Issue No 3, January 1995.

NOTICE: Hard copies of the Australian New Crops Newsletter are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher. Details of availability are included in the Advice on Publications Available.

11. New Crop Publications

A Report for RIRDC by Instate Pty Ltd
ISBN 0-642-20352-0
RIRDC Research Paper No 94/5

Contents: This report examines particular structural changes in Australian demographics and tastes and assesses their impact on the domestic market for foodstuffs. One of the greatest structural changes has been the growth of processed Asian foods, which has become a big new business in Australia. On present trends, the domestic market for such foods should reach $1.6 billion by the end of this decade. This report includes recommendations for action which governments and industry should consider to stimulate more processing of Asian-style foods in Australia both for domestic consumption and for export.

Available from Rural Industry Research and Development Corporation PO Box 4776, Kingston, ACT, 2604, Australia.
Price: $35.00

A Report for RIRDC by Kelvin Fahey
ISBN 0-642-21204-X
RIRDC Research Paper No 94/6

Contents: China and Hong Kong represent a combined food market of A$240 billion. Both markets have seen strong growth in demand over the past decade with a traditional emphasis on fresh or largely unprocessed foods. However, their food distribution systems are quite distinct and differentiated in structure and operation. This report aims to assist producers of Australian-made Asian foods to export to China and Hong Kong. It provides an outline of the food distribution structure of both countries, basic statistics of food market indicators, a summary of Government food import regulations and customs procedures; and a directory of major food wholesalers and importers in China and Hong Kong. Highly praised by major food company executives as a "must have" reference book.

Available from Rural Industry Research and Development Corporation PO Box 4776, Kingston, ACT, 2604, Australia.
Price: $60.00

A Report for RIRDC by the Department of Agricultural Business, Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences, The University of Adelaide.

Contents: This report uses survey data from urban China to empirically evaluate consumer expenditure patterns, consumer characteristics, market size and market growth prospects . Non-alcoholic beverages, meat products, cereal products and fruit and vegetable products account for over 70% of consumer spending on processed food and beverage products. The surveyed urban consumers were estimated to spend 55% of their income on food with some 45% of this being consumed in processed form. The urban market in China by the year 2000 is conservatively estimated to be worth about $28 billion in the 'main cities' and about $53 billion in 'urban areas'. The market for processed food and beverages is estimated to grow at an average rate of 3.7% to the end of the decade.

Available from Rural Industry Research and Development Corporation PO Box 4776, Kingston, ACT, 2604, Australia.
Price: $25.00

A Report prepared for ABARE by L. McElvie, J. Bills and A. Peat.
ISBN 0-642-20343-1
ABARE Research Report 94.9.

Contents: Jojoba, blue mallee and broombush are all deep rooted perennials which grow in both arid and saline conditions. Each species is being examined for its benefits in controlling recharge and re-establishing water bal-ance in low rainfall areas of the mallee region. The purpose of this report is to analyse the current market situation and to provide an indication of likely market developments for each of the commodities produced from these plants-jojoba oil, eucalyptus oil and brush.

Available from Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, GPO Box 1563, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.
Cost: $18.00

ISBN 1-875137-50-5
Published by Weldon Information Enterprises, PO Box 1300, Mona Vale NSW 2101, Australia. 1024 pp. 1994

Contents: Australian food industry contact book, comprising general product introduction, suppliers' names and suburb or town location, product offerings, purchase points, etc. for Dairy products; Fruit; Herbs, Edible Flowers and Spices; Jams, Honeys and Confectionery; Juices and Beverages; Meat; Nuts, Seeds and Dried Fruit; Oils, Condiments and Flavourings; Pastries, Breads ad Puddings; Poultry and Eggs; Pulses, Pasta and Cereals; Seafood; Sausages and Smallgoods and Vegetables.

Available from the Publisher.
Price: $A195.
($A210 New Zealand; $US168 all other countries).

By Ken Eldridge, John Davidson, Chris Harwood and Gerrit van Wyk
ISBN 0-19-854149-X (Hardcover)
0-19-854866-4 (paperback)
Published by Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, UK. 288 pp. 1993.

Contents: Introduction, Eucalypts natural and planted, Genetic resources of Eucalypts, Matching species and provenances to site, Testing species and provenances, Eucalyptus camal-dulensis, Eucalyptus deglupta, Eucalyptus delegatensis, Eucalyptus fastigata, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus grandis and E. saligna, Eucalyptus nitens, Eucalyptus obliqua, Eucalyptus regnans, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Eucalyptus urophylla, Eucalyptus viminalis, Breeding strategies and breeding plans, Reproductive biology of eucalypts, Selection and breeding, Seed production, Mass vegetative propagation, Looking ahead.

Available from Booksellers.
Price: $59.50 (December 1994)

By F.S. Davies and L.G. Albrigo
ISBN 0-85198-867-9
Published by CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8DE, UK 254 pp. 1994.

Contents: History, Distribution and Uses of Citrus Fruit; Taxonomy, Cultivars and Breeding; Environmental Constraints on Growth, Development and Physiology of Citrus; Rootstocks; Plant Husbandry; Weeds, Pests and Diseases; Fruit Quality, Harvesting and PostHarvest Technology.

Available from booksellers.
Price: $44.25 (December 1994)

By J.L. Brewster
ISBN 0-95198-753-2
Published by CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8DE, UK 236 pp. 1994.

Contents: The Classification, Origins, Distribution and Economic Importance of the Major Vegetable Crops; The Structure of Edible Alliums; The Genetics and Plant Breeding of Allium Crops; The Physiology of Crop Growth, Development and Yield; Crop Production; Flowering and Seed Production; Crop Storage and Dormancy; Interactions with Other Organisms: Weeds, Pests, Diseases and Symbionts; The Biochemistry and Food Science of Alliums.

Available from booksellers.
Price: $40 (December 1994)

By Allan M. Armitage
ISBN 0-95198-901-2
Published by CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8DE, UK 175 pp. 1994.

Contents: Introduction, Physiology and Propagation, Growing-on; Postpro-duction, Diseases and Pests, Mechanization of Production, The Future, Appendix: Guidelines for Commercial Production of 15 Bedding Plant Crops.

Available from booksellers.
Price: $40 (December 1994)

Cereals and Pseudocereals - Underutilized Crop Series

Edited by J.T. Williams
ISBN 0-412-46570-1
Published by Chapman and Hall, 2-6 Boundary Road, London SE1 8HN, UK 280 pp. 1995.

Contents: Introduction: Development of underutilized cereals and pseudocereals (J.T. Williams), Quinoa (J.E. Fleming and N.W. Galwey), Buckwheat (B.D. Joshi and R.S. Rana), Grain amaranth (J.T. Williams and D. Brenner), Triticale (Anne Horlein and J. Valentine), Fonio (N. Haq and F.M. Dania Ogbe), Intermediate wheatgrass (Peggy Wagoner) and Wild Rice (M.R. Duvall).

Available from booksellers.
Price $94.25 (January 1995)

Compilation of invited papers from the international Symposium on New Crops for Food and Industry.
Edited by G. Wickens, N. Haq and P. Day
ISBN 0-412-31500-9
Published by Chapman and Hall, 2-6 Boundary Road, London SE1 8HN, UK 444 pp. 1989.

This book covers research into the development and use of new crops and the influence of socio-economic and environmental factors.

Pulses and Vegetables - Underutilized Crop Series

By J.T. Williams
ISBN 0-412-46610-4
Published by Chapman and Hall, 2-6 Boundary Road, London SE1 8HN, UK 208 pp. 1993.

Contents: Introduction, Bambara groundnut, Yam bean, Lupins, Celosia, Vegetable jute, Opuntia, Palm hearts, Vegetable soyabean.

Based on papers presented at the Symposium of New Crops for Europe.
Edited by K. Anthony, J. Meadley and G. Robbelen
ISBN 0-412-48020-4
Published by Chapman and Hall, 2-6 Boundary Road, London SE1 8HN, UK 280 pp. 1993.

Contents: The farming scene and its implications for new crops (chapters on current agricultural policy framework; economics of UK farming; EC projects on new crop development; new crops in northern Europe; new crops in southern Europe; new crops in Denmark; new industrial crops in Italy), High value crops (strategies for development of markets and opportunities for alternative high value horticultural crops; opportunities and markets in the pharmaceutical and health food industry; opportunities in new fruit crops in Spain), Biomass, fibre and forestry ( forestry biomass energy and the carbon cycle; energy forestry; lignification of plant cell walls in relation to the production of cellulosic fibres; Agro-Fibre: using agricultural crops for pulp production in Sweden), Starch ( industrial products from starch; engineering of native starches), Oils and fats (trends in the industry, sources of raw materials, opportunities for new crops; canola development in the USA; Cuphea and meadowfoam; domestication of Euphorbia lathyris; linseed and sunflower for technical markets).

Legumes of West Asia - A check list

By Michael Lock and Karen Simpson
ISBN 0-947643-29-X
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 263 pp. 1991.

This check list of the legumes of Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Arabian peninsula has been compiled at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as part of the International Legume Database and Information Service. It includes accepted names with authorities, synonyms, minimal descriptive data, distribution by area and country, uses, and references to descriptions, illustrations and distribution maps. Just over 2000 taxa are included, of which more than half are in the genus, Astragalus.

Edible Wild Plants of Subsaharan Africa - An annotated checklist

By Charles R. Peters, Eileen M. O'Brien and Robert B. Drummond
ISBN 0-947643-51-6
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 239 pp. 1992.

To facilitate analysis and to further interdisciplinary research on the wild edible plants of Africa, the names cited in a major portion of the literature of the past 100 years have been brought into line with current nomenclature and taxonomic concepts. Over 2000 species are listed, emphasizing the woodland and savanna floras of eastern and southern Africa, including the plants utilized for food by chimpanzees and baboons, as well as by humans.

The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa - Vol. 2 Families E-I

European, trade and west African names, where known, are given for each species. There follow brief descriptions, notes on habitat, and details of uses in west Africa and, where appropriate, in the rest of Africa and elsewhere in the World.

Field Distillation for Herbaceous Oils - Second Edition

By E.F.K. (Tim) Denny
Published by Denny McKenzie Associates

Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Land and Food, The University of Queensland Gatton College, 4345; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au

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