Seeds Handbook

Processing And Storage

Buch | Hardcover

640 Seiten

1997
Marcel Dekker Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8247-0042-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Offers a presentation of advances in seed science and technology. The text covers the areas from biology, biotechnology and production techniques to up-to-date advances in genetic and physiological control, processing and storage. It also discusses techniques for the production of synthetic seeds, loss-reduction biotechnologies and developments in the seed production industry.

Inhalt

Part 1 Seed biology: seed morphology and development; seed dormancy; seed germination; seed viability and longevity; synthetic seed biotechnology; loss reduction and biotechnology of seeds. Part 2 Seed production: basic principles of seed production; cereal crops; pulse crops; oilseed crops; vegetable crops; flowers and ornamental crops; sugar and fibre crops; grasses and forest legumes. Part 3 Seed processing and storage technology: drying, cleaning and upgrading; seed treatment; seed packaging and handling; seed transportation and storage; seed testing; seed certification and legislation; the seed-production industry; future challenges and research needs.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.6.1997
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 178 x 254 mm
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-10: 0-8247-0042-2 / 0824700422
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8247-0042-3 / 9780824700423
• Zustand: Neuware