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1975-01-01 This handy manual is ideal for all those studying the economics of plants or botany. It's perfect browsing material for all plant lovers and an excellent comparion to take along on nature walks. 171 pages, illustrated
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This compendium is a list of names, synonyms, altitudinal limits, propagation methods, pests, diseases, edible parts, food values of food plants of Papua New Guinea.
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Key Resource 1998-10-01 Third Edition [library also has 2 copies of the 1975edition] People interested in tropical gardening or botany will find this an indispensable guide to several hundred species of plants with edible leaves. Leaves can provide high-quality food, and in the tropics, many are from perennials...
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Key Resource 1990-01-01 Complete reference and source book of edible plants of the world, invaluable to gardeners, cooks, economic botantists and those in the specialty and gourmet foods business. Inclued 3,000 species and 7,000 varieties of food plants. More that 1300 catalog sources for seeds, plants and food products...
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First-ever revision of a classic guidebook Essential information on each plant's characteristics, distribution, and edibility as well as updated taxonomy and 18 new species How to find, prepare, and eat plants growing in the wild This illustrated guide to North American wild edibles has been a...
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2006-01-01 In this Agrodok we use the term sustainable use to mean a condition in which people take advantage of the non-timber forest products in their region, while making sure that care is taken of the plant species that deliver these products and of the environment in which they grow. This helps...
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2011-02-14 Put the fruits of your labors front and center! With plentiful sun, open space, and an audience appreciative passersby, the front yard has all the ingredients for a beautiful and bountiful garden. Let famed blogger and garden designer Ivette Soler show you how to make over all or part of that...
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Edible portion:Leaves, Roots, Tubers, Seeds, Stems, Vegetable A tree. It grows 10 m high. The stem is crooked and it has bushy branches. The bark is smooth and pale grey. The leaf stalks are 7-14 cm long. The leaf blades are 10-28 cm across. They are deeply divided with 3-5 lobes. They are dark...
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Edible portion:Fruit, Shoots, Vegetable A vigorous climbing palm. It has fairly stout, prickly stems. The stems climb with the aid of flagella. The leaf sheaths are woolly white. The leaves are spreading and pale green. They are about 1 m long. They are divided into many narrow leaflets. These...
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Edible portion:Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Seeds - flavouring A small shrub or climber. It grows 1.2-3.5 m high. The stems have ridges and are softly hairy. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are oval or sword shaped and 3-15 cm long by 1.3-8 cm wide. They taper towards the tip and are rounded at the...