Top 100 food plants / Ernest Small. : NR16-122/2009E

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Reviews scientific and technological information about the world’s major food plants and their culinary uses. An introductory chapter discusses nutritional and other fundamental scientific aspects of plant foods. Most of the book is made up of 100 chapters, each dealing with a particular species or group of species. Detailed information is presented on the most important food crops, particularly those commonly encountered in the Western World.

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Publication information
Department/Agency National Research Council Canada.
Title Top 100 food plants / Ernest Small.
Variant title Top 100 food plants : the world's most important culinary crops
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Format Paper
Publishing information Ottawa - Ontario : National Research Council c2009.
Binding Softcover
Description xvii, 636p. : glossary, illus., index ; 28 cm.
ISBN 978-0-660-19858-3
Catalogue number
  • NR16-122/2009E
Subject terms Plants
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