The SweetpotatoGad Loebenstein, George Thottappilly Springer Science & Business Media, 2009. márc. 21. - 522 oldal In the last four decades of the twentieth century the use of sweetpotato was diversified beyond their classification as subsistence, food security, and famine-relief crop. In developing countries they serve both as human food and for feeding livestock. In Western countries they appeal to health conscious consumers because of their nutritional aspects. The sweetpotato is very high in nutritive value, and merits wider use on this account alone. The book has 2 parts. A general one giving up-to-date information on the history, botany, cultivars, genetic engineering, propagation, diseases and pests, nutritional data and marketing; and a second part presenting data on sweetpotato growing practices in different areas of the world. The information should be useful to researchers, practitioners and crop administrators in different countries. |
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... gene sequences accumulate slowly. Molecu- lar data and sequence information would be pivotal for improving sweetpotato by engineering its own genes and their expression. There is considerable interest in sweetpotato biotechnology. Also ...
... genes by genetic engineering - but so far without success . Sweetpotato roots can be boiled , steamed , baked , and fried . They are also canned or dried and made into flour , cereal , and noodles . Like pumpkins , sweetpotato roots are ...
... Genes coding for Aux/IAA (Auxin/Indole-3-Acetic- Acid) and GH3 family pro- teins were up-regulated in storage roots, pointing to a possible role for auxin in storage root development (McGregor, 2006). The functions of the different ...
... genes were up regulated in storage roots (McGregor, 2006) in comparison to fibrous roots. Gibberelllin is traditionally associated with cell division and elongation (Harberd et al., 1998). Auxin and GA responsive genes play a role in a ...
... gene . Kim et al . ( 2002b ) examined white fibrous roots , thick - pigmented roots and lat- eral roots for AGPase and chalcone synthase ( CHS ) expression . These two genes were expressed only in thick - pigmented roots after 3 weeks ...
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Genetic Engineering | 41 |
Propagation of Sweetpotatoes In Situ Germplasm Conservation | 65 |
Major Fungal and Bacterial Diseases | 81 |
Virus and Phytoplasma Diseases 105 | 104 |
A Serious Challenge | 268 |
Sweetpotato Production in the United States 287 | 285 |
Sweetpotato in China | 325 |
Sweetpotato in SubSaharan Africa | 359 |
Sweetpotato in the Indian SubContinent | 391 |
Sweetpotato in South America | 415 |
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Sweetpotato in West Africa | 441 |
Nematodes | 135 |
Identification Biology and Management | 161 |
Uses and Nutritional Data of Sweetpotato | 189 |
Economics of Sweetpotato Production and Marketing | 235 |
Assessing the Primary Functions | 469 |
Sweetpotato in Israel 483 | 482 |
Concluding Remarks | 503 |