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Title Sorghum : origin, history, technology, and production / editors, C. Wayne Smith, Richard A. Frederiksen
Published New York ; London : Wiley-Interscience, 2000

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Description xii, 824 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm
Series Wiley series in crop science
Wiley series in crop science.
Contents Machine derived contents note: Preface. -- Contributors. -- Origin And History. -- Origins of Domesticated Sorghum and Its Early Diffusion to India and China (C. Kimber). -- Classification and Characterization of Sorghum (J. Dahlberg). -- Development of Some Agricultural Industries in Several African and Asian Countries (L. House, et al.). -- History of Cultivar Development in the United States: From "Memoirs of A. B. Maunder--Sorghum Breeder" (C. Smith & R. Frederiksen). -- The Sorghum Plant. -- Physiology and Genetics of Maturity and Height (P. Morgan & S. Finlayson). -- Genetics and Cytogenetics (W. Rooney). -- Collection, Conversion, and Utilization of Sorghum (D. Rosenow & J. Dahlberg). -- Techniques in Developing New Cultivars (W. Rooney & C. Smith). -- New Horizons in Biotechnology (P. Subudhi & H. Nguyen). -- Production And Production Hazards. -- Sorghum Production Statistics (C. Smith). -- Integrated Crop Management for Sorghum (J. Cothren, et al.). -- Insect Pests of Sorghum (G. Teetes & B. Pendleton). -- Diseases and Disease Management in Sorghum (R. Frederiksen). -- Weeds and Their Control in Grain Sorghum (P. Stahlman & G. Wicks). -- Marketing (T. Lust, et al.). -- Processing And Products. -- Structure and Chemistry of the Sorghum Caryopsis (R. Waniska & L. Rooney). -- Sorghum Food and Industrial Utilization (L. Rooney & R. Waniska). -- Value of Sorghum and Sorghum Coproducts in Diets for Livestock (J. Hancock). -- Fermentated Products: Beverages and Porridges (J. Taylor & J. Dewar). -- Forages and Fodder (J. Pedersen & J. Fritz). -- Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Sorghum.
Author Smith, C. Wayne.
Frederiksen, Richard A.
LC no. 00042254
ISBN 0471242373 :