Sugarcane enjoys a prominent position among agro-industrial crops and is commercially grown in 115 tropical and subtropical countries around the world.
The book discusses up-to-date and detailed information about the nutritional quality of forage in the biodiversity-rich Himalayan region and their potential in livestock feeding.
This book provides comprehensive information on starch modification using physical approaches - a field that has attracted increasing interest in recent years due to the fact that it is no longer desirable to label starch a modified.
Written as an introduction to the science of brewing and beer fermentation, this book provides an up-to-date overview of the science behind the various operations involved in the making of beer.
This book systematically covers the sensory, physical, chemical nutrition, and processing characteristics of different peanut varieties, while also providing an in-depth review of research advances in peanut processing quality.
This book is first of its kind exclusively dedicated to plant polyphenol oxidases (PPOs), highlighting their importance in the food processing industry.
The existence of living organisms in diverse ecosystems has been the focus of interest to human beings, primarily to obtain insights into the diversity and dynamics of the communities.
This book is a one-stop reference resource, presenting recent research in various emerging areas of microbiology, including microbial biotechnology, microbes in health, microbial interactions, agricultural microbiology and computational approaches.
This book describes the structure, function and nutritional values of iron-, zinc-, selenium- and calcium-containing proteins, exploring key mineral-containing proteins like phytoferritin and lactoferrin, as well as a host of zinc- and selenium-containing proteins.
This book primarily focuses on microbial colonization, its role in plant growth and nutrient cycling, mycorrhizae, and providing an overview of phytospheric microorganisms in sustainable crop systems.
This book examines the public stockholding policies of selected developing countries from the perspective of WTO rules and assesses whether the provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) could hamper these countries' efforts to address the challenges of food security.
This book focuses on light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, mainly for the commercial production of horticultural crops in plant factories and greenhouses with controlled environments, giving special attention to: 1) plant growth and development as affected by the light environment; and 2) business and technological opportunities and challenges with regard to LEDs.
Bioreactor Technology in Food Processing brings peculiarities, specificities, and updates on bioreactors and bioprocesses related to food and beverage production.
Advanced Modelling and Simulation in the Chemical and Biochemical Process Industry explores modelling and simulation of chemical and biochemical processes at the industrial scale using a variety of approaches.
Hace cinco siglos, con el arranque de la dominación española, se inició el intercambio colombino, considerado como una de las transformaciones más revolucionarias que se ha realizado en la naturaleza y que produjo una de las mayores modificaciones en ella, esta vez como resultado de la acción humana.
Functional foods, also known as nutraceuticals, began to gain prominence in the 1980s in Japan as "e;foods for specified health use"e; and became more widely recognized in the 1990s as research and interest in foods that could provide specific health benefits beyond essential nutrition grew worldwide.
Esta obra presenta la importancia del envase en la agroindustria para la comercializacion de alimentos, y como esta se relaciona con la competitividad de los paises.
Esta obra aporta lineamientos de gestión con enfoque operativo en fabrica para el desarrollo agroindustrial y, particularmente, para la transformación hortofrutícola mediante agregación de valor a frutas y hortalizas propias del territorio local y regional con miras a su colocación en mercados del orden nacional e internacional.
Esta obra aporta lineamientos de gestión con enfoque operativo en fabrica para el desarrollo agroindustrial y, particularmente, para la transformación hortofrutícola mediante agregación de valor a frutas y hortalizas propias del territorio local y regional con miras a su colocación en mercados del orden nacional e internacional.
El deterioro de las propiedades del suelo agricola, particularmente la disminucion del porcentaje de materia organica, bioindicador de su menor fertilidad, junto con el impacto ambiental ocasionado por la disposicion inadecuada de los residuos organicos, motivaron la edicion de este texto que aborda los factores fisicos, quimicos y biologicos indispensables para la transformacion de la materia organica y por consiguiente la elaboracion del compost.
This volume is based on a multidisciplinary approach towards biological and chemical threats that can, and have been previously used in bioterrorism attacks around the globe.
This book seeks to unravel the mysteries of wolfberry, and systematically introduces its mechanisms in preventing aging-associated diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, liver and neurodegenerative diseases.
The way in which probiotics work is still not clearly defined, but it is becoming more and more apparent that immune stimulation is an important feature in some of the observed effects.
The aim of this book is to help create new feedstuffs for poultry and farm animals from the agro-industry and to mobilize the neglected waste as a feedstuff to lower the price of animal products such as eggs, white and red meat, milk, etc.