Pseudocereals and Less Common Cereals - Grain Properties and Utilization Potential (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)

This book, written by leading grain scientists from Europe and Africa, examines six such grains that have been important food crops in various parts of the world and have the potential for much greater and more widespread use. The chemistry, nutritional value, food processing technologies and potential applications of three true cereals: sorghum, spelt wheat and the major millet species, and three dicotyledonous pseudocereals: grain amaranth, buckwheat and quinoa are discussed. Just three cereal grains account for more than 75% of all grains produced worldwide. This causes high risks for the future of humankind via catastrophic food crop failures and is detrimental to our long-term health. In addition, the intensive cultivation practices needed to produce the required high yields of these cereals is frequently leading to environmental degradation, and they are often inappropriate in the Developing World.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	July 2002
First published:	2002
Editors:	Peter S. Belton • John R.N. Taylor
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	270
Edition:	2002 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-42939-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > Cereal crops
LSN:	3-540-42939-5
Barcode:	9783540429395

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