Vegetables of Canada
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
xvii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
9780660167084, 9780660195032, 9780585087887, 0660167085, 0660195038, 0585087881
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Cover
Publishing information
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
Résumé
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 links
The 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
Issued also in French under title: Les légumes du Canada
Issued by the National Research Council Canada
Includes an abstract in French