The Magnificent Mesquite / / Ken E. Rogers.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Rogers, Ken E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Corrie Herring Hooks Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (167 p.)

"This book is one-of-a-kind. It is the only book that I'm aware of that summarizes the biology, ecology, uses, and management of mesquite. It is the most complete book in print on mesquite." —C. Wayne Hanselka, Associate Department Head and Extension Program Leader for Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas Agricultural Extension Service A reliable source of food and shelter even in the severest droughts, the mesquite tree sustained American Indians in the Southwest for centuries. Today, mesquite is popular for barbecuing, woodworking, furniture making, flooring, sculpture, jewelry, and food products ranging from honey to jelly and syrup. Even ranchers, who once fought to eradicate mesquite, have come to value its multiple uses on well-managed rangeland. In this book written especially for a general readership, one of the world's leading authorities on mesquite presents a wealth of information about its natural history and commercial, agricultural, and woodworking uses. Ken Rogers describes the life cycle, species, and wide distribution of the mesquite, which is native or naturalized not only in the Southwest and Mexico, but also in India, Africa, Australia, South America, and Hawaii. He discusses the many consumer and woodworker uses of mesquite at length-even giving instructions for laying a mesquite wood floor and making mesquite bean jelly. He also looks into the ways that people are using mesquite in nature, from rangeland management in the Southwest to desertification prevention in arid countries.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Mesquite: What Is It? -- Predators of Mesquite -- Mesquite in Texas and the Southwestern United States -- The Uses of Mesquite -- The Mesquite in Verse -- Worldwide Aspects of Prosopis -- Texas Ebony—Mesquite's Astonishing Cousin -- Mesquite's Future -- Appendix 1. The Genus Prosopis (Family Leguminosae/Fabaceae) and Its Species -- Appendix 2. Sources of Information -- References and Further Reading -- Index