Sunflower : chemistry, production, processing, and utilization

✍ Scribed by Dunford, Nurhan Turgut; Martínez Force, Enrique; Salas, Joaquin J

• Publisher: AOCS Press/Academic Press
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 731
• Series: AOCS monograph series on oilseeds 7
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This comprehensive reference delivers key information on all aspects of sunflower. With over 20 chapters, this book provides an extensive review of the latest developments in sunflower genetics, breeding, processing, quality, and utilization; including food, energy and industrial bioproduct applications. World-renowned experts in this field review U.S. and international practices, production, and processing aspects of sunflower

✦ Table of Contents

Content: ""Front Cover""
""Sunflower: Chemistry, Production, Processing, and Utilization""
""Copyright Page""
""Table of Contents""
""Preface""
""About the Editors""
""Contributors""
""List of Abbreviations""
""Chapter 1. Breeding and Genetics of Sunflower""
""Introduction""
""Methods of Selection""
""Individual Selection""
""Directions of Sunflower Breeding""
""References""
""Chapter 2. Mutagenesis in Sunflower""
""Introduction""
""Mutagenic Agents""
""Induced Mutations Modifying Sunflower Oil Quality""
""Development of Sunflower Oils with Modified Saturated Fatty Acid Content"" ""Induced Mutations Conferring Herbicide Resistance in Sunflower""""Mutagenesis, Genomics, and Reverse Genetics""
""Conclusion""
""References""
""Chapter 3. Sunflower Crop Physiology and Agronomy""
""Introduction""
""Physiology""
""Sunflower Crop Management""
""Conclusion""
""References""
""Chapter 4. Sunflower Diseases""
""Introduction""
""Downy Mildew""
""Phomopsis Stem Canker""
""Rhizopus Head Rot""
""Sunflower Rust""
""Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Diseases of Sunflower: Wilt, Stalk Rot, and Head Rot""
""Verticillium Wilt""
""References"" ""Chapter 5. Sunflower Broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.)""""Introduction""
""Biological Aspects of Broomrape""
""Sunflower Breeding for Broomrape Control""
""Agronomic Management and Biological Control""
""Conclusion""
""References""
""Chapter 6. Sunflower Insect Pests""
""Introduction""
""Insect Pests of Sunflower in North America""
""Sunflower Insect Pests outside of North America""
""Insect Damage in Non-Oilseed Sunflowers""
""Conclusion""
""References""
""Chapter 7. Sunflower Bird Pests""
""Introduction""
""Cultural Practices""
""Hazing""
""Habitat Management"" ""Chemical Repellents""""Population Management""
""Conclusion""
""Acknowledgments""
""References""
""Chapter 8. Sunflower Seed Preparation and Oil Extraction""
""Introduction""
""Seed Precleaning and Drying""
""Seed Cleaning and Weighing""
""Front-End Dehulling""
""Meat Flaking, Cooking, and Prepressing""
""Prepress Oil Clarification""
""Prepress Cake Conditioning""
""Solvent Extraction""
""Milling Defect Test Method""
""Meal Desolventizing""
""Miscella Distillation""
""Solvent Recovery""
""Tail-End Dehulling""
""Meal Sizing/Pelleting""
""Utilization of Hull Energy""

✦ Subjects

Sunflowers. Sunflower seed oil. GARDENING / Essays GARDENING / Reference GARDENING / Vegetables SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture Sunflowers -- Breeding.