Flax : the genus Linum /: the genus Linum. (2003)

• Record Type: Book
• 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.; 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.