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Foods of Plant Origin: Production, Technology, and Human Nutrition
Salunkhe, D. K.; Deshpande, S. S.
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paperback. Num Pages: 501 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; LAY; PN; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 748.
The present world population of about five billion and its projected growth cre ate enonnous pressures and demands for food and industrial raw materials. It is to crop plants, one of our precious few renewable resources, that we must look to meet most of these needs. Globally, about 88% of our caloric requirements and 90% of our protein ultimately derive from plant sources-ample evidence of their importance to humankind. Our survival will therefore continue to de pend on the world's largest and certainly most important industry: agriculture. Yet in spite of our long history of domestication and civilization, the number ... Read more
The present world population of about five billion and its projected growth cre ate enonnous pressures and demands for food and industrial raw materials. It is to crop plants, one of our precious few renewable resources, that we must look to meet most of these needs. Globally, about 88% of our caloric requirements and 90% of our protein ultimately derive from plant sources-ample evidence of their importance to humankind. Our survival will therefore continue to de pend on the world's largest and certainly most important industry: agriculture. Yet in spite of our long history of domestication and civilization, the number ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Number of pages
501
Condition
New
Number of Pages
501
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461358459
SKU
V9781461358459
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