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The triumph of seeds : how grains, nuts, kernels, pulses, & pips conquered the plant kingdom and shaped human history /
"We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life, supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and the humble peppercorn drove the Age of Discovery, so did co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The fierce energy
- Seed for a day
- The staff of life
- Sometimes you feel like a nut
- What the spike moss knows
- Mendel's spores
- Methuselah
- Take it to the bank
- By tooth, beak, and gnaw
- The riches of taste
- The cheeriest beans
- Death by umbrella
- Irresistible flesh
- By wind and wave
- Conclusion: The future of seeds.