The Groundnut Crop

A scientific basis for improvement

J. Smartt (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

734 Seiten

2013 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-010-4315-1 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

...provides a solid reference on this most important crop and should be of great use to all those involved with its cultivation and production, including agronomists, plant scientists, food scientists and technologists - African Farming; ...reference source for all those involved with the crop, including agronomists, plant scientists, food scientists and technologists. - Spore

Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 734 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	94-010-4315-9 / 9401043159
ISBN-13	978-94-010-4315-1 / 9789401043151
Zustand	Neuware