Industrial oil crops - McKeon, Thomas A., 1949- (Amsterdam : Academic Press and AOCS Press, 2016)
Introduction to oil crops -- Biodiesel and its properties -- Polymeric products derived from industrial oils for paints, coatings, and other applications -- Castor (Ricinus communis L.) -- Brassica spp. oils -- Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) -- Crambe (Crambe abyssinica) -- Camelina (Camelina sativa) -- Coconut (Cocos nucifera) -- Tung (Vernicia fordii and Vernicia montana) -- Emerging industrial oils crops -- Successful commercialization of industrial oil crops -- Applications of doubled haploidy for improving industrial oilseeds -- Genetic transformation of crops for oil production -- Engineering oil accumulation in vegetative tissue.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Oilseed plants; Oils and fats; Renewable energy sources