THE NATURE OF CROPS How we came to eat the plants we do
Have you ever wondered why we eat wheat, rice, potatoes and cassava? Why we routinely domesticate foodstuffs with the power to kill us, or why we chose almonds over acorns? Answering all these questions and more in a readable and friendly style, this book takes you on a journey through our history w...
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Oxfordshire, UK
CABI
2015
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Add Tag | Summary: | Have you ever wondered why we eat wheat, rice, potatoes and cassava? Why we routinely domesticate foodstuffs with the power to kill us, or why we chose almonds over acorns? Answering all these questions and more in a readable and friendly style, this book takes you on a journey through our history with crop plants. Arranged into recurrent themes in plant domestication, this book documents the history and biology of over 50 crops, including cereals, spices, legumes, fruits and cash crops such as chocolate, tobacco and rubber. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | 183 pages illustrations 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781780645094 9781780645087 |
Food crops for the future the development of plant resources