4%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Nature of Crops, The: How we came to eat the plants we do
Professor John Warren
€ 29.99
€ 28.94
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Nature of Crops, The: How we came to eat the plants we do
Paperback. .
Have you ever wondered why we eat wheat, rice, potatoes and cassava? Why we routinely domesticate foodstuffs with the power to kill us, or why we chose almonds over acorns? Answering all these questions and more in a readable and friendly style, this book takes you on a journey through our history with crop plants. Arranged into recurrent themes in plant domestication, this book documents the history and biology of over 50 crops, including cereals, spices, legumes, fruits and cash crops such as chocolate, tobacco and rubber. In The Nature of Crops John Warren reveals: -Why the Egyptians worshipped onions; ... Read more
Have you ever wondered why we eat wheat, rice, potatoes and cassava? Why we routinely domesticate foodstuffs with the power to kill us, or why we chose almonds over acorns? Answering all these questions and more in a readable and friendly style, this book takes you on a journey through our history with crop plants. Arranged into recurrent themes in plant domestication, this book documents the history and biology of over 50 crops, including cereals, spices, legumes, fruits and cash crops such as chocolate, tobacco and rubber. In The Nature of Crops John Warren reveals: -Why the Egyptians worshipped onions; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780645094
SKU
V9781780645094
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-48
About Professor John Warren
John Warren is Director of Education at Aberystwyth University. He has an academic interest in the sex-life of plants and a recreational interest in all things edible. Formally a cocoa breeder, he worked on the world chocolate gene bank at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad. Whilst there he published scientific papers on the unusual sexual practices of ... Read more
Reviews for Nature of Crops, The: How we came to eat the plants we do
"Written by a natural story-teller, this book is a 'must' - a very readable book, packed with interesting and useful information, exploring and clearly explaining the cool science behind the development of the plants that sustain us." Dr Tim Pettitt, Eden Project "This book is a journey of discovery - Astute, funny and eye-opening, it is essential reading for ... Read more