Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation

Author:   National Research Ad Hoc Panel of the Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation Board on Science and Technology for International Development ,  Ad Hoc Panel of the Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation
Publisher:   National Academies Press
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9781280212628


Pages:   415
Publication Date:   01 January 1989
Format:   Electronic book text
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Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation


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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.

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Author:   National Research Ad Hoc Panel of the Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation Board on Science and Technology for International Development ,  Ad Hoc Panel of the Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
ISBN:  

9781280212628


ISBN 10:   1280212624
Pages:   415
Publication Date:   01 January 1989
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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