Gupta What's New About Crop Plants

Novel Discoveries of the 21st Century
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4398-5604-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 649 Seiten

Until recently, breeding efforts in mass produced food crops centered on high yield production, yet sacrificed flavor, taste, and other qualities. Now, more emphasis is being placed on the enhancement of nutritional and medicinal properties as well as from an environmental impact and sustainability standpoint. This volume looks at the use of crops for a myriad of purposes, including the prevention and/or mitigation of various diseases, vaccine and antigen production, biofuel production, and the suppression of weeds.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gupta, U. S.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Qualitative Improvement of Crop Plants
CEREALS
Rice
Wheat
Barley
Oat
Rye
MILLETS
Maize
Sorghum
CARBOHYDRATE RICH TUBERS
Potato
Sweet Potato
Cassava
GRAIN LEGUMES
Phaseolus
Vigna Species
Broad Bean
Chickpea
VEGETABLE CROPS
Tomato
Brassica Vegetables
Cucurbita Vegetables
Spinach
Onion
OILSEED CROPS
Soybean
Peanut
Oilseed Brassicas
Sunflower
Sugarcane
Cotton
Tobacco