2015, ISBN: 1780645082

[EAN: 9781780645087], Neubuch, [PU: CABI Publishing, Wallingford], Hardcover. Have you ever wondered why we eat wheat, rice, potatoes and cassava? Why we routinely domesticate foodstuffs … Mehr…

[EAN: 9781780645087], Neubuch, [PU: CABI Publishing, Wallingford], Hardcover. Have you ever wondered why we eat wheat, rice, potatoes and cassava? Why we routinely domesticate foodstuffs with the power to kill us, or why we chose almonds over acorns? Answering all these questions and more in a readable and friendly style, this book takes you on a journey through our history with crop plants. Arranged into recurrent themes in plant domestication, this book documents the history and biology of over 50 crops, including cereals, spices, legumes, fruits and cash crops such as chocolate, tobacco and rubber. In The Nature of Crops John Warren reveals: -Why the Egyptians worshipped onions; -Why red-flowering runner beans provide fewer beans than white-flowering; -The inherent dangers of being a pineapple worker; and -Why a bird will always beat you in a chilli pepper eating competition! Our ancestors chose to cultivate some plant species and not others. Through years of association with humans, these wild plants have been changed so that the crops we eat often hardly resemble their wild progenitors. Arranged into broad themes depicting the history of domestication, this book documents the history and biology of over 40 crops. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability., Books<

ISBN: 9781780645087

Have you ever wondered why we eat wheat, rice, potatoes and cassava? Why we routinely domesticate foodstuffs with the power to kill us, or why we chose almonds over acorns? Answering all … Mehr…

Have you ever wondered why we eat wheat, rice, potatoes and cassava? Why we routinely domesticate foodstuffs with the power to kill us, or why we chose almonds over acorns? Answering all these questions and more in a readable and friendly style, this book takes you on a journey through our history with crop plants. Arranged into recurrent themes in plant domestication, this book documents the history and biology of over 50 crops, including cereals, spices, legumes, fruits and cash crops such as chocolate, tobacco and rubber.In The Nature of Crops, John Warren reveals:* Why the Egyptians worshipped onions;* Why red-flowering runner beans provide fewer beans than white-flowering;* The inherent dangers of being a pineapple worker; and* Why a bird will always beat you in a chilli pepper eating competition! Trade Books>Hardcover>Nature & Wildlife>Agriculture,Farming,Animal Husbandry>Agr,Farm,Animal Husbandry, CABI Core >2<

2015, ISBN: 9781780645087

CABI Publishing, Hardcover, 184 Seiten, Publiziert: 2015-04-24T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: unknown, 0.43 kg, Verkaufsrang: 805890, Historiography, Historical Study & E… Mehr…

CABI Publishing, Hardcover, 184 Seiten, Publiziert: 2015-04-24T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: unknown, 0.43 kg, Verkaufsrang: 805890, Historiography, Historical Study & Educational Resources, History, Subjects, Books, Engineering & Technology, Science, Nature & Maths, Crop Husbandry, Food & Farming, Agriculture & Farming, Scientific, Technical & Medical, CABI Publishing, 2015<