Industrial oil crops [electronic resource] / editors: Thomas A. McKeon (United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA, USA [and three others].

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	McKeon, Thomas A., 1949- (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Academic Press and AOCS Press, [2016]
Series:	AOCS monograph series on oilseeds
Subjects:	Oilseed plants. Oils and fats. Renewable energy sources.
Online Access:	Knovel, Academic, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering: 2016 (Knovel) ScienceDirect eBooks - Agricultural, Biological, and Food Sciences 2016: 2016 (ScienceDirect)
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

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.