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Lost crops of the Incas : little-known plants of the Andes with promise for worldwide cultivation by National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, Ad Hoc Panel of the Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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.

Who reads Lost crops of the Incas : little-known plants of the Andes with promise for worldwide cultivation?

Author

National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, Ad Hoc Panel of the Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation

Publisher

National Academy Press; National Academies Press

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780309564311

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Agriculture, History, Nature