New Lives for Ancient and Extinct Crops

Synopsis

New Lives For Ancient And Extinct Crop Profiles Nine Plant Species That Were Important Contributors To Human Diets And Medicinal Uses In Antiquity: Maygrass, Chenopod, Marsh Elder, Agave, Little Barley, Chia, Arrowroot, Little Millet, And Bitter Vetch. Each Chapter Is Written By A Well-known Scholar, Who Illustrates The Value Of The Ancient Crop Record To Inform The Present-- Maygrass (phalaris Caroliniana Walt.): Its Role And Significance In Native Eastern North American Agriculture / Gayle J. Fritz -- Goosefoot (chenopodium) / Kristen J. Gremillion -- Sumpweed Or Marshelder (iva Annua) / Gail E. Wagner And Peter H. Carrington -- Agave (agave Spp.): A Crop Lost And Found In The Us-mexico Borderlands / Suzanne K. Fish And Paul R. Fish -- Little Barley Grass (hordeum Pusillum Nutt.): A Prehispanic New World Domesticate Lost To History / Karen R. Adams -- Chia (salvia Hispanica L.) / Emily Mcclung De Tapia, Diana Martínez-yrizar, And Carmen Cristina Adriano-morán -- Arrowroot (maranta Arundinacea) And Leren (calathea Latifolia); Marantaceae / Deborah M. Pearsall -- Panicum Sumatrense: The Forgotten Millet / Steven A. Weber And Arunima Kashyap -- Bitter Vetch (vicia Ervilia): Ancient Medicinal Crop And Farmers' Favorite For Feeding Livestock / Naomi F. Miller And Dirk Enneking. Edited By Paul E. Minnis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.