Ginger: The Genus Zingiber

Valued as a spice and medicinal plant from ancient times both in India and China, ginger is now used in traditional and modern medicine for the treatment of nausea associated with pregnancy and for the prevention of motion sickness. This book covers all aspects of ginger, including botany, crop improvement, chemistry, biotechnology, production technology in the major producing countries, diseases, pests, and harvesting. It also explores processing, products, economics and marketing, pharmacology, medicinal applications, and uses as a spice and flavoring. Experts in genetic resources conservation, botany, breeding, and biotechnology of ginger provide analysis of these important topics.