New Lives for Ancient and Extinct Crops

"New Lives for Ancient and Extinct Crop profiles nine plant species that were important contributors to human diets and medicinal uses in antiquity: maygrass, chenopod, marsh elder, agave, little barley, chia, arrowroot, little millet, and bitter vetch. Each chapter is written by a well-known scholar, who illustrates the value of the ancient crop record to inform the present"--

Year

2014

Language

English

Publisher

University of Arizona Press

Editions

1

Pages

288

ISBN

9780816530625

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