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• Preface to the second edition
• Preface to the first edition
• World population and crop production
• Plant structure
• Liliaceae
• Poaceae
• Apiaceae
• Asteraceae
• Brassicaceae
• Cannabinaceae
• Chenopodiaceae
• Curcurbitaceae
• Fabaceae
• Lamiaceae
• Linaceae
• Malvaceae
• Papaveraceae
• Solanaceae
• Physiological basis of yield
• Index of specific names
• Subject index.
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The future of mankind depends on ever-increasing agricultural production to provide food, fibre, fuel and other essential commodities. This can only be achieved through a sound knowledge of the plants which feature prominently in agriculture. This book describes these plants in detail, together with the products which are obtained from them. The opening chapter on world population and food supply is followed by a general introduction to plant structure. The major part of the book then considers economically important field crops and pasture plants of temperate and subtropical regions on a family-by-family basis. Fruit crops, flowers and trees are not considered. The book concludes with a discussion of physiological principles of crop growth and yield. This is an introductory text, suitable for the teaching of agricultural botany to undergraduate students, and is intended to bridge the gap between classical botany and agronomy.
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• Marketing and development. Crops - regional assessments. Specific crops. Science and miscellaneous.
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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.
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• Chapter 1 Potential of genetic and genomic resources for genetic improvement of food crops.-
• Chapter 2 Untapped genetic diversity of wild relatives for crop improvement.-
• Chapter 3 Molecular approaches for harvesting natural diversity for crop improvement.-
• Chapter 4 Omics and plant genetic resources: Towards mining potential genes.-
• Chapter 5 Genetic and genomic resources and their exploitation for unlocking genetic potential from the wild relatives.-
• Chapter 6 Role of gene banks in maintaining crop genetic resources.-
• Chapter 7 Exploring genetic resources for identification of potential novel genes for crop improvement.-
• Chapter 8 Next-generation sequencing technologies and their implications for efficiently utilization of genetic resources.-
• Chapter 9 Comparative genomics for exploring new genes and traits for crop improvement.-
• Chapter 10 Potential of wild species in the scenario of climate change.-
• Chapter 11 Role of wild relatives for development of climate-resilient varieties.-
• Chapter 12 Strategies for conservation of genetic resources.-
• Chapter 13 Crop landraces: Present threats and opportunities for conservation.-
• Chapter 14 Future threats and opportunities facing crop wild relatives and landrace diversity.
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This book describes how the latest genomic resources techniques can be efficiently used in plant breeding programmes to achieve food security in the future. It also shares insights on how to utilize the untapped and unexplored genetic diversity of wild species, wild relatives and landraces for crop improvement. Moreover, the book offers an impressive array of balanced analyses, fresh ideas and perspectives, and thoughtful and realistic proposals regarding the sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources with modern biotechnological techniques. The first book to address the importance of plant genetics and genomic resources for food security, it brings together a group of plant breeders and biotechnologists to investigate the use of genomic resources techniques in plant breeding programmes. Providing essential information on the efficient utilization of genomic resources in precision breeding, it offers a valuable asset for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers and professionals engaged in related fields.
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• Introduction. General Principles. Experimental Approaches and Quantitative Methods. Crop Physiological Responses to Light, Photosynthesis, and Respiration. Crop Physiological Responses to Temperature and Climatic Zones. Crop Developmental Responses to Temperature, Photoperiod, and Light Quality. Radiation and Energy Balances and Predicting Crop Water Use and Temperature. Crop Transpiration and Water Relations. Crop Adaptation to Water-Limited Environments. Hydrologic Budget of Cropping Systems, Irrigation, and Climatic Zones. Crop Responses to Flooding, Salinity, and other Limiting Soil Conditions. Interaction of Crop Responses to Pests and Abiotic Factors. Consideration of Crop Responses to Environment in Plant Breeding.
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Following in the tradition of its predecessor, Crop Responses to Environment, this fully updated and more comprehensive second edition describes aspects of crop responses to environment that are particularly relevant to the development of improved crop cultivars and management methods on a global scale. It includes an extensive discussion of the difficulties in developing agricultural systems that accommodate increasing human needs for agricultural products during the twenty-first century in a sustainable manner. The book features new sections on adaptation to global climate change including adapting to global warming, elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, and increased flooding and salinity through plant breeding and changes in crop management. Warming effects include stressful effects of heat on pollen development and reduced winter chilling effects on fruit and nut trees. The book examines principles, theories, mathematical models, and experimental observations concerning plant responses to environment that are relevant to the development of improved crop cultivars and management methods. It illustrates the importance of considering emergent plant properties as well as reductionist approaches to understanding plant function and adaptation. Plant physiological and developmental responses to light and temperature, and plant water relations are considered in detail. Dr. Hall also describes climatic zone definitions based on temperature, rainfall, and evaporative demand in relation to plant adaptation and the prediction of crop water use. Irrigation management and crop responses to salinity, flooding and toxic levels of boron and aluminum are considered. Crop responses to pests and diseases as they interact with crop responses to physical and chemical aspects of the environment are examined. The book concludes with analyses illustrating the relevance of crop responses to environment to plant breeding.
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Production of food fibre and fuel is vital for humanity, and as the world population continues to rise, demands on these resources is ever increasing. In a context of growing worldwide concern about sustainability and environmental impacts of cropland, grassland and forestry practices, this textbook provides an introduction to the processes that define the ecology and environment of plant production. Core principles are examined such as soil-plant relationships, genetic manipulation and diversity, yield and water requirements, as well as physical factors such as solar radiation, temperature and weather. The book is fully updated with new chapters on climate change and biofuels.
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• INTRODUCTION GENERAL PRINCIPLES Complete Understanding Requires Information from Several Levels of Biological Organization Separating Causes and Effects Can Be Difficult Limiting Factors, Synergisms, and Source/Sink Effects Optimization and Efficiency Genetic and Environmental Influences on Plants EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS Value of Experimental Studies in Different Fields or Seasons Having Contrasting Environments Value of Experimental Studies in Controlled Environments Value of Experimental Studies with Different Environments Imposed in the Same Field Quantitative Methods CROP PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO LIGHT, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND RESPIRATION Photosynthesis and Productivity Photosynthesis and Adaptation Mitochondrial Respiration Photorespiration Growth Analysis CROP PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO TEMPERATURE AND CLIMATIC ZONES Seed Germination, Storage, and Dormancy Resumption of Active Growth by Perennials Vegetative Growth Reproductive Development Climactic Zones Comparison Method for Determining Where Crops Can Be Grown CROP DEVELOPMENTAL RESPONSES TO TEMPERATURE, PHOTOPERIOD, AND LIGHT QUALITY Heat-Unit Systems for Predicting Plant Development Chilling Requirements of Plants Plant Developmental Responses to Photoperiod Light Quality Effects on Plant Development RADIATION AND ENERGY BALANCES, AND PREDICTING CROP WATER USE AND TEMPERATURE Solar Radiation at the Surface of the Earth Types of Radiation in the Earth's Environment and Optical Qualities of Plants Radiation and Energy Balances Predicting Crop Water Use Predicting Temperature Differences between Crop Canopy and Air CROP TRANSPIRATION AND WATER RELATIONS Transpiration Stomatal Responses to Environment Optimal Stomatal Function Adaptive Significance of Plant Differences in the Level of Daily Water Use Adaptive Significance of Plant Differences in Transpiration Efficiency Liquid Water Transport form Soil to Leaves Components of Total Water Potential Flow of Water from Root to Shoot Crop Water Relations CROP ADAPTATION TO WATER-LIMITED ENVIRONMENTS Crop Species Differences in Drought Resistance Mechanisms of Drought Resistance HYDROLOGICAL BUDGET OF CROPPING SYSTEMS, IRRIGATION, AND CLIMATIC ZONES Irrigation Management Climactic Zone definition based on Water CROP RESPONSES TO SALINITY AND OTHER LIMITING SOIL CONDITIONS Plant Responses to Extremes of Soil Texture and High Soil Bulk Density Salinity Tolerance Tolerance to High Boron Tolerance to High Aluminum INTERACTION OF CROP RESPONSES TO PESTS AND ABIOTIC FACTORS Crop Phonology and the Escape or Aggravation of Pest Problems Crop Resistance to Pests CONSIDERATION OF CROP RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENT IN PLANT BREEDING Defining Crop Ideotype Traits Testing the Value of Crop Ideotype Traits Perspectives for Future Use of Crop Ideotypes in Plant Breeding REFERENCES.
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Crop Responses to Environment discusses the principles, theories, and experimental observations concerning plant responses to environment that are particularly relevant to developing improved crop cultivars and management methods. The book illustrates the importance of considering emergent plant properties as well as reductionist approaches to understanding plant function and adaptation.Dr. Hall explains many practical applications to plant breeding, agronomy, and horticulture. He examines plant physiological and developmental responses to light and temperature as well as plant water-relations. He also describes climatic zone definitions based on temperature, rainfall, and evaporative demand in relation to plant adaptation and the prediction of crop water use. Irrigation management and crop responses to salinity and toxic levels of boron and aluminum are considered.Numerous figures and tables illustrate the climates of major agricultural zones, giving a thorough knowledge of which crop species and production systems are effective in different climates. The book concludes with an analysis illustrating the relevance of crop responses to environment to plant breeding. The practical examples in this book, some of them pulled from Dr. Hall's research, show your students the principles provided by Crop Response to Environment can be used in developing improved crop production systems.
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• Human population, plant production and environmental issues. Section 1 Plant production: ecological perspective in plant production
• diversity and genetics in the development of crop species
• development of agricultural ecosystems
• environmental limits to plant production
• soil and plant production. Section 2 Plant environment: water
• radiant energy
• temperature
• weather and climate
• carbon dioxide and other atmospheric gases.
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The production of food, fibre and fuel have throughout history been the most important challenges to humanity. The increase in the world population and the rising living standards in the 20th century have increased the demands on these resources to unprecedented levels. Consequently, there is now worldwide concern over sustainability and environmental effects of the management practices of modern cropland, grassland, forestry and other plant production systems. This is a textbook which should enable students with a broad range of backgrounds an interest to gain a basic scientific understanding of the processes which define the ecology and environment of plant production. The introduction considers the global issues and the remainder is divided into two sections. The first considers the relationship between plant production and the environment and examines ecological principles, the importance of genetic manipulation and diversity, historical development of agricultural ecosystems and increasing yield, biophysical limits of productivity, the soil-plant relationship and water requirements. The second section considers the physical environment that influences plant production and examines the effects of solar radiation, temperature, weather, and atmospheric gases. This book is aimed at students of agronomy, plant science, ecology and environmental biology and for others with an interest in the sustainability of plant production and its associated environmental considerations.
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• Kiwifruit
• sisal
• amaranths
• cashew
• pistachio
• kapok
• pineapple
• tea
• hemp
• hop
• beets
• quinoa
• safflower
• sunflower
• lettuce
• sweet potato
• turnip
• swede
• cabbage
• mustards
• radish
• cucumber, melons and watermelons
• squash, pumpkins
• minor curcubits
• yams
• blueberry, cranberry
• rubber
• cassava
• oats
• finger millet
• barley
• rice
• pearl millet
• sugar cane
• rye
• foxtail millet
• sorghum
• triticale
• wheats
• maize
• minor cereals
• temperate, tropical and sub-tropical grasses
• andropogonea
• chloridoideae
• paniceae
• currants
• avocado
• groundnut
• pigeon pea
• centrosema
• chickpea
• soybean
• grasspea
• lentil
• lencaena
• lupins
• alfalfa
• beans
• pea
• winged bean
• stylosanthes
• clovers
• faba bean
• narbon bean
• grams
• cowpea
• temperate forage legumes
• onion
• okra
• cottons
• fig
• bananas
• clove
• olive
• pejibaye
• coconut
• oil palm
• date
• sesame
• pepper
• buckwheat
• strawberry
• apple, pear
• plum, cherry
• blackberry, raspberry
• quinine
• coffees
• citrus
• peppers
• tomato
• tobacco
• egg plant
• potato
• cacao
• jute
• carrot
• minor umbellifer crops
• grape
• herb spices
• tree spices
• timber trees.
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This is the second edition of a work first published in 1976. It has received excellent reviews. In the seventeen years since it appeared, new techniques have been developed and applied to the subject which has developed enormously. It has not been easy to cover this explosion of information and still keep the size of the volume within reason.
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This book provides coverage of the world's major economically significant crop plants and a critical resume of important research findings. Each chapter gives cytotaxonomic background, early history, recent history and future prospects of an individual crop or species. The chapters have a standard format to allow easy comparison between species, and includes detailed examination of: cytotaxonomic background, early history, recent history and future prospects. A major theme of this edition is biodiversity, which is currently attracting a great deal of international interest. In addition, it considers the rapid advances made in the field, along with new molecular techniques that have provided major advances in knowledge. The book is suitable for plant breeders, pathologists, entomologists and students of agriculture and crop evolution.
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Contemporary agriculture confronts the challenge of increasing demand in terms of quantitative and qualitative production targets. These targets have to be achieved against the background of soil and water scarcity, world-wide and regional shifts in the patterns of land use driven by both climate change and the need to develop crop-based sources of energy, and the environmental and social aspects of agricultural sustainability. Hence, this book compiles a multi-authored perspective on the ways in which crop physiology could be integrated with other disciplines. With a focus on genetic improvement and agronomy, this book addresses the challenges of environmentally sound production of bulk and quality food, fodder, fibre and energy which will be faced over the next decade. It provides a view of crop physiology as an active source of methods, theories, ideas and tools for application in genetic improvement and agronomy. Written by leading scientists from around the world with publication records of demonstrable influence and impact, it combines environment-specific cropping systems and general principles of crop science to appeal to advanced students, and scientists in agriculture-related disciplines, from molecular sciences to natural resources management.
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• Postharvest Technology Experimentation: Solutions to Common ProblemsJohn Golding and Lorraine SpohrRecent Research on Calcium and Postharvest BehaviorBabak Madani and Charles F. ForneyNondestructive Assessment of Fruit QualityKerry WalshBiological Control of Postharvest DiseasesGiuseppe Lima, Simona Marianna Sanzani, Filippo De Curtis, and Antonio IppolitoPhysical and Chemical Control of Postharvest DiseasesAlice Spadoni, Fiorella Neri, and Marta MariAdvances in the Use of 1-MCPChris B. WatkinsAdvances in Edible CoatingsMaria Serrano, Domingo Martinez-Romero, Pedro J. Zapata, Fabian Guillen, Juan M. Valverde, Huertas M. Diaz-Mula, Salvador Castillo, and Daniel ValeroLow Ethylene Technology in Nonoptimal Storage TemperaturesRonald B.H. WillsPotential of Nitric Oxide as a Postharvest TechnologyRonald B. H. WillsMethyl Jasmonate in PostharvestAhmad Sattar Khan, Zora Singh, and Sajid AliPostharvest Oxidative Stress in Fresh FruitsSukhvinder Pal SinghAdvances in Postharvest Maintenance of Flavor and PhytochemicalsJun SongMetabolomic Tools for Postharvest Quality and Safety of Fresh ProduceSukhvinder Pal SinghRecent Developments in Proteomic Analysis of FruitsJun SongOrganic Postharvest TechnologyApiradee Uthairatanakij and Pongphen JitareeratModeling in Postharvest HorticultureMaarten L.A.T.M. Hertog and Bart M. Nicolai.
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Advances in Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Technology examines how changes in community attitudes and associated pressures on industry are demanding changes in the way technology is used to minimize postharvest loss and maintain product quality. In particular, the book discusses important drivers for change, including: Using more natural chemicals or physical treatments to replace synthetic chemicalsIncreasing the efficiency of older, more traditional methods in combination with newer biocontrol treatmentsLeveraging a range of biomolecular research tools or "omics" to efficiently gather and assess mass information at molecular, enzymic, and genetic levelsUsing modelling systems to identify key changes and control points for better targeting of new treatments and solutions to postharvest problems The postharvest handling of fresh fruits and vegetables plays a critical role in facilitating a continuous supply of high-quality fresh produce to the consumer. Many new technologies developed and refined in recent years continue to make possible an ever-expanding supply of fresh products. This volume examines a range of recently developed technologies and systems that will help the horticulture industry to become more environmentally sustainable and economically competitive, and to minimize postharvest quality loss and generate products that are appealing and acceptable to consumers.
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• Preface Factors Affecting the Quality of Fruits and Vegetables: Recent Understandings
• Kalyan Barman, Md. Shamsher Ahmad, and Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui Advances in Non-Destructive Quality Measurement of Fruits and Vegetables
• K. Prasad Advances in Conventional Breeding Approaches for Postharvest Quality Improvement of Fruits
• Amit Kumar Khokher Advances in Conventional Breeding Approaches for Post-Harvest Quality Improvement in Vegetables
• Shirin Akhtar Advances in Storage of Fruits and Vegetables for Quality Maintenance
• G. R. Velderrain Rodriguez, M. L. Salmeron-Ruiz, G.a. Gonzalez Aguilar, Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui, and J. F. Ayala Zavala Active and Smart Packaging Film for Food and Postharvest Treatment
• Ida Idayu Muhamad, Eraricar Salleh, Nozieana Khairudin, Mohd Harfiz Salehudin, and Norsuhada Abdul Karim Advances in Postharvest Diseases Management in Fruits
• Eva Arrebola Integrated Postharvest Pest Management in Fruits and Vegetables
• Tamoghna Saha, Nithya C, and S. N. Ray Flower Senescence
• Donal Bhattacharjee, Pran Krishnathakur, Jeebit Singh, and R. S. Dhua Postharvest Management of Fresh Cut Flowers
• Vigya Mishra and Shailendra K. Dwivedi Postharvest Management of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
• S. Das, S. Sultana, and A. B. Sharangi PostHarvest Management of Spice Crops
• S. Sultana, S. Das, and A. B. Sharangi Biotechnological Approaches to Improve Postharvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables
• Bishun Deo Prasad, Sangita Sahni, and Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui Advances in Postharvest Disease Control in Vegetables
• Md. Arshad Anwer Index.
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The ultimate goal of crop production is to provide quality produce to consumers at reasonable rates. Most fresh produce is highly perishable, and postharvest losses are significant under the present methods of management in many countries. However, significant achievements have been made during the last few years to curtail postharvest losses in fresh produce and to ensure food security and safety as well. These include advancements in breeding horticultural crops for quality improvement; postharvest physiology; postharvest pathology and entomology; postharvest management of fruits, vegetables, and flowers; nondestructive technologies to assess produce quality; minimal processing of fruits and vegetables; as well as innovations in packaging and storage technology of fresh produce. This new book, Postharvest Biology and Technology of Horticultural Crops: Principles and Practices for Quality Maintenance, describes the above-mentioned advancements in postharvest quality improvement of fresh horticultural produce. This book will be a standard reference work for postharvest management for the fresh produce industry. It presents important new advances that will extend the shelf life of fresh produce by retaining its safety and nutritional or sensory quality. The book covers a multitude of topics, particularly advances in: * Conventional breeding approaches for fruits and vegetables * Storage of fruits and vegetables * Postharvest treatment and smart packaging * Management of pests and other postharvest diseases * Postharvest management of fresh-cut flowers * Management of medicinal and aromatic plants during postharvest * Biotechnological methods for postharvest management.
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• Introduction
• Agrobacterium: Genetic Engineer in Nature
• Direct Delivery of DNA for Transformation
• Engineering for Herbicide Resistance
• Engineering Resistance to Pests and Pathogens
• Engineering for Stress Tolerance
• Engineering of Primary and Secondary Metabolism
• Molecular Farming
• Engineering of Plant Development and Differentiation
• Gene Silencing: From Bane to Boon
• Index.
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Transgene technology since its inception, about two decades ago, has progressed rapidly providing platform for discovery, product design and novel plants which are improved source of food, feed, chemicals and drugs. This knowledge is changing rapidly by which plants develop their architecture to survive, abiotic and biotic stress, and become resistant to herbicides, pests and pathogens. Also the scene is set for a change from traditional farming to molecular farming. Moreover, gene silencing from a bane has turned out to be a boon, opening new vistas in genetic engineering of crop plants. In this book one can find an up-to-date account of aims and achievements of genetic engineering of crop plants. This book will be useful for the undergraduate students of Botany, Biotechnology and Agriculture.
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• Contributors. Foreword by Professor Chris Haines. Preface. 1. Post-Harvest Systems in Agriculture (F. Goletti and E. Samman). 2. Biology of Plant Commodities (D. Rees and L. Hammond). 3. Physical Factors in Post-Harvest Quality (A.D. Devereau). 4. Biological Factors in Post-Harvest Quality (G. Farrell). 5. Technology and Management of Storage (R.A. Boxall). 6. Pest Management (P. Golob). 7. Remedial Treatments in Pest Management (R.W.D. Taylor and P. Golob). 8. Food Processing and Preservation (A.A. Swetman). 9. Food Systems (P.S. Hindmarsh). 10. Applied Research and Dissemination (H.C. Coote and N.K. Marsland). 11. Trade and International Agreements (P. Greenhalgh and J.A. Conway). Glossary.
• Appendix 1: Some Important Post-Harvest Pests.
• Appendix 2: Some Important Post-Harvest Pathogens.
• Appendix 3: Some Important Post-Harvest Concern. Index.
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• Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements.
• 1. Rice.
• 2. Maize.
• 3. Wheat.
• 4. Malting Barley: Europe.
• 5. Sorghum.
• 6. Common Beans: Latin America.
• 7. Cowpea: United States of America.
• 8. Miscellaneous Oilseeds.
• 9. Peanuts.
• 10. Copra: The Philippines.
• 11. Coffee.
• 12. Cocoa: West Africa (Ghana).
• 13. Dried Fruit and Nuts: United States of America.
• 14. Cured Fish. Index.
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• Volume
• 3. Perishables. Fruit. Vegetables. Root and tuber crops. Miscellaneous. Glossary. References. Index.
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Durable commodities are the raw products from which food can be made and are the staples on which most humans rely; with but a few exceptions they are the seeds of plants. Volume 1 of this ground-breaking book series (details below) explains how crops should be dried, handled, protected from pests and stored by smaller holders or large-scale enterprises. This second volume presents a series of case studies on how durable crops are actually stored and marketed. The compilation of this three-volume work has been supported and is endorsed by the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich, U.K. The editors of this comprehensive and thorough book are well known and respected in the world of post-harvest science and technology. They have drawn together 36 expert contributors from Europe, North America, Asia, Australasia, South America and Africa to provide a huge wealth of information on major world crops including rice, maize, wheat, barley, sorghum, beans, cowpea, oilseeds, peanuts, copra, coffee, cocoa, dried fruit and nuts, and dried fish. Crop Post Harvest, Volume 2 is an essential purchase for cereal technologists, food scientists and technologists, agricultural scientists, entomologists, post-harvest crop protection specialists and consultants, commercial growers, shippers and warehousing operatives, and personnel of packaging companies. Researchers and upper-level students in food science, food technology, post-harvest science and technology, crop protection, applied biology, and plant and agricultural sciences will find a huge amount of great use within this landmark publication and the three-volume series as a whole. All libraries in research establishments and universities where these subjects are studied and taught should have several copies of each on their shelves.
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This volume is part of a major three-volume work. The set covers all aspects of factors affecting post-harvest quality of fruits, vegetables, cereals and other major crops. An editorial board, based at NRI Chatham draws together a team of international authors to provide the most comprehensive work published on the subject. As the major reference work in the area, these volumes, which will be the standard works on the subject for many years to come, should appear on the shelves of all those working in the field, and studying or teaching on the subject.
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World-wide losses of crops, post-harvest, through microbial action, pests, diseases and other types of spoilage amount to millions of tons every year. This essential handbook is the first in a three-volume series which covers all factors affecting post-harvest quality of all major fruits, vegetables, cereals and other crops. Compiled by members of the world-renowned Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich, Chatham, UK, the comprehensive contents of this landmark publication encourage interactions between each sector of the agricultural community in order to improve food security, food safety and food quality in today's global atmosphere. Through the carefully compiled and edited chapters, internationally respected authors discuss ways to improve harvest yield and quality, drawing on their many years' practical experience and the latest research findings, applications and methodologies. Subjects covered include: an introduction to the systems used in post-harvest agricultural processes, physical and biological factors affecting post-harvest commodities, storage issues, pest management, food processing and preservation, food systems, the latest research and assimilation of this work, and current trade and international agreements. An invaluable glossary showing important pests, pathogens and plants is also included. Crop Post-Harvest: Science and Technology Volume 1: Principles and Practice is a must-have reference book which offers the reader an overview of the globalisation of post-harvest science, technology, economics, and the development of the storage and handling of perishable and durable products. Volumes 2 and 3 will go on to explore durables and perishables individually in more detail, with many case studies taken from around the globe. This 3-volume work is the standard handbook and reference for all professionals involved in the harvesting, shipping, storage and processing of crops, including agricultural and plant scientists, food scientists and technologists, microbiologists, plant pathologists, entomologists and all post harvest, shipping and storage consultants. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught should have multiple copies on their shelves.
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