Prosopis as a heat-tolerant nitrogen-fixing desert food legume : prospects for economic development in arid lands /: prospects for economic development in arid lands. ([2022])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Maria Cecilia Puppo, Peter Felker.
• Other Names: Puppo, Maria Cecilia; Felker, Peter
• Contents: Prosopis: An empowering forest resource in the service of science for humanity -- Arid zones, soil carbon, nitrogen-fixing trees, ecosystem instability, economic volatility, and political turbulence -- Role of Prosopis in reclamation of salt-affected soils and soil fertility improvement -- Prosopis as a weed. Causes and mediation techniques for weed control in developing countries -- Management and control of the invasive Prosopis juliflora tree species in Africa with a focus on Kenya -- The evolution of Prosopis management in Haiti -- Prosopis in the history of the coast of Peru -- Ethnobotany of Prosopis spp., past evidence of the fruit use and experimental archaeology applied to the interpretation of ancient food processing -- Genetic improvement in Prosopis -- Biotechnology and bioprospecting of Prosopis alpataco from Patagonia, Argentina -- Utilization of Prosopis juliflora in the Horn of Africa: Recent developments -- Management, use, and control of Prosopis in Yemen -- Fine wood, architectural components, and furniture from Prosopis -- The paradigm shift in Prosopis juliflora use through community participation by developing value chain of value-added products from pods -- Food safety issues and mitigation of Prosopis flour -- Peruvian Prosopis pallida: Its potential to provide human and livestock food for tropical arid lands of the world -- Regional traditional foods from Prosopis spp. of the northwest of Argentina -- Regional traditional foods from Prosopis spp. of the northwest of Argentina -- Prosopis alba mesocarp flour: A source of functional ingredients -- Prosopis alba seed flour: A source of bioactive phenolic and proteins Chemical and nutritional composition of Prosopis spp. seeds and pods -- Galactomannans from different Prosopis species: Extraction, characterization, and applications -- Genetic variation in flavor of Prosopis mesocarp flours -- Foods with Prosopis spp. flour: Common and new baked products -- "Aloja": A pre-Hispanic fermented beverage from Prosopis alba pods.
• Publisher Details: London, United Kingdom San Diego, CA : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 583.633; Mesquite; Horticulture -- Arid regions; Horticulture -- Arid regions; Mesquite; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128236321; 0128236329
• Related ISBNs: 9780128233207; 0128233206
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 05, 2022).
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