Special Issue on Economic Botany

Economic Botany sometimes focuses on the processes as well as the products involved in plant cultivation. Scientists ask questions about how knowledge of useful plants is acquired and transmitted between groups. In the South American Andes, potatoes are the staple of many indigenous diets. Economic botanists are intrigued by the questions of who first ate this vegetable and why they thought it might be appetizing and nutritious in spite of the fact that the leaves and stems of the potato plant are poisonous. The goal of this special issue is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in this area of economic botany.

In this special issue, we invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles that explore economic botany. In this special issue, potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Rice and wheat
• Cotton and oil crops
• Tobacco and tea
• Sugar crops and hemp crops
• Herbs and medicinal plants
• Fruits and vegetables
• Fibre crops and oil-bearing crops
• Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Resources

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue – Economic Botany should be selected during your Submission.

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