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Loading... The Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-known Plants of the Andes With Promise for Worldwide Cultivationby National Research Council
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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. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)630.98Technology Agriculture & related technologies Agriculture Biography; History By Place South AmericaLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |