Industrial oil crops / editors: Thomas A. McKeon (United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA, USA [and three others].

Other author McKeon, Thomas A., 1949-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam : Academic Press and AOCS Press, [2016]
Descriptionxix, 453 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Agricultural, Biological, and Food Sciences 2016 [EBCABS16]
Subjects

SeriesAOCS monograph series on oilseeds
Contents Introduction to oil crops -- Biodiesel and its properties -- Polymeric products derived from industrial oils for paints, coatings, and other applications -- Castor (Ricinus communis L.) -- Brassica spp. oils -- Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) -- Crambe (Crambe abyssinica) -- Camelina (Camelina sativa) -- Coconut (Cocos nucifera) -- Tung (Vernicia fordii and Vernicia montana) -- Emerging industrial oils crops -- Successful commercialization of industrial oil crops -- Applications of doubled haploidy for improving industrial oilseeds -- Genetic transformation of crops for oil production -- Engineering oil accumulation in vegetative tissue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015957910
ISBN9781893997981 (hbk.)
ISBN1893997987 (hbk.)

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