Proceedings of the American Society for Horticultural Science
Author : American Society for Horticultural Science
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Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,95 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Horticulture
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Author : American Society for Horticultural Science
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,95 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Horticulture
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Author : Sara Bonnett Stein
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 19,38 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780395709405
Chronicle of the unmaking of a gardener with explorations into the ecology of backyard gardens.
Author : Ernest Small
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 36,68 MB
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 1466585927
Many North American plants have characteristics that are especially promising for creating varieties needed to expand food production, and there are excellent prospects of generating new economically competitive crops from these natives. The inadequacy of current crops to meet the food demands of the world’s huge, growing population makes the potential of indigenous North American food plants even more significant. These plants can also generate crops that are more compatible with the ecology of the world, and many also have inherent health benefits. Presenting detailed scholarship, a thoroughly accessible style, and numerous entertaining anecdotes, North American Cornucopia: Top 100 Indigenous Food Plants is a full-color book dedicated to the most important 100 native food plants of North America north of Mexico that have achieved commercial success or have substantial market potential. The introductory chapter reviews the historical development of North American indigenous crops and factors bearing on their future economic success. The rest of the book consists of 100 chapters, each dedicated to a particular crop. The book employs a user-friendly chapter format that presents the material in sections offering in-depth coverage of each plant. The first section of each chapter provides information on the scientific and English names of the plants, followed by a section on the geography and ecology of the wild forms, accompanied by a map showing the North American distribution. A section entitled "Plant Portrait" comprises a basic description of the plant, its history, and its economic and social importance. This is followed by "Culinary Portrait," concerned with food uses and culinary vocabulary. The chapters then provide an analysis of the economic future of each crop, discuss notable and interesting scientific or technological observations and accomplishments, and present extensive references.
Author : Society for Horticultural Science (U.S.).
Publisher :
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 50,54 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Horticulture
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Publisher :
Page : 956 pages
File Size : 21,96 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Agriculture
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Author : American Society for Horticultural Science
Publisher :
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 19,75 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Fruit-culture
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Author : Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Publisher :
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 32,34 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Agriculture
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Author : A. Erez
Publisher :
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 45,81 MB
Release : 2014-01-15
Category :
ISBN : 9789401732161
Author : Virginia. Polytechnic Institute. Agricultural Experiment Station
Publisher :
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 20,82 MB
Release : 1915
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Publisher : Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
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