Download or read book CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops written by James A. Duke and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1993-08-16 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops describes 128 crop plants that can be grown as alternatives to cultivated crops, such as tobacco, and narcotic crops, such as opium poppy. Material is presented in alphabetical order by genus and species and includes information on ecology, cultivation, harvesting, economics, and biotic factors. This book will be valuable to AID agents, domestic agricultural extension agents, and soil and crop professionals worldwide.