Industrial Crops: Bioresources to Biotechnology

ISBN-13: 9780367360467 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024 / 350 str.

Aliyu Ahmad Warra; Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad

Opis

This book captures how genetically modified crops can be exploited for conventional agriculture and greener biopharming for pharmaceutical industries.

Spis treści

Prominent Industrial crops – potential and challenges. Root and tuber crops. Fruit Crops. Cucurbit Crops. Herb Crops. Vegetable Crops. Ornamental crops. Tree crops. Entrepreneurship Aspect of transgenic industrial crops. Bioprospecting Industrial crops and value chains. Genetic Resources and Food Security of industrial crops. Renewable energy potential of industrial crops. Feedstock for Alternative Fuels, Bioproducts and Biobased Chemicals. Biopolymers and Biocomposites developments. Fiber and resins from transgenic industrial crops.