Chapter
Chapter 2 Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.): Diversity, seed oil and uses
2.2 Botanical description
2.4 Seed diversity of R. communis
2.5 Drought and salinity tolerance
2.6 Seed yield of R. communis
2.8 Physicochemical characters of RCO (Ricinus communis oil)
2.10 Uses of oil of R. communis
2.10.1 Medicinal interest
2.10.2 R. communis as a biofuel
2.11 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 3 Seed composition in oil crops: Its impact on seed germination performance
3.2 Sources of variation in seed lipid quantity and quality
3.2.1 Variation in seed lipid concentration
3.2.2 Variation in oil fatty acid composition
3.3 How quantity and composition of oil reserves may affect germination
3.3.1 Models describing seed germination performance
3.3.2 Does the concentration and composition of oil reserves affect seed germination?
3.4 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 4 Oilseed crops and biodiesel production: Present and future prospects
4.3 Biodiesel background and sources
4.4 Biodiesel fuel: Present prospects and production
4.5 Biodiesel plant capacity
4.6 Biodiesel processing techniques and methods
4.6.1 The transesterification reaction
4.6.2 Homogeneous catalysis
4.6.3 Acid-base catalyzed process
4.6.4 Heterogeneous catalyzed transesterification
4.6.5 Enzymatic catalysis
4.6.6 Supercritical alcohol transesterification
4.6.7 Transesterification using ultrasonic irradiation
4.6.8 Transesterification using microwave irradiation
4.6.9 In-situ transesterification
4.7 Biodiesel characterization and standards
4.7.1 Fatty acid composition of biodiesel
4.8 Biodiesel from conventional oils
4.9 Biodiesel from unconventional oils
4.9.1 Biodiesel from jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.)
4.9.2 Biodiesel from Moringa peregrina
4.9.3 Biodiesel from insect oils
4.9.4 Biodiesel from Sclerocarya birrea (Marula) oil
4.10 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 5 Vegetable oil yield and composition influenced by environmental stress factors
5.2 Abiotic and biotic stress factors
5.3 Oil crops’ yield and the content of lipids
5.5 Fatty acids composition
5.5.1 Fatty acids’ composition under temperature stress
5.5.2 Mechanisms behind the changes in the fatty acid composition
5.5.3 Fatty acid composition under water stress
5.6.1 Phenolic compounds under environmental stress
5.6.2 Tocopherols under environmental stress
5.7 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 6 Soybean: Growth, development and yield under salt stress
6.2 Chemical composition of soybean
6.2.3 Bioactive soybean components
6.2.4 Carbohydrates in soybean
6.2.5 Minerals and vitamins in soybean
6.3 Salinity and salt stress
6.4 Plant response to salt stress
6.5 Soybean under salt stress
6.5.1 Micronutrients and bioactive compounds under salt stress
6.5.2 Adaptation of roots and leaves
6.5.3 Wild and cultivated soybean under salt stress
6.5.4 Pulsed magnetic field
6.5.6 Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB)
6.5.7 Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria
6.5.8 Exogenous substances
6.6 Role of transgenic soybean in agriculture
6.7 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 7 Sunflower resistance to the vampire weed broomrape: A Van Helsing quest story
7.2 Vampires among the vegetables
7.3 The vampirism lifestyles
7.4 The broomrape family: Vampire invaders
7.6 The sunflower vampire Orobanche cumana (Wallr)
7.6.1 Vampire identification
7.6.2 A widespread vampire
7.7 Fighting against vampire weeds
7.7.3 Chemical control methods
7.7.4 Biological control methods
7.7.5 Integrated management
7.8.2 A brief history of cultivated sunflower
7.8.3 Sunflower production and use
7.9.1 Vampire resistance in crops (sunflower excluded)
7.9.2 Sunflower resistance
7.10 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 8 Biochemical and molecular studies on the commercial oil-yielding desert shrub Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba, a desert gold)
8.1.1 Origin and distribution
8.1.2 Botanical description
8.1.4 Cultivation and harvesting
8.1.5 Physico-chemical properties of jojoba oil
8.2 Advances in jojoba oil research
8.4.1 International status
8.6 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 9 Role of phytohormones in improving the yield of oilseed crops
9.3 Characteristics of phytohormones
9.4 Biosynthesis of phytohormones
9.4.1 Biosynthesis of auxin
9.4.2 Biosynthesis of cytokinin
9.4.3 Biosynthesis of ethylene
9.4.4 Biosynthesis of gibberellin
9.4.5 Biosynthesis of salicylic acid
9.4.6 Biosynthesis of ABA
9.5 Signaling of phytohormones
9.5.2 Cytokinin signaling
9.5.6 Salicylic acid signaling
9.6 Role of phytohormones
9.6.2 Salicyclic acid (SA)
9.6.4 Abscisic acid (ABA)
9.7 Mode of action of phytohormones
9.8 Phytohormones in the development of silique (pods)
9.9 Role of phytohormones in plant protection
9.10 Phytohormones interact with other hormones
9.11 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 10 Plant–microbe interaction in oilseed crops
10.2 Ecology and diversity of microbes associated with plant roots
10.3 Role of microbial diversity for soil, plant health and plant nutrition
10.4 Plant and microbe communication in diverse rhizospheric environments
10.5 Mechanisms employed by microbes to mitigate stress-induced adverse effects on oilseed crops
10.6 Effects of beneficial microorganisms on oilseed crops’ cultivation and productivity
10.7 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 11 Brassicaceae plants: Metal accumulation and their role in phytoremediation
11.1 Brassicaceae: introduction to family
11.3 Heavy metal pollution in the environment
11.4 Hyperaccumulation potential and phytoremediation of contaminated soils
11.5 Natural phytoremediation vs. chemically enhanced phytoremediation
11.6 Role of genetic manipulation in increasing hyperaccumulation potential
11.7 Physiological and biochemical responses
11.8 Food safety and health concerns
11.9 Safe disposal practices for hyperaccumulator Brassicas
11.10 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 12 Role of organic and inorganic amendments in alleviating heavy metal stress in oilseed crops
12.2 Sources of heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils
12.3 Heavy metals toxicity in oilseed crops
12.4 Soil amendments for the remediation of metal toxicity in oilseed crops
12.4.1 Inorganic amendments
12.4.2 Organic amendments
12.5 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 13 Biochemical and molecular responses of oilseed crops to heavy metal stress
13.2 Biochemical responses
13.2.5 Phenolic compounds
13.2.6 Total soluble protein content
13.3 Production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant defense agents
13.5 Significance of oilseed crops
13.6 What are essential and non‐essential elements?
13.7 Relationship between oilseed crops and heavy metals stress
13.8 Different heavy metals stress on biochemical and molecular responses of oilseed crops
13.9 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 14 The role of oilseed crops in human diet and industrial use
14.2 Classifications of oilseed crops
14.3 Production of oilseed meal and oil
14.4 Processing of oilseed crops
14.5 Major nutrients in oilseed and their roles in human nutrition
14.5.2 Bioactives in oilseed crops
14.6 Industrial utilization of oilseeds
14.7 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 15 Appraisal of biophysical parameters in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) using thermal indices
15.2 Thermal indices and biophysical parameters
15.3 Thermal energy use efficiency and biophysical parameters
15.4 Radiation dynamics and biophysical parameters
15.5 Soil temperature and biophysical parameters
15.6 Conclusion and future prospects
Oilseed Crops
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