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 1 900347 58 X
£18.00

Indigofera (Microcharis) in Tropical Africa

J. B. Gillett

London: HMSO, 1958

(Kew Bulletin Additional Series I)

A guide to the identification for all species of Indigofera (including Microcharis) in tropical Africa.

166pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
no ISBN
£3.00

Legumes of Africa: A check-list

J. M. Lock

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1989

vii + 619pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 10 9
£15.00

Legumes of Bahia

G. P. Lewis

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1987

xvi + 369pp. 25 figs and 16 colour plates. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 05 2
£12.00

Legumes of the llha de Maracá

G. P. Lewis and P. E. Owen

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1989

xvi + 95pp. 7 figs, 8 colour plates and 2 maps, Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 15 X
£6.50

Legumes of Indo-China: A check-list

J. M. Lock and J. Heald

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1994

vi + 164pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 66 4
£9.00

Legumes of Northern Eurasia: A checklist

G. P. Yakovlev, A. K. Sytin and Yu. R. Roskov

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1996

This checklist, produced from a database compiled by the International Legume Database and Information Service Project, covers Northern Eurasia, part of the former Soviet Union. Data is included on 2260 native and introduced species, and includes occurrence in administrative regions (oblast) or districts (rayon). The introduction is in English and Russian, and the comprehensive bibliography includes extensive coverage of regional literature on legumes.

x + 724pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 97 4
£30.00

Legumes of West Asia: A check-list

J. M. Lock and K. Simpson

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1991

xi + 263pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 29 X
£15.00

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