Barley for Food and Health

2008-09-11 Technology & Engineering

Author : Rosemary K. Newman
Release : 2008-09-11
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 226/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Barley for Food and Health by : Rosemary K. Newman

Download or read book Barley for Food and Health written by Rosemary K. Newman. This book was released on 2008-09-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With coverage of chemistry, genetics, and molecular breeding, this book provides comprehensive and current information on barley types, composition, characteristics, processing techniques, and products. Its emphasis on the nutritional and health benefits of barley is especially timely with the FDA s 2005 confirmation of barley s cholesterol-lowering properties. This resource discusses barley s role in breads and related products, and reviews its health benefits, biotechnology, and breeding applications. This is the definitive resource for cereal chemists, food scientists, nutritionists, grain and food processors, and students in appropriate courses.

Barley

2014-01-01 Technology & Engineering

Author : Peter R. Shewry
Release : 2014-01-01
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 699/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Barley written by Peter R. Shewry. This book was released on 2014-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barley: Chemistry and Technology, Second Edition is an important resource for any cereal chemist, food scientist, or crop scientist who needs to understand the development, structure, composition, and end-use properties of the barley grain for cultivation, trade, and utilization. Editors Peter R. Shewry and Steven E. Ullrich bring together a wide range of international authorities on barley to create this truly unique, encyclopedic reference work that covers the massive increase in barley knowledge over the past 20 years, since the first edition of this book was published. Barley: Chemistry and Technology, Second Edition offers the latest coverage of barley’s applications in milling, breeding, and production for food, feed, malting, brewing, distilling, and biofuels. It delivers a complete update of the latest knowledge of barley’s many components, from the genetic and molecular level to its many constituents, such as proteins, carbohydrates, arabinoxylans, minerals, lipids, terpenoids, phenolics, and vitamins. This important book also includes chapters on barley’s plant and grain development from both the physiological and genetic perspectives, making it an important resource not only for cereal and food scientists but also for crop scientists involved in breeding, agronomy, and related plant sciences New coverage includes: Updated, comprehensive knowledge on barley’s components, including proteins, carbohydrates, arabinoxylans, and bioactive effects New end-use ideas for barley as an ingredient in food products Nonfood industrial applications for barley, including biofuels A new chapter on barley’s health benefits Molecular breeding for malting quality

Managing Cover Crops Profitably (3rd Ed. )

2008-07 Technology & Engineering

Author : Andy Clark
Release : 2008-07
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 797/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Managing Cover Crops Profitably (3rd Ed. ) written by Andy Clark. This book was released on 2008-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover crops slow erosion, improve soil, smother weeds, enhance nutrient and moisture availability, help control many pests and bring a host of other benefits to your farm. At the same time, they can reduce costs, increase profits and even create new sources of income. You¿ll reap dividends on your cover crop investments for years, since their benefits accumulate over the long term. This book will help you find which ones are right for you. Captures farmer and other research results from the past ten years. The authors verified the info. from the 2nd ed., added new results and updated farmer profiles and research data, and added 2 chap. Includes maps and charts, detailed narratives about individual cover crop species, and chap. about aspects of cover cropping.

Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 43

2019-12-17 Science

Author : Irwin Goldman
Release : 2019-12-17
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 735/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 43 written by Irwin Goldman. This book was released on 2019-12-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents 1. Maria Isabel Andrade: Sweetpotato Breeder, Technology Transfer Specialist, and Advocate 1 2. Development of Cold Climate Grapes in the Upper Midwestern U.S.: The Pioneering Work of Elmer Swenson 31 3. Candidate Genes to Extend Fleshy Fruit Shelf Life 61 4. Breeding Naked Barley for Food, Feed, and Malt 95 5. The Foundations, Continuing Evolution, and Outcomes from the Application of Intellectual Property Protection in Plant Breeding and Agriculture 121 6. The Use of Endosperm Genes for Sweet Corn Improvement: A review of developments in endosperm genes in sweet corn since the seminal publication in Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 1, by Charles Boyer and Jack Shannon (1984) 215 7. Gender and Farmer Preferences for Varietal Traits: Evidence and Issues for Crop Improvement 243 8. Domestication, Genetics, and Genomics of the American Cranberry 279 9. Images and Descriptions of Cucurbita maxima in Western Europe in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 317

Wheat and Barley Grain Biofortification

2020-05-19 Technology & Engineering

Author : Om Prakash Gupta
Release : 2020-05-19
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 450/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Wheat and Barley Grain Biofortification written by Om Prakash Gupta. This book was released on 2020-05-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wheat and Barley Grain Biofortification addresses topics associated with the alleviation of malnutrition in globally diverse populations via wheat and barley biofortification. The book synthesizes the current trends of malnutrition across the globe, the need for wheat and barley nutritional enhancement and how agronomic, microbial and molecular understanding of biofortification can help in devising significant approaches and strategies. In addition, it includes discussions on potential genetic variability available and their efficient utilization in wheat and barley for molecular breeding for nutrients, challenges and opportunities for bioavailability, and technical advancement for analysis of bioavailability. Addresses the need for wheat and barley biofortification to address global nutrition demands Places emphasis on the current agronomic and molecular understanding of biofortification Discusses the potential utilization of genetic variability Highlights the economics of biofortification over fortification technology

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