TY  - BOOK
AU  - Small, Ernest,
TI  - Top 100 exotic food plants
SN  - 9781439856864
AV  - QK 98.5.A1 .Sm18 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boca Raton, FL
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Food crops
KW  - Plants, Edible
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
ER  -