Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide CultivationThis fascinating, readable volume is filled with enticing, detailed information about more than 30 different Incan crops that promise to follow the potato's lead and become important contributors to the world's food supply. Some of these overlooked foods offer special advantages for developing nations, such as high nutritional quality and excellent yields. Many are adaptable to areas of the United States. Lost Crops of the Incas includes vivid color photographs of many of the crops and describes the authors' experiences in growing, tasting, and preparing them in different ways. This book is for the gourmet and gourmand alike, as well as gardeners, botanists, farmers, and agricultural specialists in developing countries. |
Contents
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INTRODUCTION | |
ROOTS AND TUBERS 22 | |
Potatoes 93 | |
GRAINS 124 | |
LEGUMES 162 | |
VEGETABLES 190 | |
FRUITS 210 | |
NUTS 317 | |
Research Contacts 347 | |
Other editions - View all
The Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise ... National Research Council No preview available - 2005 |
Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-known Plants of the Andes with Promise for ... No preview available - 1989 |
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