A scientific basis for improvement
Buch, Englisch, 734 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1124 g
ISBN: 978-94-010-4315-1
Verlag: Springer
Groundnuts (peanuts) are of great economic importance internationally. This book provides thorough coverage of all aspects of the crop, each chapter being written by experts in particular areas. The book will be invaluable to all those involved with the group, particularly agronomists, plant scientists and food scientists.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Forstwirtschaft, Forstwissenschaft
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
- Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie
Weitere Infos & Material
1 Groundnut production and trade.- 2 The origin and history of the groundnut.- 3 Botany — morphology and anatomy.- 4 Biosystemics and genetic resources.- 5 Reproductive biology and development.- 6 The composition and nutritive value of groundnut kernels.- 7 Mineral nutrition.- 8 Nitrogen fixation.- 9 Groundnut water relations.- 10 Diseases.- 11 Groundnut pests.- 12 Industrial utilization and processing.- 13 Mycotoxins in groundnuts, with special reference to aflatoxin.- 14 Groundnut breeding.- 15 Utilization of Arachis species as forage.- 16 The groundnut in farming systems and the rural economy — a global view.- 17 The future of the groundnut crop.
