Sorghum

Origin, History, Technology, and Production
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-471-24237-6
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 848 Seiten, Format (B × H): 186 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 1651 g

The newest addition to the Wiley Series in Crop Science, this book is an all-in-one guide to sorghum, one of the eight major grain crops grown worldwide. While presenting information in adequate detail for scientists, it is also an invaluable reference for growers, processors, and grain merchants.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, C. Wayne

Frederiksen, Richard A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.

Contributors.

ORIGIN AND HISTORY.

Origins of Domesticated Sorghum and Its Early Diffusion to Indiaand China (C. Kimber).

Classification and Characterization of Sorghum (J. Dahlberg).

Development of Some Agricultural Industries in Several African andAsian Countries (L. House, et al.).

History of Cultivar Development in the United States: From "Memoirsof A. B. Maunder--Sorghum Breeder" (C. Smith & R.Frederiksen).

THE SORGHUM PLANT.

Physiology and Genetics of Maturity and Height (P. Morgan & S.Finlayson).

Genetics and Cytogenetics (W. Rooney).

Collection, Conversion, and Utilization of Sorghum (D. Rosenow& J. Dahlberg).

Techniques in Developing New Cultivars (W. Rooney & C.Smith).

New Horizons in Biotechnology (P. Subudhi & H. Nguyen).

PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION HAZARDS.

Sorghum Production Statistics (C. Smith).

Integrated Crop Management for Sorghum (J. Cothren, et al.).

Insect Pests of Sorghum (G. Teetes & B. Pendleton).

Diseases and Disease Management in Sorghum (R. Frederiksen).

Weeds and Their Control in Grain Sorghum (P. Stahlman & G.Wicks).

Marketing (T. Lust, et al.).

PROCESSING AND PRODUCTS.

Structure and Chemistry of the Sorghum Caryopsis (R. Waniska &L. Rooney).

Sorghum Food and Industrial Utilization (L. Rooney & R.Waniska).

Value of Sorghum and Sorghum Coproducts in Diets for Livestock (J.Hancock).

Fermentated Products: Beverages and Porridges (J. Taylor & J.Dewar).

Forages and Fodder (J. Pedersen & J. Fritz).

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

C. Wayne Smith is an associate professor and director of the Archaeological Preservation Research Laboratory - APRL. He holds the INA Faculty Fellowship. Working as a conservator, he specializes in the preservation of organic artifacts using silicone oils, resins, and other polymers. Archaeological Conservation Using Polymers, his most recent work published by Texas A&M University Press, discusses practical applications for the stabilization of organic artifacts. Since 1981, he has participated in survey and shipwreck assessment in the Great Lakes and participated as a student and research assistant in excavations at Port Royal, Jamaica. Working in conjunction with Donny L. Hamilton of Texas A&M University and Dow Corning Corporation of Midland, Michigan, he has developed and patented new conservation strategies and industrial applications. He also participates in numerous joint international research projects.

Richard A. Frederiksen is the editor of Sorghum: Origin, History, Technology, and Production, published by Wiley.