Cultivated vegetables of the world: a multilingual onomasticon

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Kays, Stanley J. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers : Imprint: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2011.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Plant science.; Botany.; Environment.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Environment, general.

Vegetables make up a major portion of the diet of humans and are critical for good health. With the world population predicted to reach 9 billion people by 2050, they will play an increasingly important role in food availability. The purpose of this book is to facilitate accuracy in communication am...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Common names of the cultivated vegetable crops of the world listed by division, family, genus and species
• 2. Common names of the cultivated vegetable crops of the world listed alphabetically
• 3. Latin binomials and synonyms
• 4a. Edible plant part utilized listed by English common name
• 4b. Edible part utilized listed by abbreviated scientific name
• 5a. Method of preparation listed by English common name
• 5b. Method of preparation listed by abbreviated scientific name
• 6. Language critiques
• 7. Language synonyms
• 8. Dialects
• References
• Appendix I. Appendix II.