Cork : biology, production and uses /: biology, production and uses. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Helena Pereira.
• Other Names: Pereira, Helena
• Contents: Introduction -- Part I: Cork Biology -- Ch. 1: The Formation and Growth of Cork -- Ch. 2: The Structure of Cork -- Ch. 3: The Chemical Composition of Cork -- Part II: Cork Production -- Ch. 4: The Cork Oak -- Ch. 5: The Extraction of Cork -- Ch. 6: The Management of Cork Production -- Ch. 7: The Sustainability of Cork Oak Forests -- Part III: Cork Properties -- Ch. 8: Macroscopic Appearance and Quality -- Ch. 9: Physical Properties and Moisture Relations -- Ch. 10: Mechanical Properties -- Part IV: Cork Processing and Products -- Ch. 11: Post-Harvest Processing -- Ch. 12: Products of Natural Cork -- Ch. 13: Cork Agglomerates and Composites -- Part V: Wine and Corks -- Ch. 14: Bottling and Types of Cork Stoppers -- Ch. 15: The Quality of Cork Stoppers -- Ch. 16: Wine and Cork -- References.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam London : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (336 pages, [4] pages of plates, [1] leaves of plates), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 583.46; Cork oak; Cork; Cork industry; Cork -- Utilization; Alcornoques; Corcho; Industria del corcho; NATURE -- Plants -- General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080476865; 0080476864; 9786611005948; 6611005943
• Related ISBNs: 9780444529671; 0444529675
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.