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Barley is one of the world's most important crops with uses ranging from food and feed production, malting and brewing to its use as a model organism in molecular research. The demand and uses of barley continue to grow and there is a need for an up-to-date comprehensive reference that looks at all aspects of the barley crop from taxonomy and morphology through to end use. Barley will fill this increasing void. Barley will stand as a must have reference for anyone researching, growing, or utilizing this important crop.
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Barley is one of the world’s oldest and most important domesticated crops. Grown globally, barley is a key crop in world agriculture with end uses that range from animal feed, malting and brewing, to a source of vital nutrients in the human diet. Barley: Production, Improvement, and Uses brings together a wealth of information from leading researchers providing a comprehensive single volume source of information on the biology, production, and end use of this globally relevant grain.
About the Author:
Barley: Production, Improvement, and Uses consists of eighteen chapters ranging from the basic physiology and genetics of the barley plant to global methods of crop improvement via breeding and production, including management of biotic and abiotic stresses. The final chapters look at the various end uses of barley around the world. Each chapter provides an historical context of each topic alongside a review of the latest advances in the field and a look forward to future directions of barley research and utilization.
A definitive source of information on all key aspects of the crop, Barley: Production, Improvements, and Uses will be an essential purchase for anyone working with this world agricultural staple.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive coverage of one of the world’s oldest and most important domesticated crops
- Chapters from more than 50 contributors in 15 countries providing a truly global view of barley production, improvement, and use
- Topics covered range from basic biological make up of barley to production of the crop to its multitude of end uses
Steven E. Ullrich is a Professor of Agronomy in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Washington State University.
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- PublisherWiley-Blackwell
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0813801230
- ISBN 13 9780813801230
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages656
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