- Average
- R 10 852.74
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- R 10 695.00
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- R 11 055.00
- Last change
- R 293.00
- First indexed
- 22 Sep 2026
- Retailer
- Takealot
Description
Defines nuts and discusses their economic and nutritional value. This book presents an illustrated account of each nut by species, arranged alphabetically by scientific name. It includes the family name, several colloquial names, and paragraphs on uses, folk medicine, chemistry, germplasm, distribution, ecology, cultivation, harvesting and yields.
Over one hundred of the world's most important species of nuts are systematically accounted for in this informative handbook. The text defines nuts and discusses their economic and nutritional value. For easy reference, there is an illustrated account of each nut by species, arranged alphabetically by scientific name. Each account includes the family name, several colloquial names, and paragraphs on uses, folk medicine, chemistry, germplasm, distribution, ecology, cultivation, harvesting, yields, energy, and biotic factors.
Chapters Describe:
Uses
Folk medicine
Chemistry
Germplasm
Distribution
Ecology
Cultivation
Harvesting
Yields and economics
Energy
Biotic factors