CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology - 3 Volume Set
by Umberto Quattrocchi

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Annual Award for a Significant Work in Botanical or Horticultural Literature

According to Rainer W. Bussmann reviewer for the Plant Science Bulletin, ?This 3-volume set is a monumental work indeed, and will be essential to any library linked to botany, ecology, ethnobotany, general plant science, agriculture or horticulture. It is a great resource for systematic botanists, and has value for whoever else might be interested in grasses.? The remarkable work of a brilliant botanist and linguist, this unparalleled lexicon offers an indispensable guide for all those involved with plants and gardens whether they are growing, studying, or writing about them. Detailing approximately 800 generic names and thousands of species of grasses, including cereals and forages, this three volume set lists all relevant properties related to the main and secondary uses of the grasses, as well as detailed descriptions and geographical distribution. Entries include genus, synonyms, and etymology, as well as vernacular names, rejected names, and orthographic variants. It provides a huge amount of obscure sources of nearly impossible to find information. ?Now we have easier and better access to grass data than ever before in human history,? says Daniel F. Austin, writing in Economic Botany. ?That is a marked step forward. Congratulazioni Professor Quattrocchi!?

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