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47. Amaranth: Modern ProIpects for an ADelmt Crop. 1983,
81pp. Before the time of Cortez, grain amaranths were staple foods
ofthe Aztec and Inca. Today this nutritious food has a bright future.
The report also discusses vegetable amaranths. ISBN ~309-04171-6.
53. Jojoba: New Crop for Arid Landi. 1985, 102pp. In the last 10
years, the domestication of jojoba, a little-known North American
desert shrub, has been all but completed. This report describes the
plant and its promise to provide a unique vegetable oil and many
likely industrial uses. ISBN ~309-04251-8.
63. Quallty-Proteln Mabe. 1988, l3Opp. Identifies the promise of a
nutritious new form of the planet's third largest food crop. Includes
chapters on the importance of maize, malnutrition and protein quality,
experiences with quality-protein maize (QPM), QPM's potential
uses in feed and food, nutritional qualities, genetics, research needs,
and limitations. ISBN ~309-04262-3.
64. 'Jrltleale: A Promising Addition to the World'. Cereal Gram..
1988,105pp. Outlines the recent transformation oftriticale, a hybrid
of wheat and rye, into a food crop with much potential for many
marginal lands. Includes chapters on triticale's history, nutritional
quality, breedinl, agronomy, food and feed uses, research needs, and
limitations. ISBN ~309-04263-1.
67. Lost Crops of the meal. 1989, 415pp. The Andes is one of the
seven major centers of plant domestication but the world is largely
unfamiliar with its native food crops. When the Conquistadores
brought the potato to Europe, they ignored the other domesticated
Andean crops-fruits, legumes, tubers, and grains-that had been
cultivated for centuries by the Incas. This book focuses on 30 of the
-forgotten" Incan crops that show promise not only for the Andes
but for warm-temperate, subtropical, and upland tropical regions in
many parts of the world. ISBN ~309-04264-X.
69. SalIne Agriculture: Salt-Tolerant Plants for DenIoplng Comatries.
1990, 145pp. The purpose of this report is to create greater
awareness of salt-tolerant plants and the the special needs they may
fill in developing countries. Examples of the production of food,
fodder, fuel, and other products are included. Salt-tolerant plants
can use land and water unsuitable for conventional crops and can