Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Industrial and Food Crops

Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Industrial and Food Crops
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 749
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ISBN-10 : 9783030232658
ISBN-13 : 3030232654
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Book Synopsis Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Industrial and Food Crops by : Jameel M. Al-Khayri

Download or read book Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Industrial and Food Crops written by Jameel M. Al-Khayri and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 749 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding, in individual crops, for the production of new crop varieties under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors to achieve sustainable agricultural production, enhanced food security, in addition to providing raw materials for innovative industrial products and pharmaceuticals. This is Vol 6, subtitled Industrial and Food Crops, which consists of two parts. Included in Part I are 11 industrial plant species utilized as sources of raw materials for the production of industrial products including pulp and wood crops (acacia), fiber (cotton, jute and ramie), rubber (guayule and rubber tree), oil (jojoba and flax), biofuels and pharmaceutical (agave) and sugar source (sugarcane). Part II covers 7 food plants selected for their utilization in food industries for the production of chocolate (cacao), cooking oil (oil palm, safflower, sesame and sunflower) and natural flavors and aroma (saffron and vanilla). This volume is contributed by 60 internationally reputable scientists from 14 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience.


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