Book Title: Fiber plants: Biology, Biotechnology and Applications
Table of content
Part I. Biology and Resources
1. Natural Cellulose Fiber from Mendong Grass (Fimbristylis globulosa)
Heru Suryanto1
Uun Yanuhar2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, UniversitasNegeri Malang, Jl. Semarang 6 Malang, JawaTimur, Indonesia. E-mail:
suryantoheru@yahoo.com
2Laboratory of Biotechnology, Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, UniversitasBrawijaya, Jl. Veteran Malang, Indonesia. E-mail: uunyanuhar@yohoo.com.
2. Linen and its wet processing
Arun Kumar Patra. The Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences, Bhiwani , India
3. Cyperus canus -A traditional source of fiber, its uses, products and cultural significances among ethnic communities of Central America
Edgar Mó1,2, William Cetzal-Ix3*, Eliana Noguera-Savelli4&SaikatKumar Basu5
1 Orquideario Agronomía-CUNOR-USAC, Centro Universitario del Norte, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala; 2 Orquigonia, Centro de Rescate y Conservación de Orquídeas, Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
3 Herbario CICY, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A. C. (CICY), Calle 43. No. 130. Col. Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida 97200, Yucatán, México; 4 BIODIPROS AC, Biodiversidad y Producción Sustentable, Mérida, Yucatán, México; 5 Department of BiologicalSciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; *e-mail: rolito22@hotmail.com
Part II. Biotechnology and Genomics
4. Importance of transgenic cottons on a global scaleRajasekaran, USDA, ARS, SRRC New Orleans, LA and D. Anderson, Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN (Rajah.Rajasekaran@ARS.USDA.GOV)
5. Cotton fibre biotechnology: Transgenic manipulation of elongation and cell wall thickening
Michael R. Stiff1, J. Rich Tuttle1, Benjamin P. Graham2, Candace H. Haigler1,2
1Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695, USA
2Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695, USA
6. Regeneration and Somaclonal Variation and mutant in bamboo—Dendrocalamus farinosus
Shang-lian Hu1,2* Cao Ying1,2
Lab of Plant Cell Engineering , Southwest University of Science and Technology;
Engineering Research Center for Biomass Resource Utilization and Modification of Sichuan Province,
1Biotechnology Unit, Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres (CRIJAF), Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, West Bengal, India
2ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB), Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
10.
Jute, the versatile golden fiber: Importance, impediments and improvements
Pushyami Bharadwaj J, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India 500046.
11.
Transgenic Cotton for Agronomical Useful Traits
Chandrakanth Emani, Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University-Owensboro, 4821 New Hartford Road Owensboro, KY 42303, USA
Part III. Application technology
12. BANANA FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE
N. Venkateshwaran
13. Modification of cellulose acetate films
Francisco Rodríguez, María J. Galotto, Abel Guarda, Julio Bruna
Food Packaging Laboratory.Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Technology.Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA).University of Santiago de Chile.Obispo Manuel Umaña 050. Estación Central.
Santiago, Chile. 9170201.
14. Physicochemical, morphological and anatomical properties of plant fibres for pulping and papermaking
Kumar Anupam, Priti Shivhare Lal, Vimlesh Bist
Physical Chemistry, Pulping and Bleaching Division, Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute, Himmat Nagar, Saharanpur 247001, Uttarpradesh, India
15.
Sanseviera zeylanica (L.) Willd and its potential as a new natural source fiber: A case study from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Rodrigo Duno de Stefano1, William Cetzal-Ix1*& Saikat Kumar Basu2
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Herbario CICY, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A. C. (CICY); 2 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB Canada T1K 3M4;*e-mail: rolito22@hotmail.com.
Both editors have already published with Springer, the corresponding editor is the also the series editor.
This book assesses the potential effects of biotechnological approaches, particularly genetic modification, on the present state of fiber crop cultivation and sustainable production. Leading international researchers discuss and explain how biotechnology can affect and solve problems in connection with fiber crops. The topics covered include biology, biotechnology, genomics and applications of fiber crops like cotton, flax, jute and bamboo.
Providing complete, comprehensive and broad subject-based reviews, the book offers a valuable resource for students, teachers, and researchers including agriculturists, biotechnologists and botanists, as well as industrialists and government agencies involved in the planning of fiber crop cultivation.