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Lädt ... The Living Fields: Our Agricultural Heritagevon Jack Rodney Harlan
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I read Chapter 7, The Americas, because it was the section on the food crops that I'm most interested in. He covers the origins and interrelationships of a number of crops quite well but not too deeply so as to lose the interest of the nonacademic reader. Two paragraphs on sunflowers is not enough but I believe there's a whole book written by Heiser on sunflowers. I found the part about teosinte and maize to be a good explanation of their relationship, the explanation of sweet potato (Ipomoea) vs yam (Dioscorea) to be clear. I would like to find a book that expands this chapter and adds more of the obscure food crops and definitely more on the fruits, herbs and spices of this hemisphere. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
All civilisations, ancient and modern, are founded on agriculture. In this fascinating account of one of the most fundamental aspects of humankind's march from prehistory to the present day, the author considers the evidence for the origins and evolution of agriculture in various parts of the world; a balanced view is presented based on the archaeology, botany, genetics, ecology and anthropology of domesticates and their wild relatives. The basic agricultural systems which emerged from areas yielding traces of the earliest plant and animal domestication are described, and their drastic modification in recent times is considered. In a concluding chapter the present situation is reviewed, and the possible risks of a system which now relies on a relatively small number of species to supply the majority of our food are discussed. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)630.9Technology Agriculture & related technologies Agriculture Biography; History By PlaceKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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