editors: Thomas A. McKeon )United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA, USA ]and three others[.
xix, 453 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
AOCS monograph series on oilseeds
Oilseed plants
Oils and fats
Renewable energy sources
SB
298
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I63
2016
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction to oil crops -- Biodiesel and its properties -- Polymeric products derived from industrial oils for paints, coatings, and other applications -- Castor )Ricinus communis L.( -- Brassica spp. oils -- Flax )Linum usitatissimum L.( -- Crambe )Crambe abyssinica( -- Camelina )Camelina sativa( -- Coconut )Cocos nucifera( -- Tung )Vernicia fordii and Vernicia montana( -- Emerging industrial oils crops -- Successful commercialization of industrial oil crops -- Applications of doubled haploidy for improving industrial oilseeds -- Genetic transformation of crops for oil production -- Engineering oil accumulation in vegetative tissue.