| CRC Handbook of Nuts Contributor(s): Duke, James A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1315892030 ISBN-13: 9781315892030 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $188.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 634.5 |
| Physical Information: 361 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over one hundred of the world's most important species of nuts are systematically accounted in this informative handbook. The text defines nuts and discusses their economic and nutritional value. For easy reference; there is an illustrated account of each nut by species, arranged alphabetically by scientific name. Each account includes the family name, several colloquial names, and paragraphs on uses, folk medicine, chemistry, germplasm, distribution, ecol-ogy, cultivation, harvesting, yields, energy, and biotic factors. Chapters Describe: |
