Wheat Culture
Author : Daniel S. Curtiss
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 20,24 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Wheat
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Author : Daniel S. Curtiss
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 20,24 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Wheat
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Author : Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson
Publisher :
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 31,79 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Wheat
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Author : John Washington Gilmore
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 11,75 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Wheat
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Author : Joseph Buckner Killebrew
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 22,18 MB
Release : 1877
Category : Wheat
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Author : John Ignace Schulte
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 15,8 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Wheat
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Author : F. C. Burtis
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 30,29 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Wheat
ISBN :
Author : Catherine Zabinski
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 37,85 MB
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 022655595X
A biography of a staple grain we often take for granted, exploring how wheat went from wild grass to a world-shaping crop. At breakfast tables and bakeries, we take for granted a grain that has made human civilization possible, a cereal whose humble origins belie its world-shaping power: wheat. Amber Waves tells the story of a group of grass species that first grew in scattered stands in the foothills of the Middle East until our ancestors discovered their value as a source of food. Over thousands of years, we moved their seeds to all but the polar regions of Earth, slowly cultivating what we now know as wheat, and in the process creating a world of cuisines that uses wheat seeds as a staple food. Wheat spread across the globe, but as ecologist Catherine Zabinski shows us, a biography of wheat is not only the story of how plants ensure their own success: from the earliest bread to the most mouthwatering pasta, it is also a story of human ingenuity in producing enough food for ourselves and our communities. Since the first harvest of the ancient grain, we have perfected our farming systems to grow massive quantities of food, producing one of our species’ global mega crops—but at a great cost to ecological systems. And despite our vast capacity to grow food, we face problems with undernourishment both close to home and around the world. Weaving together history, evolution, and ecology, Zabinski’s tale explores much more than the wild roots and rise of a now-ubiquitous grain: it illuminates our complex relationship with our crops, both how we have transformed the plant species we use as food, and how our society—our culture—has changed in response to the need to secure food sources. From the origins of agriculture to gluten sensitivities, from our first selection of the largest seeds from wheat’s wild progenitors to the sequencing of the wheat genome and genetic engineering, Amber Waves sheds new light on how we grow the food that sustains so much human life.
Author : William HAMILTON (M.B.)
Publisher :
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 1840
Category : Wheat
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Author : Sereno Edwards Todd
Publisher :
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 24,95 MB
Release : 1868
Category : Field crops
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Author : Eli Rogosa
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,29 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1603586709
Including recipes for baking with Einkorn Wheat is the most widely grown crop on our planet, yet industrial breeders have transformed this ancient staff of life into a commodity of yield and profit--witness the increase in gluten intolerance and 'wheat belly'. Modern wheat depends on synthetic fertilizer and herbicides that damage our health, land, water, and environment. Fortunately, heritage 'landrace' wheats that evolved over millennia in the organic fields of traditional farms do not need bio-chemical intervention to yield bountifully, are gluten-safe, have rich flavor and high nutrition. Yet the robust, majestic wheats that nourished our ancestors are on the verge of extinction. In Restoring Heritage Grains, author Eli Rogosa of the Heritage Grain Conservancy, invites readers to restore forgotten wheats such as delicious gluten-safe einkorn that nourished the first Neolithic farmers, emmer--the grain of ancient Israel, Egypt, and Rome that is perfect for pasta and flatbreads, rare durums that are drought-tolerant and high in protein, and many more little known wheat species, each of which have a lineage intertwined with the human species and that taste better than any modern wheat. Restoring Heritage Grains combines the history of grain growing and society, in-depth practical advice on landrace wheat husbandry, wheat folk traditions and mythology, and guidelines for the Neolithic diet with traditional recipes for rustic bread, pastry and beer. Discover the ancient grains that may be one of the best solutions to hunger today, and provide resilience for our future.