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Category : Acacia
Languages : en
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Seed Collections of Acacias from the Seasonally-dry Tropics of Northern Territory and Western Australia, October 1997
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Languages : en
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Australian Dry-zone Acacias for Human Food
Author: APN House
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 064310240X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 166
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Australia's unique and diverse woody flora has become socially, economically and environmentally important in many other countries. The seed of some Acacia species showing promise in planting programs in semi-arid areas has been a part of the traditional diet of Australia's Aboriginal people. The dry seed may be ground to flour, mixed with water and eaten as a paste or baked to form a cake. Forest tree breeding has focussed on wood production, selecting taller, faster-growing varieties. The same principles of selection and improvement can be applied to improve seed yields and nutritional properties of shrubs. The selection criteria would include seed characters such as taste, seed coat thickness and nutritive value to maximize their food value. The book looks at the possibility of building upon the traditional knowledge of Aboriginal Australians, using modern scientific methods, for the benefit of people in the world's dry areas. Australian Dry-zone Acacias for Human Food documents the proceedings of a workshop held at Glen Helen, Northern Territory, Australia. The purpose of the meeting was to examine the idea of developing the food value of the seed of Australia's dry-zone acacias. This book covers a summary of the workshop conlcusions, the invited papers, and recommendations of the working groups.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 064310240X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Australia's unique and diverse woody flora has become socially, economically and environmentally important in many other countries. The seed of some Acacia species showing promise in planting programs in semi-arid areas has been a part of the traditional diet of Australia's Aboriginal people. The dry seed may be ground to flour, mixed with water and eaten as a paste or baked to form a cake. Forest tree breeding has focussed on wood production, selecting taller, faster-growing varieties. The same principles of selection and improvement can be applied to improve seed yields and nutritional properties of shrubs. The selection criteria would include seed characters such as taste, seed coat thickness and nutritive value to maximize their food value. The book looks at the possibility of building upon the traditional knowledge of Aboriginal Australians, using modern scientific methods, for the benefit of people in the world's dry areas. Australian Dry-zone Acacias for Human Food documents the proceedings of a workshop held at Glen Helen, Northern Territory, Australia. The purpose of the meeting was to examine the idea of developing the food value of the seed of Australia's dry-zone acacias. This book covers a summary of the workshop conlcusions, the invited papers, and recommendations of the working groups.
Collections of Acacias with Human Food Potential from the Tropical Dry Zone of Northern Territory
Author: Maurice William McDonald
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Category : Acacia
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Category : Acacia
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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A Key to Useful Australian Acacias for the Seasonally Dry Tropics
Author: Bruce Roger Maslin
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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A key to useful Australian acacias for the seasonally dry tropics provides a guide to widely planted Australian tropical Acacia species. The key includes a wealth of pictorial information and guides to related species and hybrids. It provides a concise key to the most likely Australian species to be encountered in the tropics and fills a gap in the resources currently available to field foresters in the tropics.
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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A key to useful Australian acacias for the seasonally dry tropics provides a guide to widely planted Australian tropical Acacia species. The key includes a wealth of pictorial information and guides to related species and hybrids. It provides a concise key to the most likely Australian species to be encountered in the tropics and fills a gap in the resources currently available to field foresters in the tropics.
1987 Seed Collections of Acacia Auriculiformis from Natural Populations in Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia
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Category : Acacia
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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Category : Acacia
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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A Manual of Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Australia, South-east Asia and India
Author: Kenneth M. Old
Publisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 9798764447
Category : Acacia
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Publisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 9798764447
Category : Acacia
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Recent Developments in Acacia Planting
Author: John W. Turnbull
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Category : Acacia
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Category : Acacia
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Edible Wattle Seeds of Southern Australia
Author: BR Maslin
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643102531
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
This book identifies 47 Acacia species which have potential for cultivation in the southern semi-arid region of Australia as a source of seed for human consumption. Eighteen species are regarded as having the greatest potential. Botanical profiles are provided for these species, together with information on the natural distribution, ecology, phenology, growth characteristics and seed attributes. Two species, Acacia victoriae and Acacia murrayana, appear particularly promising as the seeds of both these have good nutritional characteristics and were commonly used as food by Aborigines. Acacia victoriae is currently the most important wattle used in the Australian bushfood industry. This book is a useful reference for the bush food industry.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643102531
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
This book identifies 47 Acacia species which have potential for cultivation in the southern semi-arid region of Australia as a source of seed for human consumption. Eighteen species are regarded as having the greatest potential. Botanical profiles are provided for these species, together with information on the natural distribution, ecology, phenology, growth characteristics and seed attributes. Two species, Acacia victoriae and Acacia murrayana, appear particularly promising as the seeds of both these have good nutritional characteristics and were commonly used as food by Aborigines. Acacia victoriae is currently the most important wattle used in the Australian bushfood industry. This book is a useful reference for the bush food industry.
Acacia Auriculiformis
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Publisher: Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Publisher: Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Acacias of Australia
Author: Marion H. Simmons
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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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