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The beginnings of human civili zation can be traced back to the time , ne- ly 12 ,000 years ago , when th e early humans gradually ch anged from a life of hunting and gathering food , to producing food. This beginning of pri- tive agriculture ensured a dependable supply of food , and fostered the living together of people in groups and the development of s o c i e ty. During th is time, plant s e e ds were recognized a s a valuable s o ur c e of food and nutrition , and began to be used for growing plants for food. Ever s i n c e , plant seeds have played an important role in the development of the human civilization . Even today, s e e ds of a few crop s p e c i e s , s uc h as the cereals and legume s, are the primary s o u r c e of most human food , and the predominant commodity in international agriculture. Owing to their great importance as food for human s and in international trade , seeds have been a favorite object of s t u d y by developmental biologists and physiologi sts , nutritionist s and chem i sts . A wealth of useful information i s available on th e biology of seed s .

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Botany & plant sciences

• Full title: Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plant Seed Development
• Author: B.A. Larkins, I.K. Vasil
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 650
• EAN: 9780792346456
• ISBN: 0792346459
• ID: 01395457
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Weight: 1140 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 40 mm
• Published: 2008

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