Sesame : the genus sesamum / edited by Dorothea Bedigian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bedigian, Dorothea.

Contributor:

Bedigian, Dorothea, editor.

CRC Press.

Series:

Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles.

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sesame.

Sesamum.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (532 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first comprehensive review of sesame and its close relative, Sesame: the genus Sesamum covers ethnographic data, modern use, linguistic analysis of sesame names from around the world, market size, export and import data, geographical sources, use in the food and cosmetic industries, and much more. The book includes a historical review of the genus Sesamum that reveals its place in present-day traditions and cultivation in Africa and Asia. Expanding coverage from archaeological and anthropological literature from India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, this ethnobotanical monograph draws on folk sources, reviews the phytochemistry of Sesamum, and presents extensive references.

Contents:

Front cover; Foreword; Preface to the Series; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction History of the Cultivationand Use of Sesame; 2 Cultivated Sesame andWild Relatives in the Genus Sesamum L; Chapter 3: Chemical Studies on the Lignans and OtherMinor Constituents of Sesame Seed Oil; Chapter 4: Sesame Seed CoatA Rich Source of PotentialMammalian Lignan Precursors; Chapter 5: Antioxidant and Anti-Carcinogenic Potentials of Sesame Lignans; Chapter 6: Sesame Seed and Its LignansMetabolism and Bioactivities

Chapter 7: Physiological Effects of SesameBioactive and Antioxidant CompoundsChapter 8: Sesame Seed Food Allergy; Chapter 9: Flavor Constituents of Sesame; Chapter 10: Seed Oil Bodies of Sesameand Their Surface Proteins; Chapter 11: Use of Near-InfraredReflectance Spectroscopyfor Nondestructive Analyses of Sesame; Chapter 12: Sesame's Protective Role in Crop Nematode Control; Chapter 13: Molecular Biotechnology of Sesame; Chapter 14: Responses of Sesame to Plant Growth Regulators,Micronutrients, and Salinity; Chapter 15: Seed Genetics in Relationto Yield in Sesame

Chapter 16: Sesame Diseases and Their ManagementChapter 17: Sesame Cultivation and Use in China; Chapter 18: Sesame Cultivationand Use in Ethiopia; Chapter 19: Sesame Cultivation and Use in Iran; Chapter 20: Sesame Cultivation and Use in Somalia; Chapter 21: Sesame Cultivation and Use in Thailand; Chapter 22: Sesame Cultivation and Use in Turkey; Chapter 23: History of Sesame Cultivationand Irrigation in the ArmenianHighlands from the Kingdomof Urartu (Ararat) through Subsequent Periods; Chapter 24: Introduction and Early Use of Sesame in America; Chapter 25: Current Market Trends

Chapter 26: Current Regulatory Status of Sesame and Its Commercial ProductsBack cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Bedigian, Dorothea Sesame

ISBN:

9781040078815

1040078818

9780429191428

0429191421

9781420005202

1420005200

OCLC:

908077660