Growing Food: A Guide to Food Production

INDEX

ACCS 103
Acid/alkaline soil/pH index 20–23
Adventitious roots/buds 6, 41
Aflatoxins 166, 167, 190
Agropyron repens Couch grass 36, 41,
88
Alfalfa (Lucerne) 21, 26, 56, 64, 69,
70, 73
Alley cropping 68–69
Alliaceae/Liliaceae (Allium or onion
family) 221, 234
Amaranth spp. 268–270
Angiosperms 37
Annual plants 36 , 42, 64, 72, 89, 106
Anthelmintic/Vermifuge 229
Anu (Mashua, Cubio, Quecha)
Tropaeolum tuberosum 204
Aphids 78–79
Apogamy/Apomixis 2, 3, 129
Araceae (Aroid or arum family) 215,
221
Arid regions 8
Asteraceae[Compositae] (Daisy
sunflower family) 196, 201, 204,
221 , 215
Athiaminosis 132
Autogamy 2
Auxin 2, 41
AvocadoPersea americana244–247

Bacteria 87
Bambara Groundnut (Jugo Bean)
Voandzeia subterranea 271–273
BananaMusa spp. 247–253
BarleyHordeum vulgare107–110
Beriberi 132–133
Berseem 17, 130
Biennial plants 36 , 133, 222, 226, 234
Biennial bearing habit 64, 246, 259
Birch Effect/Nitrogen Flush 33
Bolter plants 36 , 226, 234–237, 269
Bordeaux Mixture 86 , 154, 210, 236,
242, 251

Brassicas—seeCruciferae

Break crops 61–62, 65, 66, 154

Broad Bean/Horse Bean/Field Bean

Vicia faba 152–155

BroccoliBrassica oleraceae 222, 297

BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum

110–112

Buffalo Gourd Cucurbita foetidissima

189,273–274

Bulb 1, 41 , 235

Bund 10, 95

CabbageBrassica oleracea222–225

Calcium 22, 26, 30, 96, 106, 124, 126,

142, 223, 254, 285

Capillarity 95

Capsicum (pepper) species 237–239

Carbon assimilation 39

Carbon dioxide—CO 2 9, 13, 39, 144

CarrotDaucus carota225–228

Cassava/ManiocManihot esculenta

205–208

CastorRicinus communis190–192

Catch crops 10, 62 , 112, 119, 122, 142,

188, 209, 282, 284

Cation exchange capacity (CEC) 18

Cauliflower 222, 298

Celiac Disease 142

Cereal crops 105–149

Chayote/ChoyoteSechium edule 221,

228, 229 , 298

Chenopodiaceae (Beet family) 28, 37,

106, 221 , 269

Chickling Pea/Vetch/Grass Pea

Lathryus sativus186–188

ChickpeaCicer arietinum 155–158

Chlorophyll 26, 27, 39, 40, 84

Chufa (Tiger Nut) Cyperus esculentus

204

Boron 23, 24, 27, 28, 56, 96, 168, 184,

214, 256

Botanical Classification/Taxonomy 36,

288–309

327