Flax : the genus Linum /: the genus Linum. (2003)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Flax : the genus Linum /: the genus Linum. (2003)
- Main Title:
- Flax : the genus Linum
- Further Information:
- Note: Edited by Alister D. Muir and Neil D. Westcott.
- Other Names:
- Muir, Alister D
Westcott, Neil D - Contents:
- Introduction: history of the cultivation and uses of flaxseed / Marion Vaisey-Genser and Diane H. Morris -- Cultivated flax and the genus Linum L.: Taxonomy and germplasm conservation / Axel Diederichsen and Ken Richards -- Chemical studies on the constituencies of Linum spp. / Neil D. Westcott and Alister D. Muir -- Cultivation of flax / Anatoly Marchenkov, Tatiana Rozhmina, Igor Uschapovsky and Alister D. Muir -- Principal diseases of flax / Khalid Y. Rashid -- Principal insect pests of flax / Ian L. Wise and Juliana J. Soroka -- The contribution of [alpha]-linolenic acid in flaxseed to human health / Stephen C. Cunnane -- The role of flaxseed lignans in hormone-dependent and independent cancer / Sharon E. Rickard-Bon and Lilian U. Thompson -- Flaxseed in the preservation of cardiovascular diseases / Kailash Prasad -- Flaxseed and flaxseed lignans: Effects on the progression and severity of renal failure / William F. Clark and Malcolm Ogborn -- Mammalian metabolism of flax lignans / Alister D. Muir and Neil D. Westcott -- Flaxseed constituents and human health / Alister D. Muir and Neil D. Westcott -- Traditional food and medicinal uses of flaxseed / N. Lee Pengilly -- Use of flaxseed in animal diets to create consumer products with modified fatty acid profiles / Sheila E. Scheideler -- Current market trends and economic importance of oilseed flax / John R. Dean -- Current regulatory status of flaxseed and commercial products / Alister D. Muir and Neil D. Westcott.
- Publisher Details:
- London New York : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2003
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (xii, 307 pages, [4] pages of plates), illustrations (some color), maps
- Subjects:
- 583/.79
Flax
Flax -- Therapeutic use
NATURE -- Plants -- General
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 0203437500
9780203437506 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780415308076
0415308070 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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