Konjacology

Author: Liu Peiying
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book is co-authored by experts and professors who have long been engaged in the research, development, and utilization of konjac. The content is divided into four parts: Part I Konjac Biology, which includes the origin, distribution, classification, and biological characteristics of konjac plants, laying a theoretical foundation for konjac production. The second part details the regional planning for konjac cultivation, cultivation principles and techniques, variety improvement, tissue culture, and germplasm resource preservation. The third part focuses on the economic components of konjac, specifically the physicochemical properties of glucomannan, as well as its detection, modification, and utilization. The fourth part discusses the importance of konjac for human health, its experimental basis, the principles and processes of konjac processing and utilization. This book emphasizes theoretical and scientific rigor while also considering practicality. The content is extensive and in-depth, illustrated with diagrams and images. It is suitable for researchers, educators, and professionals in konjac science and technology, as well as production, promotion, and marketing personnel in enterprises and bases.