Welch R.W. (ed.) The Oat Crop: Production and Utilization

Chapman & Hall, 1995. — 584 p. — (World Crop Series).
ISBN: 0-412-37310-6.This book traces the origin, history and scientific progress which forms a sound basis for any further crop improvement and for broadening the utilization and marketing of oat products.The book aims to be versatile - to be informative and authoritative without necessarily being exhaustive. Twenty-two experts from throughout the world have contributed their expertise. While uniformity in presentation has been an objective, authors have been free to address their specialisms from their individual perspectives and each chapter should be considered on its own terms.
A degree of repetition is inevitable in a book of this nature and this is apparent on perusal of the index. However, this overlap is one of the threads that binds the volume together and which may enable the reader to appreciate aspects of the crop from a range of view points including those of the economist, physiologist, plant breeder, nutritionist, processor and geneticist.Oats and oat production in history and prehistory (Richard J. Moore-Colyer).
World production and use of oats (Linwood A. Hoffman).
International trade in oats (Noel R. Baker).
Structure and development of oats (Ethel M. White).
Oat evolution and cytogenetics (J. Mike Leggett and Hugh Thomas).
Oat breeding and genetics (Deon D. Stuthman).
Aspects of oat physiology (JanBert Brouwer and Raymond G. Flood).
Agronomy of oats (Robert A. Forsberg and Dale L. Reeves).
Diseases, pests and disorders of oats (Brian C. Clifford).
The chemical composition of oats (Robert W. Welch).
Oats for animal feed (Derek Cuddeford).
Oat milling, processing and storage (W. Ganßmann and K. Vorwerck).
Oats in human nutrition and health (Robert W. Welch).
Industrial uses of oats (Y. Pomeranz).
Naked oats (John Valentine).
Biotechnology and oat improvement - progress and prospects (Vernon D. Burrows and Illimar Altosaar).
Index of oat landraces, varieties, cultivars and breeders' lines.