Overview
- Editors:
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Von Mark V. Cruz
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USDA-ARS, Boston College Carroll School of Management, Fort Collins, USA
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David A. Dierig
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USDA-ARS, Boston College Carroll School of Management, Fort Collins, USA
- Up-to-date chapters contributed by academic and industry leaders
- Key technical information and breeding data on industrial crops
- Comprehensive overviews on bio products as alternative energy sources
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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- P. Srinivasa Rao, C. Ganesh Kumar, R. S. Prakasham, A. Uma Rao, Belum V. S. Reddy
Pages 1-28
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- Lizz Kezzy de Morais, Marcelo Sfeir de Aguiar, Paulo de Albuquerque e Silva, Tassiano Maxuell Marinho Câmara, Danilo Eduardo Cursi, Antônio Ribeiro Fernandes Júnior et al.
Pages 29-42
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- Ian Shield, William Macalpine, Steve Hanley, Angela Karp
Pages 67-80
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- J. Mitchell McGrath, Belinda J. Townsend
Pages 81-99
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- Calvin H. Pearson, Steven R. Larson, Catherine M. H. Keske, Kevin B. Jensen
Pages 101-132
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- Peter B. E. McVetty, Robert W. Duncan
Pages 133-156
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- Greg Constable, Danny Llewellyn, Sally Ann Walford, Jenny D. Clement
Pages 191-232
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- Martin Pavelek, Eva Tejklová, Marie Bjelková
Pages 233-263
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- Antonio G. Lalusin, Maria Lea H. Villavicencio
Pages 265-289
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- Marisol T. Berti, Russ W. Gesch
Pages 291-313
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- Von Mark V. Cruz, David A. Dierig
Pages 315-334
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- Sarah C. Davis, Stephen P. Long
Pages 335-349
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- Terry A. Coffelt, Dennis T. Ray, David A. Dierig
Pages 351-367
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- Gal Hochman, Michael C. Trachtenberg, David Zilberman
Pages 369-380
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- Miroslava Rajcaniova, Pavel Ciaian, Dusan Drabik
Pages 381-406
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About this book
The volume on Industrial Crop Breeding will be part of the series, Handbook of Plant Breeding. This volume will focus on the emerging area of plant breeding for sustainable production of transportation fuels and bio based products using the current advances in the field. The book is scheduled to consist of a total number of 30 chapters divided into four sections. The sections will emphasize crops being considered for different challenge areas including oil crops for biodiesel; sugar, starch and cellulosic crops for biofuel; crops for bio products and issues and future prospects. A chapter introducing the first three sections will also be included. Outstanding scientists for each crop species are proposed as senior authors, who may invite co-authors to contribute part of a chapter to provide additional expertise or perspective. The proposed authors will represent various national and international institutions to get a more diverse view on the topic and somehow get a global view on the common issues that researchers on industrial crops are facing. The book will comprise primarily of specific issues, available germplasm, breeding techniques, and potential geographical areas of production pertaining to individual crops being considered for industrial uses. We hope to encourage the proposed authors of new crops to provide an estimate of the crop readiness for commercial development and discuss the limitations. This book will be will be of interest and envisioned to serve as an updated reference to researchers in both academic and industrial setting, to students and teachers of plant breeding and to policy makers who are looking for alternative solutions to dependency on imported petroleum products.
Reviews
“This volume … reviews the current status of breeding efforts for numerous industrial crops, nearly 20 in all, with potential for production either on a large scale or within a narrower climatic niche. … These thorough, extensively referenced reviews serve as an excellent introduction to this diverse group of crops. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (R. M. Warner, Choice, Vol. 52 (11), July, 2015)
