Sago Palm (eBook)

Multiple Contributions to Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods

Hiroshi Ehara, Dennis V. Johnson, Yukio Toyoda (Herausgeber)

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2018 | 1st ed. 2018
XIII, 330 Seiten
Springer Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-10-5269-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This open access book addresses a wide variety of events and technologies concerning the sago palm, ranging from its botanical characteristics, culture and use to social conditions in the places where it is grown, in order to provide a record of research findings and to benefit society. It discusses various subjects, including the sago palm and related species; differentiation of species of starch-producing palm; habitat, morphological, physiological and growth characteristics; culture and management; productivity of carbon dioxide; starch extraction and manufacture; characteristics and utilization of starch; and cultural anthropological and folkloristic aspects. Problems such as food shortages due to increasing populations, global warming and climate change, and decreasing reserves of oil and other underground resources, have become more pressing in recent years. In the context of these problems, the book examines the role of the sago palm in sustainable food production, in the manufacture of other foodstuffs, as a raw material for ethanol and in the manufacture of biodegradable plastics. In addition to academics, this book will be useful to researchers and government officials working for international agencies, national governments, municipalities, and other research organizations; technicians, researchers, managers, entrepreneurs, and others working in industries such as agriculture, plant production, food production, manufacturing, chemical engineering, energy production, and distribution.

Autor

Book Editors:Hiroshi Ehara, Ph.D., Professor International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education (ICCAE), Nagoya University Yukio Toyoda, M.A., Professor College of Tourism, Rikkyo UniversityDennis V. Johnson, Ph.D. Former University of Houston, Consultant

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.1.2018
• Zusatzinfo: XIII, 330 p. 106 illus., 71 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Singapore
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Metroxylon sagu • open access • Sago palm forest • Sago sugar • Starch production • Under-utilized food resource
• ISBN-10: 981-10-5269-7 / 9811052697
• ISBN-13: 978-981-10-5269-9 / 9789811052699