Top 100 exotic food plants / Ernest Small.
Material type: TextPublication details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2012Description: l, 658 p. : ill. 26 cmISBN:- 9781439856864
- QK 98.5.A1 .Sm18 2012
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Reference | Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference | QK 98.5.A1 .Sm18 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 3AEA2013000171 | ||
Reference | Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference | QK 98.5.A1 .Sm18 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 3AEA2012000965 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ernest Small presents the tropical and semitropical food plants with review on scientific and technological information as well as their culinary usages. It includes plants that produce fruits, vegetables, spices, culinary herbs, nuts, and extracts. Essentially, the book has a user-friendly format that enables readers to easily locate information on botanical and agricultural aspects, economic and social importance, food uses, storage, preparation, and potential toxicity. In particular, it highlights on certain edible plants that have attained prominence due to sensationalistic media reports like the acai berry, kava, hemp, and opium poppy.
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