Overview

Plant biotechnology and renewable resources are the driving forces behind a more sustainable development of agriculture and other related industries in the world. Until the 21st century, the main task for most industries was to raise the volume of production to gain the highest profits possible. Non-renewable natural resources, such as oil, were the most profitable sources of energy. This tendency not only exploited these resources but had harmful side effects: growing environmental pollution and changing the earth into a desert, suitable neither for animals nor human beings. At the beginning of the 21st century, both scientists and ""green movements"" warn that it is necessary to change this philosophy of economic progress towards a more intensive exploration of renewable resources. Biotechnology is one of the very important and novel tools for obtaining diversified materials on the base of renewable resources. They can serve as a source for production of energy, novel materials, fibres, food, agrofine chemicals and composites. It is believed that diversified possibilities for using natural green resources and their processing can ensure balanced progress without side effects on the earth's environment. This book presents research on the possibilities of creating progress in the processing of renewable resources within the study of biotechnology.

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Author:   Ryszard Kozlowski ,  Gennady E Zaikov ,  Frank Pudel
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.614kg
ISBN:  

9781600210037

ISBN 10:   1600210031
Pages:   195
Publication Date:   13 June 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Opportunities and Constraints on the Exploitation of Bioresources in Europe; Renewable Resources in Poland and their Application to Non-Food and Food Industries; Henequen Fibres for Reinforcement of Unfired Earth Blocks; Fluidised Bed Drying of Plant Sprouts at Low Temperatures; ""Cottonised"" Flax and Hemp Fibre as a Raw Material for the Production of Blended Yarns; Fluidised Bed Extraction of Essential Oils Using Superheated Steam; The Description of Sericultural Genetic Resources from Romania as Source of Initial Material for Breeding; Breeding and Rearing Mulberry Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) at the Institute of Natural Fibres; Effects of Mycorrhisation on Amount and Composition of Essential Oils of Marjoram; The Effect of Natural Dyes Used for Linen Fabric on UV-Blocking; Energetic -- Utilisation of the Excess Activated Sludge with Agricultural and Textile Industry Wastes; Use of in vitro Methods for Obtaining of Flax Breeding Source Material; RAPD Analysis of Polish Cultivars of Monoecious Hemp; Progress in Maintenance Breeding of Polish Hemp Cultivar Bialobrzeskie; Regeneration of Polish Cultivars of Monoecious Hemp; Molecular Characteristic of the Yellow Lupine Cytosolic Cyclophilin; Breeding of Medicinal Plants in Poland; Description of Selected Genotypes of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Stored in the INF Gene Bank; An Integrated Wood Logistics Chain from the Forest to the Factory: Saxony-Anhalt Wood Demonstrator; Index.

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