{"product_id":"north-american-cornucopia-ernest-small-9781466585928","title":"North American Cornucopia: Top 100 Indigenous Food Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany North American plants have characteristics that are especially promising for creating varieties needed to expand food production, and there are excellent prospects of generating new economically competitive crops from these natives. The inadequacy of current crops to meet the food demands of the world's huge, growing population makes the potential of indigenous North American food plants even more significant. These plants can also generate crops that are more compatible with the ecology of the world, and many also have inherent health benefits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresenting detailed scholarship, a thoroughly accessible style, and numerous entertaining anecdotes, \u003cb\u003eNorth American Cornucopia: Top 100 Indigenous Food Plants\u003c\/b\u003e is a full-color book dedicated to the most important 100 native food plants of North America north of Mexico that have achieved commercial success or have substantial market potential. The introductory chapter reviews the historical development of North American indigenous crops and factors bearing on their future economic success. The rest of the book consists of 100 chapters, each dedicated to a particular crop. The book employs a user-friendly chapter format that presents the material in sections offering in-depth coverage of each plant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first section of each chapter provides information on the scientific and English names of the plants, followed by a section on the geography and ecology of the wild forms, accompanied by a map showing the North American distribution. A section entitled \"Plant Portrait\" comprises a basic description of the plant, its history, and its economic and social importance. This is followed by \"Culinary Portrait,\" concerned with food uses and culinary vocabulary. The chapters then provide an analysis of the economic future of each crop, discuss notable and interesting scientific or technological observations and accomplishments, and present extensive references.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ernest Small\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1466585927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781466585928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.10w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014","brand":"Ernest Small","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088313594111,"sku":"9781466585928","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b47ba21-bf89-442a-96c3-b6c2fa3517a9.jpg?v=1769104220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/north-american-cornucopia-ernest-small-9781466585928","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}