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Cultivated vegetables of the world: a multilingual onomasticon

Vegetables make up a major portion of the diet of humans and are critical for good health. With the world population predicted to reach 9 billion people by 2050, they will play an increasingly important role in food availability. The purpose of this book is to facilitate accuracy in communication am...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kays, Stanley J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wageningen Wageningen Academic Publishers 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Subjects:
Plant Science
Environment
Botany
Environment, General
Plant Sciences
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Common names of the cultivated vegetable crops of the world listed by division, family, genus and species
  • 2. Common names of the cultivated vegetable crops of the world listed alphabetically
  • 3. Latin binomials and synonyms
  • 4a. Edible plant part utilized listed by English common name
  • 4b. Edible part utilized listed by abbreviated scientific name
  • 5a. Method of preparation listed by English common name
  • 5b. Method of preparation listed by abbreviated scientific name
  • 6. Language critiques
  • 7. Language synonyms
  • 8. Dialects
  • References
  • Appendix I. Appendix II.

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