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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN-13
9781466585928
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189483089
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Natural Science
Author
Ernest Small
Publication Name
North American Cornucopia: Top 100 Indigenous Food Plants
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Biology
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
793 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
254mm
Item Width
178mm
Item Weight
2087g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Ernest Small
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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