Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Lost Crops of the Incas Contains 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. This work includes color photographs of many of the crops and describes the authors' experiences in growing, tasting, and preparing them in different ways.
Full description- Publisher: National Academies Press
- Published: 01 January 1989
- Format: Paperback 428 pages
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- Categories: Agronomy & Crop Production
- ISBN 13: 9780309074612 ISBN 10: 0309074614
- Sales rank: 1,058,674
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Full description for Lost Crops of the Incas
This 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.
