Organic Production and Use of Alternative Crops

by Franc Bavec, Martina Bavec

Overview

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 negle

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000713428
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	07/20/2006
Series:	Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	241
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Franc Bavec, Martina Bavec

Table of Contents

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.