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100 1 _aThiéry de Menonville, Nicolas-Joseph,
_d1739-1780
245 1 0 _aMemoria sobre a cultura da Urumbeba e sobre criação da Cochonilha
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-06-26
508 _aProduced by Rita Farinha, Alberto Manuel Brandão Simões and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal).)
520 _a"Memoria sobre a cultura da Urumbeba e sobre criação da Cochonilha" by M. Thiery de Menonville is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. The book discusses the cultivation of the Urumbeba plant, a type of cactus significant in the production of Cochonilha, an insect whose dye extract was valuable for trade. It highlights agricultural techniques and observations aimed at improving the economic output of this natural resource in the colonies. The text details the journey and research conducted by Menonville in Mexico, where he studied the Cochonilha and its habitat, the Urumbeba. He describes the challenges faced in transporting the delicate insects and plants, as well as the nuances of their care and cultivation. Furthermore, the book compares different species of Cochonilha and their respective qualities, emphasizing the economic potential of establishing Urumbebals (plantations of Urumbeba) in regions with sandy soil unsuitable for other crops. Menonville's meticulous observations aim to revive and enhance local agricultural practices to leverage the lucrative market for Cochonilha dye, asserting its importance for commerce in Europe and beyond. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCactus
653 _aNopalea cochinellifera
700 1 _aBerthollet, Claude-Louis,
_d1748-1822
700 1 _aVelloso, José Mariano da Conceição,
_d1742-1811
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40093
999 _c80932
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