1st Edition
Organic Production and Use of Alternative Crops
264 Pages
31 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
264 Pages
31 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
241 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Merging coverage of two increasingly popular and quickly growing food trends, Organic Production and Use of Alternative Crops provides an overview of the basic principles of organic agriculture and highlights its multifunctionality with special emphasis on the conservation of rare crops and their uses. Considering more than 30 disregarded and neglected crops suitable for growth in temperate... Read more
INTRODUCTION
What is Organic Agriculture?
Organic Food
Multifunctionality of Organic Agriculture
Organic Crop Production
Contribution of Organic Agriculture to the Conservation of Alternative Crops and their Utilization Development
References
CEREALS
Spelt
Einkorn
Emmer
Kamut
Triticale
Intermediate Wheatgrass
References
PSEUDOCEREALS (WITHOUT MILLETS)
Buckwheat
Quinoa
Grain Amaranths
Wild Rice
References
MILLETS
Proso Millet
Foxtail, Foxtail Millet
Pearl Millet
Finger Millet
White Fonio
Barnyard Millet
Little Millet
References
ALTERNATIVE OIL PLANTS
Oil (Seed) Pumpkins
Camelina
Safflower
White Mustard
(Garden) Poppy
References
ALTERNATIVE FIBER, ROOT, AND TUBER CROPS
Industrial and Edible-Seed Hemp
Flax
Jerusalem Artichoke
Sweet Potato
References
LEGUMES
Chickpea
Groundnut
Soybean: Small Attention to the Important Crop
Vigna: A Few Words about a Widely Spread Genus
References
SOME TRADITIONAL AND NEW KINDS OF FOOD FROM SOME ALTERNATIVE CROPS
Homemade Food from Buckwheat
Homemade Food from Amaranths
Homemade Food from Millet
References
Index
What is Organic Agriculture?
Organic Food
Multifunctionality of Organic Agriculture
Organic Crop Production
Contribution of Organic Agriculture to the Conservation of Alternative Crops and their Utilization Development
References
CEREALS
Spelt
Einkorn
Emmer
Kamut
Triticale
Intermediate Wheatgrass
References
PSEUDOCEREALS (WITHOUT MILLETS)
Buckwheat
Quinoa
Grain Amaranths
Wild Rice
References
MILLETS
Proso Millet
Foxtail, Foxtail Millet
Pearl Millet
Finger Millet
White Fonio
Barnyard Millet
Little Millet
References
ALTERNATIVE OIL PLANTS
Oil (Seed) Pumpkins
Camelina
Safflower
White Mustard
(Garden) Poppy
References
ALTERNATIVE FIBER, ROOT, AND TUBER CROPS
Industrial and Edible-Seed Hemp
Flax
Jerusalem Artichoke
Sweet Potato
References
LEGUMES
Chickpea
Groundnut
Soybean: Small Attention to the Important Crop
Vigna: A Few Words about a Widely Spread Genus
References
SOME TRADITIONAL AND NEW KINDS OF FOOD FROM SOME ALTERNATIVE CROPS
Homemade Food from Buckwheat
Homemade Food from Amaranths
Homemade Food from Millet
References
Index
Biography
Franc Bavec, Martina Bavec
