| Description |
xxiv, 843 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. World Population, Land Area, and Food Situation -- 2. Origin, Evolution, Domestication, and Improvement of Vegetables -- 3. Vegetable Classification -- 4. Importance of Vegetables in Human Nutrition -- 5. Toxic Substances and Some Folk and Medicinal Uses of Vegetables -- 6. Environmental Factors Influencing the Growth of Vegetables -- 7. Controlling Climate for Vegetable Production in Adverse Climates and During Off-seasons -- 8. Global View of Vegetable Usage -- 9. White or Irish Potato -- 10. Sweet Potato -- 11. Cassava -- 12. Yams -- 13. Edible Aroids -- 14. Other Underground Starchy Vegetables -- 15. Sweet Corn -- 16. Plantain, Starchy Banana, Breadfruit, and Jackfruit -- 17. Alliums -- 18. Lettuce and Other Composite Vegetables -- 19. Cole Crops, Other Brassica and Crucifer Vegetables -- 20. Carrots, Celery and Other Vegetable Umbels -- 21. Spinach, Table Beets, and Other Vegetable Chenopods -- 22. Peas, Beans, and Other Vegetable Legumes |
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23. Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplants, and Other Solanaceous Vegetables -- 24. Cucumber, Melons, Watermelons, Squashes and Other Cucurbits -- 25. Other Succulent Vegetables -- 26. Aquatic Vegetables -- 27. Edible Mushrooms -- 28. Condiment Herbs and Spices -- App. A. Conversion Equivalents from Metric to U.S. Units -- App. B. Vegetable Classification According to Scientific Name, Common Name(s), Edible Part(s), and Regions of Countries Where Grown -- App. C. Approximate Nutrient Composition of Various Vegetables -- App. D. Recommended Postharvest Handling Conditions for Various Vegetables |
| Analysis |
Vegetables |
| Notes |
Completely rev. and updated ed. of: World vegetables / Mas Yamaguchi. 1983 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Vegetables.
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| Author |
Yamaguchi, Mas.
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Yamaguchi, Mas.
World vegetables
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| LC no. |
96023732 |
| ISBN |
0412112213 (alk. paper) |
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