SAGO - The Equatorial Swamp as a Natural Resource Proceedings of the Second International Sago Symposium, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 15-17, 1979

Recommendations.- Sagopalm Ecology in New Guinea.- Logging the Swamp for Food.- Potency of Sago as a Food-Energy Source in Indonesia.- Sago and the Food-Energy Crisis in Indonesia.- The Comparative Nutritional Roles of Sago and Cassava in Indonesia.- Sago Production in Southwest Peninsular Malaysia.- Seed Structure and Physiology in some Equatorial Palms in Relation to their Spread and Survival.- Vegetative Propagation of Palms.- Comparative Ecology of the Main Moisture-Rich Starchy Staples.- Physiology of Biomass Production in the Tropics.- Production of Lignocellulose as a Feedstock for Food and Fuel Processing.- Potential and Proposed Development of Sago in Papua New Guinea.- Glucose and Gasohol.- Cost Control Factors in Agro-Ethanol Production.- The Use of Industrial Enzymes in the Conversion of Starch.- Bioconversion of Starch into Protein.- The Role of Lactobacilli in Starch Assisted Fermentation.

List of contents

Recommendations.- Sagopalm Ecology in New Guinea.- Logging the Swamp for Food.- Potency of Sago as a Food-Energy Source in Indonesia.- Sago and the Food-Energy Crisis in Indonesia.- The Comparative Nutritional Roles of Sago and Cassava in Indonesia.- Sago Production in Southwest Peninsular Malaysia.- Seed Structure and Physiology in some Equatorial Palms in Relation to their Spread and Survival.- Vegetative Propagation of Palms.- Comparative Ecology of the Main Moisture-Rich Starchy Staples.- Physiology of Biomass Production in the Tropics.- Production of Lignocellulose as a Feedstock for Food and Fuel Processing.- Potential and Proposed Development of Sago in Papua New Guinea.- Glucose and Gasohol.- Cost Control Factors in Agro-Ethanol Production.- The Use of Industrial Enzymes in the Conversion of Starch.- Bioconversion of Starch into Protein.- The Role of Lactobacilli in Starch Assisted Fermentation.

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• Assisted by: Flach (Editor), Flach (Editor), M. Flach (Editor), R Stanton (Editor), W R Stanton (Editor), W. R. Stanton (Editor), W.R. Stanton (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.2013
• EAN: 9789400989306
• ISBN: 978-94-0-098930-6
• No. of pages: 258
• Illustrations: 258 p.
• Series: World Crops: Production, Utilization and Description; World Crops: Production, Utilization and Description
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food