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 Free Download Islas: A Celebration of Tropical Cooking-125 Recipes from the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Ocean Islands by Von Diaz English | March 12th, 2024 | ISBN: 1797215248 | 304 pages | True EPUB/PDF | 136.87 MB An intimate reflection on tropical island cooking's bold flavors and big stories, with 125 recipes, from celebrated food writer Von Diaz.  Free Download Elizabeth V. Reyes, "25 Tropical Houses in the Philippines" English | 2006 | pages: 208 | ISBN: 0794603157 | EPUB | 49,3 mb 25 Tropical Houses of the Philippines features top Filipino architects and designers with ideas that are stylish, contemporary, and show twenty-first century savvy.  Free Download Robert E. Paull, "Tropical Fruits Ed 2" English | ISBN: 1845937899 | 2012 | 384 pages | PDF | 7 MB Volume 2 of this revised edition of Tropical Fruits examines the more specialist tropical fruits such as guava, durian, mangosteen, passion fruits and palm fruits. With growing interest in the cultivation, production, study, sales and marketability of these specialist fruits, this is a timely and informative book. Topics like botany, soil and climate requirements, cultivar development, world production and harvesting and postharvest handling are covered in-depth for each crop. This practical and accessible book is an ideal text for horticulture academics, researchers, extension workers, students, breeders, growers and policy makers.
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