: Botany/Economic_Uses_of_Roots

Links Library: Integrative Biology

Top : Botany : Economic Uses of Roots

Daucus carota - Origins and New Directions - Bug’s Bunny’s favorite. Did you know that the first ones were purple?

Ginseng - A root with a long history of use, primarily in Asian cultures.

Root Vegetables - Photos and information.

Staple Foods– Roots and Tuber Crops - From the Kew Gardens.

Taro (Colocasia esculenta) - The life history of a very important root which is a staple in many tropical countries.

Copyright ©2001 The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of the The McGraw-Hill Companies.