North American Cornucopia
Proposal review
Top 100 Indigenous Food Plants
Abstract
Many North American plants have characteristics that are especially promising as candidates for expanding our food supply and generating new economically competitive crops. This book is an informative analysis of the top 100 indigenous food plants of North America, focusing on those species that have achieved commercial success or have substantial market potential. The book's user-friendly format provides concise information on each plant. It examines the geography and ecology, history, economic and social importance, food and industrial uses, and the economic future of each crop.
Keywords
Food plants; Indigenous plants; North American plants; Botany; Economics; Native; North American Cornucopia; Social importance; Food supply; Lowbush Blueberry; Acta Hortic; Forest Service General Technical Report; Blueberry; Blue Berries; Deep Red; Northeastern Forest Experiment Station; Wild Leek; Flora Von Deutschland; Native North American Species; Wild Rice; American Chestnut; Maple Syrup; Winter Purslane; Tepary Bean; Common Language; North American Indigenous People; Sweet Gale; Hog Peanut; Native American TribesDOI
10.1201/b15818ISBN
9781466585942, 9781000219036, 9781466585928, 9780429162794, 9781000219517, 9781466585942OCN
901239842Publisher
Taylor & FrancisPublisher website
https://taylorandfrancis.com/Publication date and place
2013Imprint
CRC PressClassification
Agricultural science
Botany and plant sciences