Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides : Emerging Roles in Agriculture (Paperback)

1. Occurrence, distribution, and structure of natural polysaccharides 2. Synthesis, characterization, and modification of natural polysaccharides 3. Biodegradable and active polymeric matrices reinforced with silver?titania nanoparticles for state-of-the-art technology of food packaging 4. Polysaccharides and radiation technology 5. Radiation processed polysaccharides in food production, preservation, and packaging applications 6. Prospects and probabilities of irradiated cellulose and carrageenan in food and agricultural industries 7. Potential of biopriming with irradiated chitosan for sugarcane micropropagation 8. Irradiated Starch: Roles in agricultural and food production 9. Radiation-processed polysaccharides and the enrichment of medicinally imperative bioactive 10. Fractions of gamma-irradiated sodium alginate enhance the growth, enzymatic activities, and essential oil production of lemongrass [Cymbopogon flexuosus (Steud.) Wats.] 11. Fractions of radiation-processed chitosan induce growth, photosynthesis and secondary metabolism in Java citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt) 12. Improvement in growth, physiological attributes and essential oil production of Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash. mediated by soil-applied gamma-irradiated sodium alginate 13. Effect of pre-sowing treatment of Co-60 gamma irradiated chitosan on seed germination and seedling vigour in Eucalyptus citriodora Hook 14. Chitin, Chitosan and Chitooligosaccharides: Recent Advances and Future Perspective 15. Studies on radiation processed polymers mediated biochemical and molecular responses and relevance to enhancing plant productivity