The oat crop : production and utilization

Contributors. Preface. Abbreviations and acronyms. Oats and oat production in history and prehistory. World production and use of oats. International trade in oats. Structure and development of oats. Oat evolution and cytogenetics. Oat breeding and genetics. Aspects of oat physiology. Agronomy of oats. Diseases, pests and disorders of oats. The chemical composition of oats. Oats for animal feed. Oat milling, processing and storage. Food uses of oats. Oats in human nutrition and health. Industrial uses of oats. Naked oats. Biotechnology and oat improvement - progress and prospects. Index of oat landraces, varieties, cultivars and breeders' lines. General index.