Nut crops : new insights / / edited by Muhammad Akram

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910727283703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023
• ISBN: 1-80356-633-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (132 pages)
• Disciplina: 635.9
• Soggetti: Nuts
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The Beneficial Health Effects of Nuts in the Diet -- 2. Quality of Pork Meat Fed with Acorns (Quercus spp.) -- 3. WSN System Warns Producer When Micro-Sprinklers Fail in Fruit Trees -- 4. Oxidative Stability and Sensory Properties of Pecan Nuts -- 5. Plant Diseases of Areca Nut -- 6. This is the Nut You Should Be Eating for Better Gut Health -- 7. Therapeutic Potential of Chocolate Coated Chinese Chestnut (A Nut Cum Fruit).
• Sommario/riassunto: Nut Crops - New Insights provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in nut crop cultivation and dietotherapy with nuts. It also examines the nutritional composition and health-promoting effects of nuts. Written and reviewed by experts in horticulture, agriculture, and food and medical sciences, this book opens new possible research paths for further novel developments in nut crops.