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Columbus stumbled upon the New World while seeking the riches of the orient, yet native peoples of the Americas already held riches beyond his knowing. From maize to potatoes to native beans, a variety of crops unfamiliar to Europeans were cultivated by indigenous peoples of the Americas, with other...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Foster, Nelson (Editor ), Cordell, Linda S. (Editor )
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [1992]
©1992
Temas:
Food crops > America.
Food crops > Origin.
Cultures vivrières > Amérique.
Cultures vivrières > Origines.
COOKING > General.
Food crops.
Evolution
Nutzpflanzen
Landbouwproducten.
Produits agricoles > Amérique.
Plantes cultivées > Amérique.
America.
Amerika
Electronic books.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Europeans' wary encounter with tomatoes, potatoes, and other New World foods / Alan Davidson
  • The renaissance of amaranth / Daniel K. Early
  • Vanilla : nectar of the gods / Patricia Rain
  • Maize : gift from America's first peoples / Walton C. Galinat
  • Beans of the Americas / Lawrence Kaplan and Lucille N. Kaplan
  • The peripatetic chili pepper : diffusion of the domesticated Capsicums since Columbus / Jean Andrews
  • Forgotten roots of the Incas / Noel Vietmeyer
  • A brief history and botany of cacao / John A. West
  • Quinoa's roundabout journey to world use / John F. McCamant
  • Native crops of the Americas : passing novelties or lasting contributions to diversity? / Gary Paul Nabhan
  • Appendix : Food plants of American origin.

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