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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450737003321

Titolo

Carbohydrates in grain legume seeds [[electronic resource] ] : improving nutritional quality and agronomic characteristics / / edited by C.L. Hedley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA, : CABI Pub., 2001

ISBN

1-280-82900-1

9786610829002

0-85199-944-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HedleyC. L (Cliff L.)

Disciplina

633.3/0421

Soggetti

Carbohydrates

Legumes - Seeds - Composition

Seed technology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-313).

Nota di contenuto

Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Carbohydrate Chemistry; 3 Nutrition; 4 Processing; 5 Seed Physiology and Biochemistry; 6 Biotechnology; 7 Breeding and Agronomy; 8 Strategies for Manipulating Grain Legume Carbohydrates; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers the chemistry, nutrional value, physiology, processing and breeding/biotechnology of carbohydrates in grain legume seeds.