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Industrial crops and uses


The demand for plant-based industrial raw materials has increased as well as research into expanding the utility of plants for current and future uses. Plants are renewable, have limited or positive environmental impact and have the potential to yield a wide range of products in contrast to petroleum-based materials. Plants can be used in a variety of different industries and products including bioenergy, industrial oil and starch, fibre and dye, rubber and related compounds, insecticide and land rehabilitation. This title offers a comprehensive coverage of each of these uses. Chapters discuss the identification of plant species with desired traits, their cultivation to obtain the needed raw materials, methods utilized in producing different finished products, current and future research in crop production and processing and the present state and future prospects for the industry. Providing the first systematic review of industrial crops and their uses, this book will be an important resource for students and researchers of crop science and agricultural policy makers.

This extremely useful book... succeeds in its aim of providing information... suitable for a textbook for graduate-level students and to present current research and developments of interest to researchers and professionals.

Journal of Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 47 (4), 2011 -

Chapters

Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • B. P. Singh
Pages:
1-20
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • P. Chen,
  • Y. Q. Wan,
  • X. Q. Wang,
  • Y. L. Cheng,
  • Y. H. Liu,
  • X. Y. Lin,
  • R. Ruan
Pages:
21-34
Chapter 1 September 2010
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • G. Eggleston,
  • T. Tew,
  • L. Panella,
  • T. Klasson
Pages:
60-83
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • Zhao RenYong Zhao RenYong,
  • X. R. Wu,
  • S. Bean,
  • D. H. Wang
Pages:
84-103
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • K. Takamizawa,
  • W. Anderson,
  • H. P. Singh
Pages:
104-139
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • D. Shrestha,
  • J. van Gerpen
Pages:
140-156
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • L. Honary
Pages:
157-182
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • D. J. Murphy
Pages:
183-206
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • J. L. Jane,
  • C. C. Maningat,
  • R. Wongsagonsup
Pages:
207-235
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • S. Jaiswal,
  • S. Ganeshan,
  • M. Båga,
  • R. N. Chibbar
Pages:
236-258
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • B. T. Campbell,
  • L. Hinze
Pages:
259-276
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • L. Aleman,
  • R. D. Allen
Pages:
277-307
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • J. Y. Chen,
  • F. Liu
Pages:
308-325
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • H. Fischer,
  • J. Müssig
Pages:
326-348
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • R. Siva
Pages:
349-357
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • H. P. Singh,
  • B. P. Singh
Pages:
358-383
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • D. T. Ray,
  • M. A. Foster,
  • T. A. Coffelt,
  • C. McMahan
Pages:
384-410
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • E. Casadei,
  • B. Chikamai
Pages:
411-432
Chapter 1 September 2010
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • P. M. Kopittke,
  • E. Lombi,
  • N. W. Menzies,
  • R. Naidu
Pages:
446-469
Chapter 1 September 2010
Authors:
  • P. Padmanabhan,
  • S. V. Sahi
Pages:
470-486