Cultivated vegetables of the world : : a multilingual onomasticon / / Stanley J. Kays.

• Author: Kays, Stanley J.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed. 2011.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (822 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Vegetables make up a major portion of the diet of humans and are critical for good health. With the world population predicted to reach 9 billion people by 2050, they will play an increasingly important role in food availability. The purpose of this book is to facilitate accuracy in communication am...

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Common names of the cultivated vegetable crops of the world listed by division, family, genus and species
• 2. Common names of the cultivated vegetable crops of the world listed alphabetically
• 3. Latin binomials and synonyms
• 4a. Edible plant part utilized listed by English common name
• 4b. Edible part utilized listed by abbreviated scientific name
• 5a. Method of preparation listed by English common name
• 5b. Method of preparation listed by abbreviated scientific name
• 6. Language critiques
• 7. Language synonyms
• 8. Dialects
• References
• Appendix I. Appendix II.