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Date Palm: Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson, Robert R Krueger Date Palm
Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson, Robert R Krueger
R2,202 Discovery Miles 22 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Date palm, (Phoenix dactylifera), tree of the palm family (Arecaceae) is cultivated for its sweet edible fruits. Over the past century, it has become a major commercial fruit crop and a key component of agricultural production in the world's subtropical arid and semiarid regions. A crop suited both to the low-input small farmer and the modern high-input commercial plantation, the date palm provides livelihood to millions of people living in marginal land areas where farming options are restricted. Date palm is mainly grown for its fruits, but the whole tree is utilized. Research into date palm improvement for fruit production in recent decades has brought about improved elite cultivars, stress and pathogen resistance, and enhanced postharvest technologies. These developments have led to revised recommendations for date palm producers, and increased opportunity to promote novel fruit products. This book provides: A practical manual on modern date palm cultivation Best practices for optimal fruit production levels of high-quality fruit Opportunities for more complete utilization of the multitude of products the date palm can provide at both the subsistence and commercial level of production.

Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Industrial  and Food Crops - Volume 6 (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019): Jameel M. Al-Khayri,... Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Industrial and Food Crops - Volume 6 (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson
R7,432 Discovery Miles 74 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding, in individual crops, for the production of new crop varieties under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors to achieve sustainable agricultural production, enhanced food security, in addition to providing raw materials for innovative industrial products and pharmaceuticals. This is Vol 6, subtitled Industrial and Food Crops, which consists of two parts. Included in Part I are 11 industrial plant species utilized as sources of raw materials for the production of industrial products including pulp and wood crops (acacia), fiber (cotton, jute and ramie), rubber (guayule and rubber tree), oil (jojoba and flax), biofuels and pharmaceutical (agave) and sugar source (sugarcane). Part II covers 7 food plants selected for their utilization in food industries for the production of chocolate (cacao), cooking oil (oil palm, safflower, sesame and sunflower) and natural flavors and aroma (saffron and vanilla). This volume is contributed by 60 internationally reputable scientists from 14 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience.

Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization - Volume 1: Africa and the Americas (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original... Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization - Volume 1: Africa and the Americas (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)
Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson
R6,163 Discovery Miles 61 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This important 2-volume reference book is the first comprehensive resource reflecting the current global status and prospects of date palm cultivation by country. This volume covers Africa and the Americas. Countries included are: Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Cameroon, Djibouti, Chad, Mali Somalia, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Senegal, as well as the United States of America and the South American countries Chile and Peru. Topics discussed are: cultivation practices; genetic resources and breeding; conservation and germplasm banks; cultivar classification and identification based on morphological and molecular markers; micropropagation and progress toward scale-up production; and advances in dates processing and marketing. Chapters are supported by tables and color photographs. Appendixes summarize traits and distribution of major cultivars, commercial resources of offshoots and in vitro plants; and institutions and scientific societies concerned with date palm.

Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization - Volume 2: Asia and Europe (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.... Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization - Volume 2: Asia and Europe (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)
Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson
R6,225 Discovery Miles 62 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This important 2-volume reference book is the first comprehensive resource reflecting the current global status and prospects of date palm cultivation by country. This volume covers Asia and Europe. The Asian countries included are: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan, Oman, Yemen, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Syria, Palestine and India. Europe is represented by Spain. Topics discussed are: cultivation practices; genetic resources and breeding; conservation and germplasm banks; cultivar classification and identification based on morphological and molecular markers; micropropagation and progress toward scale-up production; and advances in dates processing and marketing. Chapters are supported by tables and color photographs. Appendixes summarize traits and distribution of major cultivars, commercial resources of offshoots and in vitro plants; and institutions and scientific societies concerned with date palm.

Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the... Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013)
Maurizio Lambardi, Elif Aylin Ozudogru, Shri Mohan Jain
R7,664 Discovery Miles 76 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Micropropagation is a reliable technology applied commercially worldwide for large-scale plant multiplication, germplasm conservation, pathogen elimination, genetic manipulations and supply of selected plants. In Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants, well recognised researchers in the field compile step-wise protocols for rapid plant multiplication of economically-important horticultural species. The book contains 35 chapters, divided into four major sections. The first three sections (Section A, B and C) contain 29 micropropagation protocols of selected fruit and nut species, indoor and outdoor ornamental plants, cut flowers, and vegetables. In addition to the detailed protocols of in vitro shoot initiation, proliferation, root induction and acclimatization, chapters also include detailed information on medium preparation, explant selection and preparation. The six chapters of Section D cover specific reviews on pivotal topics, such as in vitro rejuvenation, synthetic seed technology, thermotherapy and meristem culture in banana, genetic transformation of pineapple, flower color somaclonal variation in torenia, and cryotherapy of horticultural crops. Moreover, as a part of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to the respective topic, lists of necessary materials, notes, and illustrative photos. Comprehensive and well-written, Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants offers a useful resource for horticulturists, researchers, commercial companies, plant propagators, biotechnologists and students interested in micropropagation.

Advances in Molecular Breeding Toward Drought and Salt Tolerant Crops (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.... Advances in Molecular Breeding Toward Drought and Salt Tolerant Crops (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2007)
Matthew A. Jenks, Paul M. Hasegawa, Shri Mohan Jain
R8,820 Discovery Miles 88 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With near-comprehensive coverage of new advances in crop breeding for drought and salinity stress tolerance, this timely work seeks to integrate the most recent findings about key biological determinants of plant stress tolerance with modern crop improvement strategies. This volume is unique because is provides exceptionally wide coverage of current knowledge and expertise being applied in drought and salt tolerance research.

Biotechnology of Neglected and Underutilized Crops (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Shri Mohan Jain, S. Dutta Gupta Biotechnology of Neglected and Underutilized Crops (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Shri Mohan Jain, S. Dutta Gupta
R7,126 Discovery Miles 71 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This important reference is the first comprehensive resource worldwide that reflects research achievements in neglected and underutilized crop biotechnology, documenting research events during the last three decades, current status, and future outlook. This book has 16 chapters divided into 4 sections. Section 1 has three chapters dealing with Chenopodium as a potential food source, thin cell layer technology in micropropagation of Jatropha, and Panax vietnamensis. Section 2 deals with molecular biology and physiology of Haberlea rhodopensis, cell trait prediction in vitro and in vivo of legumes, and application of TILLING in orphan crops. Section 3 has five chapters on biotechnology of neglected oil crops, Quinoa, Erucia sativa, Stylosanthes, and Miscanthus. And Section 4 contains five chapters mainly on genetic transformation of Safflower, Jatropha, Bael, and Taro. This section also includes a chapter on genetic engineering of Mangroves.

Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization - Volume 2: Asia and Europe (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan... Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization - Volume 2: Asia and Europe (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson
R7,756 Discovery Miles 77 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This important 2-volume reference book is the first comprehensive resource reflecting the current global status and prospects of date palm cultivation by country. This volume covers Asia and Europe. The Asian countries included are: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan, Oman, Yemen, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Syria, Palestine and India. Europe is represented by Spain. Topics discussed are: cultivation practices; genetic resources and breeding; conservation and germplasm banks; cultivar classification and identification based on morphological and molecular markers; micropropagation and progress toward scale-up production; and advances in dates processing and marketing. Chapters are supported by tables and color photographs. Appendixes summarize traits and distribution of major cultivars, commercial resources of offshoots and in vitro plants; and institutions and scientific societies concerned with date palm.

Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement - 2nd Edition (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2009): Shri Mohan Jain, D.S. Brar Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement - 2nd Edition (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2009)
Shri Mohan Jain, D.S. Brar
R9,986 Discovery Miles 99 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides comprehensive information on the latest tools and techniques of molecular genetics and their applications in crop improvement. It thoroughly discusses advanced techniques used in molecular markers, QTL mapping, marker-assisted breeding, and molecular cytogenetics.

Biotechnology of Neglected and Underutilized Crops (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Shri Mohan Jain, S. Dutta Gupta Biotechnology of Neglected and Underutilized Crops (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Shri Mohan Jain, S. Dutta Gupta
R7,585 Discovery Miles 75 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This important reference is the first comprehensive resource worldwide that reflects research achievements in neglected and underutilized crop biotechnology, documenting research events during the last three decades, current status, and future outlook. This book has 16 chapters divided into 4 sections. Section 1 has three chapters dealing with Chenopodium as a potential food source, thin cell layer technology in micropropagation of Jatropha, and Panax vietnamensis. Section 2 deals with molecular biology and physiology of Haberlea rhodopensis, cell trait prediction in vitro and in vivo of legumes, and application of TILLING in orphan crops. Section 3 has five chapters on biotechnology of neglected oil crops, Quinoa, Erucia sativa, Stylosanthes, and Miscanthus. And Section 4 contains five chapters mainly on genetic transformation of Safflower, Jatropha, Bael, and Taro. This section also includes a chapter on genetic engineering of Mangroves.

Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Maurizio... Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Maurizio Lambardi, Elif Aylin Ozudogru, Shri Mohan Jain
R5,904 Discovery Miles 59 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Micropropagation is a reliable technology applied commercially worldwide for large-scale plant multiplication, germplasm conservation, pathogen elimination, genetic manipulations and supply of selected plants. In Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants, well recognised researchers in the field compile step-wise protocols for rapid plant multiplication of economically-important horticultural species. The book contains 35 chapters, divided into four major sections. The first three sections (Section A, B and C) contain 29 micropropagation protocols of selected fruit and nut species, indoor and outdoor ornamental plants, cut flowers, and vegetables. In addition to the detailed protocols of in vitro shoot initiation, proliferation, root induction and acclimatization, chapters also include detailed information on medium preparation, explant selection and preparation. The six chapters of Section D cover specific reviews on pivotal topics, such as in vitro rejuvenation, synthetic seed technology, thermotherapy and meristem culture in banana, genetic transformation of pineapple, flower color somaclonal variation in torenia, and cryotherapy of horticultural crops. Moreover, as a part of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to the respective topic, lists of necessary materials, notes, and illustrative photos. Comprehensive and well-written, Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural Plants offers a useful resource for horticulturists, researchers, commercial companies, plant propagators, biotechnologists and students interested in micropropagation.

Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants (Paperback, 2010 ed.): Shri Mohan Jain, Sergio J. Ochatt Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Shri Mohan Jain, Sergio J. Ochatt
R3,282 Discovery Miles 32 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

It was around 1970, I had just completed a 5-year breeding project aiming at fxing fower colour in gerbera progenies: white, yellow, pink, and red; colour homogeneity was sound, but size and shape still required some improvement. The problem was defnitely resolved by Murashige and Skoog, USA who published a reliable protocol for gerbera micropro- gation. In short, my gerbera seed lines were immediately rendered obsolete by this e- cient cloning system, able to produce millions of plants of a matchless and previously unknown homogeneity, the uniformity of fower shape and colour being the basic requi- ments for the market. The success of micropropagation resulted in a tremendous growth in gerbera fower production worldwide, and this species conquered a leading place in the foriculture industry. This personal experience stresses the impact of micropropagation on the genetic improvement research strategies in ornamentals. Micropropagation has become "in- sive", especially in ornamental plant material issues. Today, hundreds of protocols exist; however, only a modest percentage of them are exploited economically. Thus, only micropropagation of plants with a high market price range, like orchids for instance, has proved cost-effective and achieved great success. Micropropagation is a labour-intensive system: hand-power is estimated to rep- sent 60-70% of total costs. This explains the outsourcing of the major labs in developing countries where labour is cheaper. Nevertheless, certain industrial protocols remain a proprietary technology of leading labs, mostly western, with the exception of Japan and Taiwan.

Date Palm Biotechnology (Hardcover, 2011 ed.): Shri Mohan Jain, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Dennis V. Johnson Date Palm Biotechnology (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
Shri Mohan Jain, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Dennis V. Johnson
R5,938 Discovery Miles 59 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This important reference book is the first comprehensive resource worldwide that reflects research achievements in date palm biotechnology, documenting research events during the last four decades, current status, and future outlook. This book is essential for researchers, policy makers, and commercial entrepreneurs concerned with date palm. The book is invaluable for date palm biotechnology students and specialists. This monument is written by an international team of experienced researchers from both academia and industry. It consists of five sections covering all aspects of date palm biotechnology including A) Micropropagation, B) Somaclonal Variation, Mutation and Selection, C) Germplasm Biodiversity and Conservation, D) Genetics and Genetic Improvement, and E) Metabolites and Industrial Biotechnology. The book brings together the principles and practices of contemporary date palm biotechnology. Each chapter contains background knowledge related to the topic, followed by a comprehensive literature review of research methodology and results including the authors own experience including illustrative tables and photographs."

Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009): Shri Mohan Jain,... Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009)
Shri Mohan Jain, P.M. Priyadarshan
R9,949 Discovery Miles 99 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Tree species are indispensable to support human life. Due to their long life cycle and environmental sensitivity, breeding trees to suit day-to-day human needs is a formidable challenge. Whether they are edible or industrial crops, improving yield under optimal, sub-optimal and marginal areas calls for uni?ed efforts from the s- entistsaroundtheworld. Whiletheuniquenessofcoconutaskalpavriksha(Sanskr- meaning tree-of-life) marks its presence in every continent from Far East to South America, tree crops like cocoa, oil palm, rubber, apple, peach, grapes and walnut prove their environmental sensitivity towards tropical, sub-tropical and temperate climates. Desert climate is quintessential for date palm. Thus, from soft drinks to breweries to beverages to oil to tyres, the value addition offers a spectrum of pr- ucts to human kind, enriched with nutritional, environmental, ?nancial, social and trade related attributes. Taxonomically, tree crops do not con?ne to a few families, but spread across a section of genera, an attribute so unique that contributes immensely to genetic biodiversity even while cultivated at the commercial scale. Many of these species in?uence other ?ora to nurture in their vicinity, thus ensuring their integrity in p- serving the genetic biodiversity. While wheat, rice, maize, barley, soybean, cassava andbananamakeup themajorfoodstaples, manyfruittreespeciescontributegreatly tonutritionalenrichment inhumandiet. Theediblepartofthesespeciesisthesource of several nutrients that makes additives for the daily diet of humans, for example, vitamins, sugars, aromas and ?avour compounds, and raw material for food proce- ing industries. Tree crops face an array of agronomic and horticultural problems in propagation, yield, appearance, quality, diseases and pest control, abiotic stresses and poor shelf-life

Advances in Haploid Production in Higher Plants (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009): Alisher Touraev,... Advances in Haploid Production in Higher Plants (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009)
Alisher Touraev, Brian P. Forster, Shri Mohan Jain
R5,777 Discovery Miles 57 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The importance of haploids is well known to geneticists and plant breeders. The discovery of anther-derived haploid Datura plants in 1964 initiated great excitement in the plant breeding and genetics communities as it offered shortcuts in producing highly desirable homozygous plants. Unfortunately, the expected revolution was slow to materialise due to problems in extending methods to other species, including genotypic dependence, recalcitrance, slow development of tissue culture technologies and a lack of knowledge of the underlying processes. Recent years have witnessed great strides in the research and application of haploids in higher plants. After a lull in activities, drivers for the resurgence have been: (1) development of effective tissue culture protocols, (2) identification of genes c- trolling embryogenesis, and (3) large scale and wide spread commercial up-take in plant breeding and plant biotechnology arenas. The first major international symposium on "Haploids in Higher Plants" took place in Guelph, Canada in 1974. At that time there was much excitement about the potential benefits, but in his opening address Sir Ralph Riley offered the following words of caution: "I believe that it is quite likely that haploid research will contr- ute cultivars to agriculture in several crops in the future. However, the more extreme claims of the enthusiasts for haploid breeding must be treated with proper caution. Plant breeding is subject from time to time to sweeping claims from ent- siastic proponents of new procedures.

Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement - 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2009): Shri Mohan Jain, D.S. Brar Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement - 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2009)
Shri Mohan Jain, D.S. Brar
R10,018 Discovery Miles 100 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides comprehensive information on the latest tools and techniques of molecular genetics and their applications in crop improvement. It thoroughly discusses advanced techniques used in molecular markers, QTL mapping, marker-assisted breeding, and molecular cytogenetics.

Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants (Hardcover, Edition.): Shri Mohan Jain, Sergio J. Ochatt Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants (Hardcover, Edition.)
Shri Mohan Jain, Sergio J. Ochatt
R4,640 Discovery Miles 46 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

It was around 1970, I had just completed a 5-year breeding project aiming at fxing fower colour in gerbera progenies: white, yellow, pink, and red; colour homogeneity was sound, but size and shape still required some improvement. The problem was defnitely resolved by Murashige and Skoog, USA who published a reliable protocol for gerbera micropro- gation. In short, my gerbera seed lines were immediately rendered obsolete by this e- cient cloning system, able to produce millions of plants of a matchless and previously unknown homogeneity, the uniformity of fower shape and colour being the basic requi- ments for the market. The success of micropropagation resulted in a tremendous growth in gerbera fower production worldwide, and this species conquered a leading place in the foriculture industry. This personal experience stresses the impact of micropropagation on the genetic improvement research strategies in ornamentals. Micropropagation has become "in- sive", especially in ornamental plant material issues. Today, hundreds of protocols exist; however, only a modest percentage of them are exploited economically. Thus, only micropropagation of plants with a high market price range, like orchids for instance, has proved cost-effective and achieved great success. Micropropagation is a labour-intensive system: hand-power is estimated to rep- sent 60-70% of total costs. This explains the outsourcing of the major labs in developing countries where labour is cheaper. Nevertheless, certain industrial protocols remain a proprietary technology of leading labs, mostly western, with the exception of Japan and Taiwan.

Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Shri Mohan Jain, P.M. Priyadarshan Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Shri Mohan Jain, P.M. Priyadarshan
R9,995 Discovery Miles 99 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Tree species are indispensable to support human life. Due to their long life cycle and environmental sensitivity, breeding trees to suit day-to-day human needs is a formidable challenge. Whether they are edible or industrial crops, improving yield under optimal, sub-optimal and marginal areas calls for uni?ed efforts from the s- entistsaroundtheworld. Whiletheuniquenessofcoconutaskalpavriksha(Sanskr- meaning tree-of-life) marks its presence in every continent from Far East to South America, tree crops like cocoa, oil palm, rubber, apple, peach, grapes and walnut prove their environmental sensitivity towards tropical, sub-tropical and temperate climates. Desert climate is quintessential for date palm. Thus, from soft drinks to breweries to beverages to oil to tyres, the value addition offers a spectrum of pr- ucts to human kind, enriched with nutritional, environmental, ?nancial, social and trade related attributes. Taxonomically, tree crops do not con?ne to a few families, but spread across a section of genera, an attribute so unique that contributes immensely to genetic biodiversity even while cultivated at the commercial scale. Many of these species in?uence other ?ora to nurture in their vicinity, thus ensuring their integrity in p- serving the genetic biodiversity. While wheat, rice, maize, barley, soybean, cassava andbananamakeup themajorfoodstaples,manyfruittreespeciescontributegreatly tonutritionalenrichment inhumandiet. Theediblepartofthesespeciesisthesource of several nutrients that makes additives for the daily diet of humans, for example, vitamins, sugars, aromas and ?avour compounds, and raw material for food proce- ing industries. Tree crops face an array of agronomic and horticultural problems in propagation, yield, appearance, quality, diseases and pest control, abiotic stresses and poor shelf-life.

Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Industrial  and Food Crops - Volume 6 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Jameel M. Al-Khayri,... Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Industrial and Food Crops - Volume 6 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson
R6,300 Discovery Miles 63 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding, in individual crops, for the production of new crop varieties under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors to achieve sustainable agricultural production, enhanced food security, in addition to providing raw materials for innovative industrial products and pharmaceuticals. This is Vol 6, subtitled Industrial and Food Crops, which consists of two parts. Included in Part I are 11 industrial plant species utilized as sources of raw materials for the production of industrial products including pulp and wood crops (acacia), fiber (cotton, jute and ramie), rubber (guayule and rubber tree), oil (jojoba and flax), biofuels and pharmaceutical (agave) and sugar source (sugarcane). Part II covers 7 food plants selected for their utilization in food industries for the production of chocolate (cacao), cooking oil (oil palm, safflower, sesame and sunflower) and natural flavors and aroma (saffron and vanilla). This volume is contributed by 60 internationally reputable scientists from 14 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience.

Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization - Volume 1: Africa and the Americas (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Jameel M. Al-Khayri,... Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization - Volume 1: Africa and the Americas (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson
R6,420 Discovery Miles 64 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This important 2-volume reference book is the first comprehensive resource reflecting the current global status and prospects of date palm cultivation by country. This volume covers Africa and the Americas. Countries included are: Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Cameroon, Djibouti, Chad, Mali Somalia, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Senegal, as well as the United States of America and the South American countries Chile and Peru. Topics discussed are: cultivation practices; genetic resources and breeding; conservation and germplasm banks; cultivar classification and identification based on morphological and molecular markers; micropropagation and progress toward scale-up production; and advances in dates processing and marketing. Chapters are supported by tables and color photographs. Appendixes summarize traits and distribution of major cultivars, commercial resources of offshoots and in vitro plants; and institutions and scientific societies concerned with date palm.

Protocol for Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): Shri Mohan Jain, Pramod K. Gupta Protocol for Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
Shri Mohan Jain, Pramod K. Gupta
R8,174 Discovery Miles 81 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

World population is increasing at an alarming rate and this has resulted in increasing tremendously the demand for tree products such as wood for construction materials, fuel and paper, fruits, oils and medicines etc. This has put immense pressure on the world's supplies of trees and raw material to industry and will continue to do so as long as human population continues to grow. Also, the quality of human diet, especially nutritional components, is adversely affected due to limited genetic improvement of most of fruit trees. Thus there is an immediate need to increase productivity of trees. Improvement has been made through conventional breeding methods, however, conventional breeding is very slow due to long life cycle of trees. A basic strategy in tree improvement is to capture genetic gain through clonal propagation. Clonal propagation via organogenesis is being used for the production of selected elite individual trees. However, the methods are labour intensive, costly, and produce low volumes. Genetic gain can now be captured through somatic embryogenesis. Formation of embryos from somatic cells by a process resembling zygotic embryogenesis is one of the most important features of plants. In 1958, Reinert in Germany and Steward in USA independently reported somatic embryogenesis in carrot cultures. Since then, tremendous progress in somatic embryogenesis of woody and non-woody plants has taken place. It offers a potentially large-scale propagation system for superior clones.

Advances in Molecular Breeding Toward Drought and Salt Tolerant Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2007. 2nd printing 2009): Matthew A.... Advances in Molecular Breeding Toward Drought and Salt Tolerant Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2007. 2nd printing 2009)
Matthew A. Jenks, Paul M. Hasegawa, Shri Mohan Jain
R8,762 Discovery Miles 87 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'Advances in Molecular Breeding toward Drought and Salt Tolerant Crops' seeks to integrate the most recent findings about key biological determinants of plant stress tolerance with modern crop improvement strategies. This volume is unique because is provides exceptionally wide coverage of current knowledge and expertise being applied in drought and salt tolerance research, spanning the scientific hierarchy from physiology, biochemistry, development, and genetics, to the newest technologies being used to manipulate drought and salinity associated traits for germplasm improvement.

Advances in Haploid Production in Higher Plants (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Alisher Touraev, Brian P. Forster, Shri Mohan Jain Advances in Haploid Production in Higher Plants (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Alisher Touraev, Brian P. Forster, Shri Mohan Jain
R5,980 Discovery Miles 59 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The importance of haploids is well known to geneticists and plant breeders. The discovery of anther-derived haploid Datura plants in 1964 initiated great excitement in the plant breeding and genetics communities as it offered shortcuts in producing highly desirable homozygous plants. Unfortunately, the expected revolution was slow to materialise due to problems in extending methods to other species, including genotypic dependence, recalcitrance, slow development of tissue culture technologies and a lack of knowledge of the underlying processes. Recent years have witnessed great strides in the research and application of haploids in higher plants. After a lull in activities, drivers for the resurgence have been: (1) development of effective tissue culture protocols, (2) identification of genes c- trolling embryogenesis, and (3) large scale and wide spread commercial up-take in plant breeding and plant biotechnology arenas. The first major international symposium on "Haploids in Higher Plants" took place in Guelph, Canada in 1974. At that time there was much excitement about the potential benefits, but in his opening address Sir Ralph Riley offered the following words of caution: "I believe that it is quite likely that haploid research will contr- ute cultivars to agriculture in several crops in the future. However, the more extreme claims of the enthusiasts for haploid breeding must be treated with proper caution. Plant breeding is subject from time to time to sweeping claims from ent- siastic proponents of new procedures.

Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Temperate Species (Paperback, 2009 ed.): Shri Mohan Jain, P.M. Priyadarshan Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Temperate Species (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
Shri Mohan Jain, P.M. Priyadarshan
R4,490 Discovery Miles 44 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Tree species are indispensable to human needs. Due to their long life cycle and environmental sensitivity, breeding trees for sustainable production is a formidable challenge in order to meet the demands of growing human population and industries. Fruit crops such as apple, cocoa, mango, citrus, litchi, pear, dates, and coconut or industrial crops including rubber and tea, improving yield under the optimal, sub-optimal and marginal areas call for a unified worldwide effort. While the uniqueness of coconut as 'kalpavriksha' (Sanskrit - meaning tree of life) makes its presence in every continent from Far East to South America, tree crops such as cocoa, oil palm, rubber, apple, peach and walnut prove their environmental sensitivity towards tropical, subtropical and temperate climates. Date palm is quintessential for desert climate. Thus, from soft drinks to breweries to oil to tires, the value addition offers a spectrum of products to human kind, enriched with nutritional, environmental, financial, and trade related attributes. This volume is a compilation of information on breeding of temperate tree species and provides first hand comprehensive knowledge to research, teach, and make policies.

Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Temperate Species (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Shri Mohan Jain, P.M. Priyadarshan Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Temperate Species (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Shri Mohan Jain, P.M. Priyadarshan
R4,523 Discovery Miles 45 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Tree species are indispensable to human needs. Due to their long life cycle and environmental sensitivity, breeding trees for sustainable production is a formidable challenge in order to meet the demands of growing human population and industries. Fruit crops such as apple, cocoa, mango, citrus, litchi, pear, dates, and coconut or industrial crops including rubber and tea, improving yield under the optimal, sub-optimal and marginal areas call for a unified worldwide effort. While the uniqueness of coconut as 'kalpavriksha' (Sanskrit - meaning tree of life) makes its presence in every continent from Far East to South America, tree crops such as cocoa, oil palm, rubber, apple, peach and walnut prove their environmental sensitivity towards tropical, subtropical and temperate climates. Date palm is quintessential for desert climate. Thus, from soft drinks to breweries to oil to tires, the value addition offers a spectrum of products to human kind, enriched with nutritional, environmental, financial, and trade related attributes.

This volume is a compilation of information on breeding of temperate tree species and provides first hand comprehensive knowledge to research, teach, and make policies.

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