New Crops for Food and Industry

Since plants not only provide food for man and his domestic animals but also pharmaceutical products and raw materials for industry, the development of new crops is of great importance. However, many plant species remain unexploited or are only utilized at a local level. This book provides information on the current research into the use of such crops and on their development in a commercial setting. Written by scientists from many different countries, it covers a wide variety of both temperate and tropical crops, their cultivation, marketing and development, and the socio-economic and environmental factors influencing their utilization.

List of contents

Marketing and development. Crops - regional assessments. Specific crops. Science and miscellaneous.

Summary

Examining the development of alternative crops, this volume covers topics which include genetic engineering and tissue culture techniques, and marketing potential utility of new crops.

Report

...a number of the papers are a valuable source of literature references... Journal of Plant Physiology; A book well worth shelf space in the libraries of agriculutural organisations - Plant Growth Regulation

Product details

• Assisted by: P Day (Editor), P. Day (Editor), Haq (Editor), N Haq (Editor), N. Haq (Editor), G. E. Wickens (Editor), Gerald E. Wickens (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.06.2009
• EAN: 9780412315008
• ISBN: 978-0-412-31500-8
• No. of pages: 444
• Weight: 807 g
• Illustrations: II, 444 p.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food