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This book is a comprehensive, extensively illustrated, practical reference guide to about 100 Canadian vegetables. It covers both commercial and home garden crops and includes essentially all of the major, minor, and potentially new vegetables of Canada. Nomenclature, description and classification,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ottawa :
NRC Research Press,
1999.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781459303201 1459303202 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover page; Publishing information; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Common name guide to the vegetalbes of Canada discussed in detail; Scientific name guide to the vegetables of Canada discussed in detail; Abstract; Rémusé; Preface; Medicinal Warning; Acknowledgments; Sources of illustrations; Introduction; What is a vegetable?; The evolution of vegetables; Scope of this Book; Crops included; Crops excluded; Potential vegetables; Use of plant parts as vegetables; Preserving germplasm of heritage vegetable varieties; Diseases and pests; Recommend reading on vegetables.
- World Wide Web Internet linksThe vegetable economy of Canada; Important vegetables of Canada; Regional production; Vegetables and crop diversification in Canada; Plant classification and plant names; Natural and aritificial classifications; The importance of nomenclature; What is a variety?; French names; Format used for presentation of scientific and common names; Detailed information on vegetables of Canada (alphabetized by genus, from Abelmoschrus to Zea; Bibliography; Index of English names; Index of French names; Index of Scentific (Latin) names; Index of Asian language names.