Tree Nuts

Tree Nuts
Author: Cesarettin Alasalvar
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2008-12-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1420019392

Traditionally perceived as a high-fat, high-calorie food best avoided or consumed only in moderation, tree nuts have come into their own. Recent epidemiological and clinical studies provide evidence that frequent nut consumption is associated with favorable plasma lipid profiles, reduced risk of coronary heart disease, certain types of cancer, stro

Temperate and Subtropical Fruit Production

Temperate and Subtropical Fruit Production
Author: David Jackson
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2011
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1845935012

Effective fruit production requires general knowledge of fruit husbandry in areas such as nutrition, propagation, pruning and training, effects of climate and crop protection, as well as specific cultivation techniques for each fruit. Fully revised and expanded to include organic fruit production, this new edition provides a thorough introduction to the cultivation of fruit found throughtout the temperate and subtropical regions of the world.

Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants

Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants
Author: Lim T. K.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 917
Release: 2012-02-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400725337

This book continues as volume 3 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh or processed, as vegetables, spices, stimulants, edible oils and beverages. It encompasses species from the following families: Ginkgoaceae, Gnetaceae, Juglandaceae, Lauraceae, Lecythidaceae, Magnoliaceae, Malpighiaceae, Malvaceae, Marantaceae, Meliaceae, Moraceae, Moringaceae, Muntigiaceae, Musaceae, Myristicaceae and Myrtaceae. This work will be of significant interest to scientists, researchers, medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, agriculturists, botanists, conservationists, lecturers, students and the general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy; common/English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agroecology; edible plant parts and uses; botany; nutritive and pharmacological properties, medicinal uses and research findings; nonedible uses; and selected references.