crops

Uses simple text and photographs to explain how corn grows from seeds to stalks to vegetables.

Surveys the role of plant foods in human evolution and culture, examines the multiple origins of agriculture, discusses the movement of plants by natural dispersal and human agents, as well as their various uses, reviews the history of the industrialization of different crops, and considers the negative aspects of the cultural relationship between people and plants.

Looks at the science behind new ways of producing crops and discusses the environmental effects, including what genes are, how they are altered, and what genetically modified foods are currently produced.

Surveys the many uses of plants, including nutrition, fuel, building, gardening, and medicine.

Provides information on scientifically engineered foods, discussing how they affect a person's health, what their development has meant for the environment, and how they were created.

Describes the main crops grown in the United States, the soil composition and climate conditions necessary for their growth, the development of hybrids, and the importance of caring for the land.