The Groundnut Crop

A scientific basis for improvement

J. Smartt (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

734 Seiten

1994 | 1994 ed.
Chapman and Hall (Verlag)
978-0-412-40820-5 (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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.8.1994
Reihe/Serie	World Crop Series
Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 734 p.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-412-40820-1 / 0412408201
ISBN-13	978-0-412-40820-5 / 9780412408205
Zustand	Neuware