The nature of crops : how we came to eat the plants we do /
This book, containing nine chapters, aims to try and ascertain why we eat so few of the plant species that are available to us on Earth. The first chapter suggests that our ancestral diets differed greatly between cultures and although some of these may have been more diverse than our own, many othe...
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| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK :
CABI,
2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction, the nature of natural. What does domestication involve? Peanuts, Rye, Tomato
- Wild things. Recently domesticated crops and crops that have returned to the wild : Cranberries, Huckleberries, Currants, Kiwifruits, Cacao, Cashew nuts, Pistachio nuts, Cabbages
- Learning to live with exotic sexual practices. How plant breeding systems limit domestication : Vanilla, Beans, Figs, Hops, Avocados, Papayas, Carrots
- Storing up trouble. Plants with storage organs :Cassava, Yams, Potatoes, Taro, Akees, Onions
- The weird and wonderful. Herbs, spices and crops with exotic phytochemicals : Wasabi, Chillies, Saffron, Herbs, Willow, Tobacco, Cannabis, Durians
- Accidents of history. The role of chance events in domestication : Strawberries, Wheats, Bananas, Citrus, Rhubarb
- Classic combinations and recurring themes. Plant families that have been repeatedly domesticated : Grains, Legumes, Pumpkins, Spinaches
- Ownership and theft. How the economic value of crops has influenced their domestication : Breadfruits, Sugarcanes, Cloves, Rubber, Tea, Coffee, Mulberries, Monkey Puzzles, Artichokes, Pineapples
- Fifty shades of green. Nutrient rich crops and the next generation : Clovers, Ryegrass.