Carrots and Related Vegetable Umbelliferae
- Book Review,
by Vincent E. Rubatzky
From Book News, Inc.
The authors, vegetable crop specialists at the U. of California-Davis and U. of Wisconsin-Madison, present background information relating to the history, descriptions, production, and uses of carrots, celery, and other vegetables within the family now known as Apiaceae. Topics are arranged into eight sections: the geographic origins and world importance of umbelliferous vegetables; botany and taxonomy; plant breeding and seed production; plant growth and development; crop production; diseases, disorders, and pests; harvest and handling; and umbellifer utilization and composition.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
Book Description
This popular series for professional growers, students of horticulture, and dedicated amateurs presents the scientific principles underlying the major horticultural crops. Of particular interest to growers in North America, this volume is devoted to the vegetable Umbelliferae--carrots, celery, fennel, parsley, and parsnip. The book includes brief discussions of some lesser known vegetables, including coriander, chervil and skirret, and of related herbs, including dill, anise, caraway, and cumin.
Book Info
Considers the vegetable Umbelliferae, particularly carrots, celery, fennel, parsley and parsnips. Provides brief coverage of lesser known vegetable Umbelliferae such as coriander, chervil and skirret as well as herbs; dill, anise, caraway and cumin. Softcover. DLC: Umbelliferae.
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