Aspects of oat physiology

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1st ed. This book covers oats in depth, including coverage of the crop's history, botany, breeding, processing and food uses. 1. Oats and oat production in history and prehistory / Richard J. Moore-Colyer -- 2. World production and use of oats / Linwood A. Hoffman -- 3. International trade in oats / Noel R. Baker -- 4. Structure and development of oats / Ethel M. White -- 5. Oat evolution and cytogenetics / J. Mike Leggett and Hugh Tizomas -- 6. Oat breeding and genetics / Deon D. Stuthman -- 7. Aspects of oat physiology / Jan Bert Brouwer and Raymond G. Flood -- 8. Agronomy of oats / Robert A. Forsberg and Dale L. Reeves -- 9. Diseases, pests and disorders of oats / Brian C. Clifford -- 10. The chemical composition of oats / Robert W. Welch -- 11. Oats for animal feed / Derek Cuddeford -- 12. Oat milling, processing and storage / W. Ganssmann and K. Vorwerck -- 13. Food uses of oats / Gur S. Ranhotra and Janette A. Gelroth -- 14. Oats in human nutrition and health / Robert W. Welch -- 15. Industrial uses of oats / Y. Pomeranz -- 16. Naked oats / John Valentine. 17. Biotechnology and oat improvement -- progress and prospects / Vernon D. Burrows and Illimar Altosaar -- Index of oat landraces, varieties, cultivars and breeders' lines.