Amber waves : the extraordinary biography of wheat, from wild grass to world megacrop / Catherine Za...
Amber waves : the extraordinary biography of wheat, from wild grass to world megacrop / Catherine Za...
Amber waves : the extraordinary biography of wheat, from wild grass to world megacrop / Catherine Zabinski.
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
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G 2020/3775
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Language
English
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Physical content
246 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction. A biography of wheat? -- The whispering of the grasses -- The first encounter -- Intertwined lives -- From villages to cities -- Relationships are hard work -- Nurture and nature -- War and peace and wheat -- Order in chaos -- A love-hate relationship -- Epilogue. An eternal harvest.
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Publisher
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"Wheat was one of the first domesticated food crops, and for roughly 8,000 years it has been a dietary staple in Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. Today, wheat is grown on more land area than any other commercial crop, and it continues to be the most important food grain for humans. A plant this prolific surely deserves its own biography. This b...
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Amber waves : the extraordinary biography of wheat, from wild grass to world megacrop / Catherine Zabinski.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-238) and index.
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ebook version : 9780226555959
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G 2020/3775
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74VKaMwDkREb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaMwDkREb
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ISBN
022655371X hardcover
9780226553719 hardcover
DDC
633.11
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991024345715402626
