Sorghum: Origin, History, Technology, and Production

ISBN-13: 9780471242376 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 840 str.

Wayne Smith; C. Wayne Smith; Richard A. Frederiksen

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Preface.

Contributors.

ORIGIN AND HISTORY.

Origins of Domesticated Sorghum and Its Early Diffusion to India and China (C. Kimber).

Classification and Characterization of Sorghum (J. Dahlberg).

Development of Some Agricultural Industries in Several African and Asian Countries (L. House, et al.).

History of Cultivar Development in the United States: From "Memoirs of A. B. Maunder––Sorghum Breeder" (C. Smith & R. Frederiksen).

THE SORGHUM PLANT.

Physiology and Genetics of Maturity and Height (P. Morgan & S. Finlayson).

Genetics and Cytogenetics (W. Rooney).

Collection, Conversion, and Utilization of Sorghum (D. Rosenow & J. Dahlberg).

Techniques in Developing New Cultivars (W. Rooney & C. Smith).

New Horizons in Biotechnology (P. Subudhi & H. Nguyen).

PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION HAZARDS.

Sorghum Production Statistics (C. Smith).

Integrated Crop Management for Sorghum (J. Cothren, et al.).

Insect Pests of Sorghum (G. Teetes & B. Pendleton).

Diseases and Disease Management in Sorghum (R. Frederiksen).

Weeds and Their Control in Grain Sorghum (P. Stahlman & G. Wicks).

Marketing (T. Lust, et al.).

PROCESSING AND PRODUCTS.

Structure and Chemistry of the Sorghum Caryopsis (R. Waniska & L. Rooney).

Sorghum Food and Industrial Utilization (L. Rooney & R. Waniska).

Value of Sorghum and Sorghum Coproducts in Diets for Livestock (J. Hancock).

Fermentated Products: Beverages and Porridges (J. Taylor & J. Dewar).

Forages and Fodder (J. Pedersen & J. Fritz).

Index.