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From page 124... ... In 1987, as a Fulbright researcher, he studied unconventional crops for food oils, high protein, fuel alcohol, and nontoxic botanic insect-control extracts at the University of Costa Rica. He has written numerous papers on dried roots for solid fuel and for fermentation to fuel alcohol and on unconventional seeds as new sources of edible and industrial oils. Read the entire page →
From page 125... ... Mr. Jacobson is the author or coauthor of more than 300 scientific reports in numerous journals, the author of five books (Insect Sex Attractants, Wiley, 1965; Insect Sex Pheromones, Academic Press, 1972; Insecticides from Plants: A Review of the Literature, 1941-1953, USDA Handbook No. Read the entire page →
From page 126... ... His major contributions include development of methodologies for efficient insect-rearing and screening of rice germplasm, including wild rices, biochemical plant-insect interactions, role of rice plant biotypes, and biointensive pest management. He conceptualized the relevance of botanical pest control for resource-limited farmers and demonstrated the potential Read the entire page →
From page 127... ... , a nonprofit agency providing free extension information and experimental quantities of seeds on new crops and varieties to parties involved in international development. He has published extensively on the ethnobotany, cultivation, and biological activity of Phyllanthus species (Euphorbiaceae) Read the entire page →
From page 128... ... By and large, these books aim to catalyze actions within the Third World, but they usually also have utility in the United States, Europe, Japan, and other industrialized nations. So far, the BOSTID innovation project on underexploited ThirdWorld resources (Noel Vietmeyer, Director and Scientific Editor) Read the entire page →
From page 129... ... 52 pp. Little-Known Asian Animals With Promising Economic Future (19831. Read the entire page →
From page 130... ... Lost Crops of Africa: Volume 2 Cultivated Fruits Lost Crops of Africa: Volume 3 Wild Fruits Lost Crops of Africa: Volume ~ Vegetables Lost Crops of Africa: Volume 5 Legumes Lost Crops of Africa: Volume WRoots and Tubers Underexploited Tropical Fruits Read the entire page →
From page 131... ... GEORGE T CURLIN, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland DIRK FRANKENBERG, Director, Marine Science Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina RALPH HARDY, President, Boyce-Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc., Ithaca, New York FREDER~cK HORNE, Dean, College of Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon ELLEN MESSER, Allan Shaw Feinstein World Hunger Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island CHARLES C Read the entire page →
From page 132... ... Includes information on various tropical crops and their conversion to alcohols through both traditional and novel processes. Read the entire page →
From page 133... ... New techniques in biotechnology allow better understanding of these tranformations so that safer, more nutritious products can be obtained. This report examines new developments in traditional fermented foods. Read the entire page →
From page 134... ... 415 pp. The Andes is one of the seven major centers of plant domestication but the world is largely unfamiliar with its native food crops. Read the entire page →
From page 135... ... , 100 pp. Describes a multipurpose tree crop of potential value for much of the humid lowland tropics. Read the entire page →
From page 136... ... 1984, 96 pp. Identifies measures to help restore critical ecological processes and thereby increase sustainable production in dryland farming, irrigated agriculture, forestry and fuelwood, and animal husbandry. Read the entire page →
From page 137... ... 1984, 86 pp. Provides development planners with information regarding traditional agroforestry systems their relevance to the modern Sahel, their design, social and institutional considerations, problems encountered in the practice of agroforestry, and criteria for the selection of appropriate plant species to be used. Read the entire page →
From page 138... ... 138 BOSTID Publication Distributors U.S.: AGRIBOOKSTORE 1611 N Kent Street Arlington, VA 22209 AGACCESS PO Box 2008 Davis, CA 95617 Europe: I.T. Read the entire page →
From page 139... ... Colombia Africa: TAECON c/o Agricultural Engineering Dept P.O. Box 170 U S T Kumasi Ghana Australasia: TREE CROPS CENTRE P.O. Read the entire page →
From page 141... ... 1 ORDER FORM 141 Please indicate on the labels below the names of colleagues, institutions, libraries, and others that might be interested in receiving a copy of Neem: A Tree for Solving Global Problems. Please return this form to: Neem Report, FO 2060V National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue N.W. Read the entire page →

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... In 1987, as a Fulbright researcher, he studied unconventional crops for food oils, high protein, fuel alcohol, and nontoxic botanic insect-control extracts at the University of Costa Rica. He has written numerous papers on dried roots for solid fuel and for fermentation to fuel alcohol and on unconventional seeds as new sources of edible and industrial oils.

E Biographical Sketches of Panel Members Pages 124-141

E Biographical Sketches of Panel Members
Pages 124-141