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Lost Crops of the Inca
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brome
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Date: September 27, 2006 09:50PM The Inca were master developers of crops plants. By growing all of their plants from seeds they ensured the diversity that made new possiblities happen. One lesson of the Inca is that many of the wild plants anywhere have great potential to produce incredible food when worked with intellegently.
There are probably a great many lost crops yet to be rediscovered in the Andes. [darwin.nap.edu] Re: Lost Crops of the Inca
Posted by:
VeganLife
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Date: September 28, 2006 01:45AM Thank you! Good info tidbit!! Re: Lost Crops of the Inca
Posted by:
jono
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Date: September 28, 2006 06:06AM ----------
Fruits "Although the Incas feasted on roots such as potatos, oca, and ulluco; grains such as quinoa and kiwicha; and legumes such as tarwi and nunas, they also had a wealth of fruits and nuts. This section describes Andean berries, capuli cherry, cherimoya, goldenberry, highland papayas, lucuma, naranjilla (lulo), pacay (ice-cream beans), passionfruits, pepino, and tamarillo (tree tomato)." -------------- [darwin.nap.edu] Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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