Carbohydrates in grain legume seeds : improving nutritional quality and agronomic characteristics / edited by C.L. Hedley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hedley, C. L. (Cliff L.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbohydrates.

Legumes--Seeds--Composition.

Legumes.

Seed technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 322 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York, NY, USA : CABI Pub., 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book covers the chemistry, nutrional value, physiology, processing and breeding/biotechnology of carbohydrates in grain legume seeds.

Contents:

Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Carbohydrate Chemistry; 3 Nutrition; 4 Processing; 5 Seed Physiology and Biochemistry; 6 Biotechnology; 7 Breeding and Agronomy; 8 Strategies for Manipulating Grain Legume Carbohydrates; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-313).

ISBN:

1-280-82900-1

9786610829002

0-85199-944-1

OCLC:

437179703