Neglected crops : 1492 from a different perspective /
edited by J.E. Hernández Bermejo and J. León.
- Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1994.
- xxii, 341 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- FAO plant production and protection series, no. 26 0259-2525 ; .
CONTENTS
Introduction Plant genetic resources of the New world Introduction of flora from the old world and causes of crop marginalization
Agriculture in Meso America Domesticated plants and neglected crops in Mesoamerica Beans Cucurbits Chayote Custard apples Grain amaranths Sapote Spanish plum, red mombin Tomatillo, husk-tomato
Andean agriculture Negleted crops of the andean region Andean grains and legumes Andean tubers Andean roots Andean fruits
Amozonian and Caribbean Agriculture crops of the amazon and Orinoco regions: their origin, decline and future Cupucu species of paulinia with economic potential subtropical myrtaceae Araza Feijoa Guinea arrowroot Mate Tannia, yautia
Across the Atlantic: Spain Processes and causes of marginalization: the introduction of American flora in spain Grain legumes for animal feed Traditional varieties of grain legumes for human consumption Neglected horticultural crops
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Plants and civilization--South America. Plants and civilization--Central America. Plants and civilization--Spain. Heirloom varieties (Plants)--South America. Heirloom varieties (Plants)--Central America. Heirloom varieties (Plants)--Spain. Indians of South America--Ethnobotany. Indians of Central America--Ethnobotany.