Issue No 9, January 1998.

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.

20. New Crop Publications

ISBN 0 642 24691 2
372 pp, 1997

Available from:
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
Level 1, AMA House
42 Macquarie Street
Barton, ACT 2600 Australia
(PO Box 4776
Kingston, ACT 2604 Australia)
Telephone: (02) 6272 4539
Facsimile: (02) 6272 5877
International fax: 61 2 6272 5877
Email: rirdc@netinfo.com.au
Web Site: http://www.dpie.gov.au/rirdc

Edited by Keith Hyde
RIRDC Publication
Approx 580 pp, 1997

This publication is expected to be available from early 1998.

Addresses the most frequently asked questions about the market prospects and production/processing requirements for some ninety smaller or prospective new rural industries. Each chapter has been written by experts, who looked at the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for their industry. A comprehensive and invaluable initial reference document for prospective investors and industry advisers.

Available from:
RIRDC
PO Box 4776
Kingston, ACT 2604 Australia
Telephone: (02) 6272 4539
Facsimile: (02) 6272 5877
International fax: 61 2 6272 5877
Email: rirdc@netinfo.com.au

Prof Ron Wills and Dr David Evans
15pp, 1997

Proceedings of a workshop held in July 1997 which looked at the current status of the Australian medicinal herb industry, determined the potential for future development, examined where impediments to development exist and identified R&D strategies to overcome these impediments.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD10.

Shirley Fraser and Jeremy Whish
University of New England
134 pp, 1997

Describes how to overcome some of the constraints in establishing a herb industry for northern NSW. Looks at agronomic and cultural aspects of commercial production, seedling production, harvesting, handling, processing, packaging and marketing of the final product. Brings together valuable technical and commercial advice and culminates in detailed production guides for sage, thyme, parsley and basil.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD15.

John Lopresti and Bruce Tomkins
Agriculture Victoria
44pp, 1997

Reviews literature on postharvest handling and packaging of culinary herbs. Identifies the reasons for the high wastage rate in shops and supermarkets and suggests ways to overcome the problems. Shows how producers can improve their chances of reaching world markets.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD10.

Carolyn Ditchfield
Australian Hemp Resource and Manufacture
25pp, 1997

Report of a trip taken by Carolyn Ditchfield to the Bioresource Hemp Symposium at Frankfurt in February 1997. It includes her paper presented at the trip which outlined the status of industrial hemp in Australia and her insights gained into the progress of the industry around the world.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD10.

Tony Moody and Grant Vinning
390pp, 1997

Covers of all aspects of market information on some 30 tropical fruit that can be grown in Australia. From Abiu to Wax Jambu, each fruit is described, identified and illustrated, along with the characteristics, values, price data and nature of demand in each of the Asian countries, and principal European countries.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD40.

By Phil Ross
Queensland Department of Primary Industries
40pp, 1997

Proceedings of a workshop held in July 1997, aimed at determining which of the many commercially under-exploited crops have the best commercial prospects and hence warrant R&D support form RIRDC. Rambutan, mangosteen, durian, longan and abiu were shortlisted as the 'best bets' among 40-odd crops. Also identifies issues that will need to be researched if these crops are to develop and prosper.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD10.

A J Zappala
Zappala Tropicals Pty Ltd
42 pp, 1997

A plan to help establish a coordinated Australian durian industry. Points the industry in the direction of sustainable production of quality fruit using the best farm management practices developed by committed growers and researchers.

Available free from:
RIRDC

Farnell Hobman
South Australian Department of Primary Industries
61 pp, 1995

Presents economic data on the commercial growing of olives using modern production and processing methods. Evaluates the potential of irrigated olive oil enterprises. Contains enough information for someone with horticultural experience to prepare their own budgets.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD10.

Prof RDB Whalley and Dr CE Jones
59pp, 1997

Describes the trials and efforts made to bring the Microlaena seeds to the marketplace (Microlaena is a native Australian grass which can be planted any time of the year and can be used as turf, for forage and on roadsides, parks and parts of golf courses). Also describes the sowing, turfgrass management and forage trials and looks closely at Microlaena's response to herbicides.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD10

Barry Lee and Karnig Momdijian
Connectica International
90pp, 1997

Establishes the market, production and research data to help the Australian seaweed industry become viable enough to supply some of the domestic market and even look to exports. Identifies industry and research organisations.

Provides a strategic analysis of the industry and looks at the key factors influencing the industry's production and marketing.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD20.

Joint newsletter by RIRDC and Dept Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria

A newly released eight page newsletter that covers all areas of Asian foods, but especially R&D projects and outcomes. Issued every six months.

In addition, a shorter Access to Asian Vegetables newsletter is produced each month for the intervening five months. This is an A4 sheet concentrating on a specific Asian vegetable each issue.

If you would like to receive this free newsletter, contact:
Mandy Chew or Wendy Morgan
Institute for Horticultural Development
Private Bag 15
South Eastern Mail Centre
VIC 3176 Australia
Telephone: (03) 9210 9222
Email: chewm@knoxy.agvic.gov.au

Joint Venture Agroforestry Program
102pp, 1997

A guide to assist farmers to decide where to place trees on farms and in farm plantations. Explains the interaction of trees with other agricultural enterprises and the environment. Provides methods for calculating the economics of planting trees.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD16.

Bill Loane
Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environment
8pp, 1997

This short report demonstrates, through a series of 8 trials, the benefits, of tree growing for multiple benefits - particularly wood production and salinity control on land and water.

These trials are providing substantial data on the effects of different strategies. Provides a view of the positive impact that a new farm forestry industry along the lines of Trees for Profit could have on a region's industrial structure, based on current expectations about growth rates and markets.

Available free from:
RIRDC

R. Stirzaker and E.C. Lefroy
71pp, 1997

Describes the scientific principles of alley farming. Includes an economic analysis of a whole farm using this system. Reviews international literature relevant to Australia. Considers research priorities for Australia.
Available from:

RIRDC
Price: AUD25.
[A short report is also available free]

Edited by Tim Vercoe and Bronwyn Clarke
57pp, 1997

Proceedings of a meeting held in March 1995 which represents the current status of a range of different databases and tree selection systems. A natural starting point for those people interested in the field. Systems covered fall into 3 broad groups: models (like PLANTGRO), selection systems (like SELECTOR and REX) and observational databases, which hold actual observed results either from anecdotal or experimental sources.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD16.

Edited by Nan Oates
60pp, 1997

This is the first of three workbooks available from Greening Australia. Demonstrates how farm forestry can control the problems which most directly affect agriculture, and presents the technique of whole farm planning from salinity and soil erosion to improvement of soil fertility. Looks at how trees prevent wind and water erosion and control salinity. Explores how corridors of vegetation may offer a means of movement for our native wildlife.

Available from:
Greening Australia
Telephone: (02) 6281 8585
International phone: 61 2 6281 8585
Price: AUD8 (or AUD25 for the set of three).

Edited by Rowan Reid
60pp, 1997

Second in the series of three workbooks. Reviews the opportunities available for commercial tree crops and timber production from the viewpoint of landowners considering trees for land degradation control, stock, shade and shelter, or as a possible means of diversifying farm income. Covers topics such as choosing timber products to pursue, how much is a timber tree worth, a quick guide to timber products, incorporating commercial timber production into a farm plan, returns from commercial timber production, alternative products from farm trees.

Edited by Steve Burke and Allan Wilson
60pp, 1997

Third in the set of three workbooks. Discusses the role of trees in improving farm productivity through providing fodder for livestock and offering shade and shelter for both crops and livestock. Describes the basics of how a shelterbelt works, its benefits, and provides a guide as to how best to plan and establish shelterbelts. Also explores the role that forage trees and shrubs can play as an addition to pastures on our broadacre farms.

Available from:
Greening Australia
Telephone: (02) 6281 8585
International phone: 61 2 6281 8585
Price: AUD12 (or AUD25 for the set of three).

Elias Chacko
CSIRO Division of Horticulture
43pp, 1997

Results of a project that assessed the growth habit, yield and nut characteristics of individual cashew trees to identify hybrids with high yield potential. In total, 49 high-yielding hybrids were identified at the Wildman River Cashew Plantation (NT) and at Cashews Australia (Qld).

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD10.

Ramos et al.
306pp, 1988

The translation of a Brazilian text considered to be the most comprehensive available on cashew culture for research and teaching use.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD50.

B Sutton, J Virtue and G Murtagh
98pp, 1997

Examines a range of weed control strategies to minimise weed competition. Addresses issues such as how do weeds affect the mature yield of regrowing plantation tea trees, how does plantation tea tree grow in the annual regrowth cycle, when and how does weed interference occur, and how can weed competition be minimised in the regrowth cycle of plantation tea trees.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD15.

AJ Campbell and CDA Maddox
64pp, 1997

Outlines an effective and sustainable pest management strategy to guard against severe outbreaks of the pyrgo beetle, while minimising the use of pesticides.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD10.

J Doran, G Baker, G Murtagh and I Southwell
52pp, 1997

Describes the successful development of a breeding strategy for high yielding varieties of M alternifolia and the implementation of several breeding and selection trials. Research results show that very large gains in oil yield can be achieved in the industry simply by careful selection of seed source.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD10.

I Southwell, J Markham and C Mann
128pp, 1997

Describes the degree of skin irritancy caused by tea tree oil with different concentrations of cineole and provides information on the minimum inhibitory concentrations of the chemical that might be required by regulatory bodies. Shows positive results for the industry.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD15.

Second Edition
Karingal Consultants
329pp, 1997

A comprehensive update of a 1993 study of one of the fastest growing industries in Australia. Contains the latest export and other statistics and detailed analyses of the industry's prospects for growth and profitability. Identifies key strategies for the industry to achieve its potential.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD60.

Lloyd Davies and Geoff Murray
81pp, 1997

First of a series of "snapshot" reports of the flower market in countries important to Australia's export trade. This one looks at Japanese importation, distribution and sale of Australian flower.

Available from:
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
Price: AUD20.

Kim James
Flower Export Council of Australia
31pp, 1997

Provides a snapshot of the market in The Netherlands. Covers the importation, distribution and sale of Australian flowers and foliages in relation to the requirements and practices of that country. A companion to the previous report on the Japan market.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD20.

SG Heilbron and JT Larkin
153pp, 1997

Provides the most comprehensive analysis yet produced in Australia of food market channels in Japan and the first such analysis for Korea, from the viewpoint of recent structural changes and likely future trends. Provides essential strategic information on in-market dynamics of these two food sectors, two of Australia's largest food export markets, to enable development of successful market penetration programs.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD25.

Edited by Gordon Young and Bandu Wijesinghe
184pp, 1997

Results of a research report which examined the development and application of heat pump dryers, a new technology for the food industry allowing production of low-cost, high-quality dried products such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs, meats and biscuits. The research team were awarded the 1993 National Energy Award and the 1994 Food Innovation Award for their work.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD40.

RCS Hassall Pty Ltd
51pp, 1997

Outlines important features of the Chinese market and considers commodities including sugar, grains, cotton, wool, meat and horticultural products. Examines markets for processed food and drinks including beer, fast foods, dairy products, chocolate. Considers institutional arrangements and details strategic issues and case studies.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD20.

K Easton, G Bell and F Ng
132pp, 1997

Details the opportunities available to Australian small and medium sized firms in the growing Indonesia food market and provides an update on latest trends and statistics. Topics covered include background factors (such as cultures, customs, religious issues, food taboos), knowing the consumer, and doing business in Indonesia (including entry regulations, distribution system, market entry strategy and guidelines).

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD38.

Dr Norman Philp
Charles Sturt University
146pp, 1997

Reports on a study of processors located in rural regions of NSW and Victoria. Examines factors that impede and promote export activity. Makes recommendations for stimulating export commitment including the use of business networks, appropriate advertising and production of a quality product. Covers courses in export marketing and management.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD25.

Australasian Agribusiness Services
97pp, 1997

Prepared as a background paper to the Rural Adjustment Scheme review and the Government's response to it.

Topics covered include the agenda for agriculture, financial perspective, bench-marking the best financial performance in agriculture, comparative analysis of agriculture with other investment classes, and impediments to free flow of capital into agricultural industries.

An update of a 1994 unpublished RIRDC report Bench-marking Financial Performance of Australian Broadacre Agriculture.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD25.
[A short report is also available, free. Appendices have been published in a separate 160 page document, AUD10]

AG Brown and Ho Chin Ko
CSIRO
400pp, 1997

Presents important information on the black wattle - a fast growing and adaptable tree indigenous to Australia - including its natural distribution in Australia, its ecology and preferred environment, soils and the details of the features that make it such as special tree.

An abridged English version, based on the central material published in the 1991 Chinese edition.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD25.

J Groves, R Parker, J da Rin and R Simpson
CD-ROM by R. Parker
Jointly produced with Farmwide
Approx. 300pp, 1997

Features tips to help first-time and novice users of the Internet to understand and make the best use of its features, as well as an extensive directory of over 250 Australian agricultural and related sites.

Each listing includes a short description of the site and its content, as well as how to find it. The Guide comes with a start-up CD-ROM to help farmers get online.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD25.

M Cavill, S Miller, A Edvi-illies, D Wilde
49pp, 1997

A step-by-step guide to telecommunications that assists people to become involved in the development of applications and services that are relevant to the farming community in rural Australia.

Explains the range of available applications, services and infrastructure to help people deal with carriers, service providers and other bodies when identifying their telecommunications needs.

Topics include deciding what you need, the technology: what's available, and obtaining support.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD15.

By Circit
73pp, 1997

A step-by-step guide to help community groups successfully harness the potential of information and communication services for their region.

Helps regional organisations identify and prioritise communications needs and find viable solutions to satisfy those requirements.

By following the steps outlined, groups can improve connections with external markets, widen education and training opportunities, improve access to electronic service delivery by governments, and facilitate the operation of business enterprises.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD30.

Agriculture and Environment Consulting and Farm Management
49pp, 1997

A learning tool to familiarise farmers and others with the issues relevant to sustainable agriculture.

Provides information on two types of indicators: those relevant to regional/national policy making, and those relevant to on-farm management decisions, used by FM500 (Farm Management 500). Shows farmers where the policy-makers "are coming from".

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD20.
[A short report is also available free]

A Hannam and Co with McGregor Marketing
30pp, 1997

A situation report on the training in agricultural and horticultural related topics for Australian rural input suppliers - the rural merchants. A preliminary study for assessing current training, planning further research and determining the training needs of rural merchant staff.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD20.

J Daniels and E Woods
118pp, 1997

Outlines the findings of a four-stage evaluation of farm business management training activities in the central region of Queensland. Evaluates the impact of farm business management courses, included computer-based ones, and helps map out future training. Fills the gap for farmers who do not recognise how essential for survival are the skills in farm business management.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD10.

G Bamberry, T Dunn and A Lamont
183pp, 1997

Looks at community concerns that many Australian farms may not be viable in the long term, partly because of farmers' level of education and training and their management expertise. Defines 'farmer education' and 'good farm management' and describes the nature and sources of farmer education. Looks at how much formal education Australian farmers generally have and how much of their learning has been acquired informally and 'on the job'.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD25.
[A short report is also available free]

Centre for International Economics
60pp, 1997

Investigates the effects of liability law on research and development and innovation. Discusses why basic R and D is not likely to be seriously affected, how liability law seems to stimulate the level of safety of some products while stifling development of others, and the implications for insurance premiums.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD10.

Margaret Grace
Qld University of Technology
78pp, 1997

Describes the advantages and disadvantages of different network models. Outlines strategies for enhancing networking and for increasing women's participation in industry organisations by analysing the two-way relationships involved. Includes case studies of the Queensland Rural Women's Network and the Dairy Women's Network.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD15.
[A short report is also available free]

A national research project that defines the role which women play in the agricultural sector and the skills and experiences they bring to this role.

Identifies measures by which the potential value of their contribution to the substantial changes occurring in the industry can be maximised.

Also identifies barriers to women's greater participation in innovation, leadership and decision making and makes recommendations as to how this participation might be enhanced. Report complements the Commonwealth Department of Primary Industries and Energy's work towards the development of a 'National Action Plan for Women in Agriculture and Resource Management'.

Available from:
RIRDC

Price: AUD30.

A Bathgate and P Coyle
80pp, 1997

Examines ten randomly selected RIRDC-supported projects in Western Australian for their impact benefits and how they resulted in technologies estimated to have generated substantial benefits to the community. Second in a series looking at the impact of project evaluations commissioned by RIRDC.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD15.

K Bond, P Chudleigh and I Wood
70pp, 1997

Reviews existing models and methods of allocating research funds for new and emerging rural industries and develops a model for the tea tree oil industry to explore and demonstrate how models can assisting the assessment of research options within and between industries. Also examines options for setting broad research priorities within industries.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD15.

John Mullen
New South Wales Agriculture
36pp, 1997

Documents trends in the financing of agricultural research and productivity growth in broadacre agriculture since 1953.

Estimates the rate of return to investments in research and describes how the benefits are shared between farmers, processors and consumers.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD15.

Centre for International Economics
57pp, 1997
Published by the GRDC

Outcomes of a workshop held in July 1997 to implement an ongoing approach to research evaluation by both the RIRDC and the Grains Research and Development Corporation.

Develops a set of guidelines to help R and D managers prioritise their objectives and allocate the funds they have for evaluation across the range of evaluation options.

Available from:
RIRDC
Price: AUD15.

RJ Henry
ISBN 0 412 73210 6 (hardback)
0 412 73200 3 (paperback)
Published by Chapman and Hall
258 pp, 1997

Contents: Identification of plants using molecular techniques, estimation of genetic variation in plants using molecular techniques, molecular markers in plant improvement, plant transformation, useful routine protocols in plant molecular biology, appendices.

Available from booksellers.

AJ Richards
Second edition
ISBN 0 412 57440 3 (hardback)
0 412 57450 0 (paperback)
Published by Chapman and Hall
529 pp, 1997

Contents: Introduction, sexual theory in seed plants, sexual reproduction in flowering plants, floral diversity and pollination, pollination biology and gene flow, multi-allelic self-incompatibility, heteromorphy, dicliny, self-fertilization and inbreeding, agamospermy, conclusion.

Available from booksellers.

Edited by N Maxted, BV Ford-Lloyd and JG Hawkes
ISBN 0 412 63400 7 (hardback)
0 412 73730 8 (paperback)
Published by Chapman and Hall
446 pp, 1997

Contents: The conservation of botanical diversity, complementary conservation strategies, selection of target taxa, ecogeographic surveys, technical and political factors constraining reserve placement, plant population genetics, plant population ecology, reserve design, management and monitoring, locally based crop plant conservation, genetic conservation information management, estimation of genetic diversity, conserving the genetic resources of trees in situ, integrating plant and insect conservation, the Ammiad experiment, in situ conservation of genetic diversity in Turkey, genetic conservation: a role for rice farmers, Ethiopian in situ conservation, Peruvian in situ conservation of Andean crops, Central Asian in situ conservation of wild relatives of cultivated plants, plant conservation in situ for disease resistance, a practical model for in situ genetic conservation, towards the future.

Available from booksellers.

Edited by M Lazarides and B Hince
Second edition
ISBN 0 643 05240 2
330pp, 1993

This handbook is an authority on scientific and vernacular names for Australian plants of economic significance, including crop plants, fodder trees and shrubs, forest trees, pasture and forage plants, oil-bearing plants, honey-producing plants, plants poisonous to livestock, weeds of pasture, cultivation and irrigation and Aboriginal food and medicinal plants.

Available from:
CSIRO Publishing Australia
PO Box 1139
Collingwood, Victoria 3066 Australia
Telephone: (03) 9662 7666
Facsimile: (03) 9662 7555
Email: sales@publish.csiro.au
Web site: http://www.publish.csiro.au
Price: AUD65 + 8 (postage and handling).

Edited by D Reuter and JB Robinson
Second edition
ISBN 0 643 05938 5
450pp, 1997

This manual is for diagnosing nutritional disorders in crops, pastures, vegetables, fruit trees, vines, ornamentals and forest trees to assess the effectiveness of fertilizer programs and to monitor longer term changes in crop nutritional status, presenting data for 294 species from 1872 published papers.

Available from:
CSIRO Publishing Australia
PO Box 1139
Collingwood, Victoria 3066 Australia
Telephone: (03) 9662 7666
Facsimile: (03) 9662 7555
Email: sales@publish.csiro.au
Web site: http://www.publish.csiro.au
Price: AUD89.95 + 8 (postage and handling).

J Lewis, B Warfield and R Tomes
137 pp, 1997

This report is a useful reference for growers and exporters of rice flower and other Australian native cutflowers, as well as for producers investigating diversification options.

Market research from several countries is summarised with a comprehensive account of the major export markets and potential competitor countries. There is a comprehensive study of the Japanese market, the main export destination of Australian cutflowers.

The report highlights the benefits of having a spread of markets for rice flower, with the markets having most export potential for Australia being Japan, the US and Taiwan.

Available from:
The Principal Marketing Specialist
Marketing Services (Brisbane)
Queensland Department of Primary Industries
GPO Box 46, Brisbane
Queensland 4001 Australia
Telephone: (07) 3239 0438
Facsimile: (07) 3239 0439
International fax: 61 7 3239 0439

or from The Bookshop
Queensland Department of Primary Industries
GPO Box 46, Brisbane
Queensland 4001 Australia
Telephone: (07) 3239 3772
Facsimile: (07) 3239 6509
International fax: 61 7 3239 6509
Email: books@dpi.qld.gov.au
Web: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/ams

J Switala
QI 97103
ISSN 0727 6273
Rural Partnership Series: New Industries
Rural Industries Business Services
Queensland Department of Primary Industries
26pp, 1997

Contents: uses, active constituents, product forms, species of commercial significance, propagation, seed treatment, soil preferences, ground preparation, planting times, plant spacing, weed control, diseases, pests, fertiliser, irrigation, harvesting, cleaning and drying, yields, environmental issues.

Available from:
The Bookshop, Queensland Department of Primary Industries
GPO Box 46, Brisbane
Queensland 4001 Australia
Telephone: (07) 3239 3772
Facsimile: (07) 3239 6509
International fax: 61 7 3239 6509
Email: books@dpi.qld.gov.au
Web: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/ams
Price: AUD10 + postage and handling.

Licorice: a commercial overview

B Richardson
QI 97102
ISSN 0727 6273
Rural Partnership Series: New Industries
Rural Industries Business Services
Queensland Department of Primary Industries
20pp, 1997

Contents: description, uses, market situation, demand on the domestic market, market trends, prices, grade and quality specifications, supply on the domestic market, suppliers, market access, production, processing, environmental issues, economic analysis, commercial assessment, references.

Available from:
The Bookshop, Queensland Department of Primary Industries
GPO Box 46, Brisbane
Queensland 4001 Australia
Telephone: (07) 3239 3772
Facsimile: (07) 3239 6509
International facsimile: 61 7 3239 6509
Email: books@dpi.qld.gov.au
Web Site: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/ams
Price: AUD10 + postage and handling.

The German Commission E Monographs
Therapeutic Monographs on Medicinal Plants for Human Use

Mark Blumenthal, Senior Editor
Edited by M. Blumenthal, A. Goldberg, J. Gruenwald, T. Hall, R. Rister, and C. Riggins
Translated by S. Klein, J. Gruenwald, and R. Rister
1996

Contents: 190 herbs and fixed combinations for therapeutic use, 312 monographs, 150 indications, chemical index, index of approved uses, index of side effects, index of contraindications, glossary of medical, pharmacy and technical terms, common, Latin, pharmacopoeial and German names cross referenced and general index.

Available from:
American Botanical Council
PO Box 201660
Austin, Texas 78720-1660 USA
Telephone: 1 512 331 8868
Price: $US189 plus shipping.

American New Uses Council
Third edition
236 pp, 1997

A listing of 307 organizations and 517 individual experts: who's who and what's where in new uses.

Available from:
Jonathan Harsch
New Uses Council
PO Box 144
Jamestown, RI 02835-0144 USA
Telephone/facsimile: 1 401 423 0862
Email: jharsch@rof.net
Price $US80 (cheaper for members)

Refer to the Web Site:
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/NUC/NUCHome.html

American New Uses Council
389 pp, 1995

Articles from 68 authors on new uses, details of USDA and other agencies, summaries of meetings of the New Uses Council.

Available from:
Jonathan Harsch
New Uses Council
PO Box 144
Jamestown, RI 02835-0144 USA
Telephone/facsimile: 1 401 423 0862
Email: jharsch@rof.net
Price $US90 (cheaper for members).

Refer to the Web Site:
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/NUC/NUCHome.html

John Hannay, Shahajahan Miyan and Bill Bellotti
Primary Industries South Australia
ISSN 1323-0409
FS 24/97
5pp, 1997

For further information contact:
John Hannay
Pulse Agronomist
Primary Industries South Australia
Telephone: 08 226 0222

Proceedings of the Fourth International Bamboo Workshop
Chiangmai, Thailand
November 27-30, 1991
Technical Document GCP/RAS/134/ASB
FORSPA Publication 6
(Forestry Research Support Program for Asia and the Pacific; International Development Research Centre, FAO, UN)

Contents: Bamboo resources, growth, physiology and genetics, management of natural stands, plantation technology, propagation, properties and utilization, bamboo as an engineering material, pests, diseases and deterioration, information and technology dissemination, socio-economics and marketing.

Available from :
Bamboo Australia
Telephone/facsimile: (07) 5447 0299
International fax: 61 7 5447 0299
MS 330 Kenilworth Road
Eumundi, Queensland 4562
Australia
Price: AUD65 including postage within Australia.

K Dunkelberg et al
Institut fur leichte Flachentragwerke (IL)
428pp, 1996

Contents: Bamboo as a building material, elementary applications using examples from South-east Asia, bamboo as a plant, material properties, processing of bamboo, bamboo in built structures, fences, the bamboo hut, the bamboo house, the hall, scaffolding, footbridge and bridge, summary, Building with vegetal rods, curved compression rods, curved tension rods, yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Available from
Bamboo Australia
Telephone/facsimile: (07) 5447 0299
International fax: 61 7 5447 0299
MS 330 Kenilworth Road
Eumundi, Queensland 4562 Australia
Price: AUD145 including postage within Australia.

DN Tewari
Published by International Book Distributors
Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun 248001 India
ISBN 81 7089 176 0

Contents: introduction, distribution of bamboos in the world, bamboos in India, bamboo taxonomy, silviculture and management of bamboos in India, genetic improvement, growth yield and economics, utilization of bamboo, bamboo products, pulp and paper manufacture, insect pasts of bamboo, diseases and decay of bamboo, general bibliography.

Available from:
Bamboo Australia
Telephone/facsimile: (07) 5447 0299
International fax: 61 7 5447 0299
MS 330 Kenilworth Road
Eumundi, Queensland 4562 Australia
Price: AUD85 including postage within Australia.

D Farrelly
ISBN 0 87156 825 X
335 pp, 1984

Published by Sierra Club Books
730 Polk Street, San Francisco,
CA 94109

Contents: Dawn in the west, one thousand things, nude model to the east, shelter: in the beginning was bamboo, popular architecture, the plant: bamboo behaviour, species: temperate and tropical, cultivation, harvest, curing, uses of bamboo, sources and directions.

Available from :
Bamboo Australia
Telephone/facsimile: (07) 5447 0299
International fax: 61 7 5447 0299
MS 330 Kenilworth Road
Eumundi, Queensland 4562 Australia
Price: AUD45 including postage within Australia.

A compendium of Chinese bamboo

Edited by Z Shilin, M Naixun and F Maoyi
Published by China Forestry Publishing House
250pp, 1994

Contents: A brief introduction to bamboo plants, Chinese bamboo taxonomy, Bambusatae (Melocanneae, Bambuseae, Dendrocalameae, Shibataeeae, Phyllostachydinae, Shibataeinae), Arundinariatae (Chusqueeae, Arundinarieae, Thamnocalaminae, Arundinariinae, Sasinae), taxonomical characteristics of bamboo genera in china, references.

Available from:
Bamboo Australia
Telephone/facsimile: (07) 5447 0299
International fax: 61 7 5447 0299
MS 330 Kenilworth Road
Eumundi, Queensland 4562 Australia
Price: AUD140 including postage within Australia.

This publication has been prepared by the editors of The Herb, Spice, and Medicinal Plant Digest. In the first section, there are step-by-step instructions for choosing and establishing specialty crops and for "connecting with the industry and marketplace". In the second section, there are lists of more than 100 resources, such as seed and supply companies, specialty crop associations, publications, Internet sites, and other information sources. The book also contains lists of common herbs, spices, medicinal plants, and plants used as flavors and colorants. Two back issues of The Herb, Spice, and Medicinal Plant Digest, entitled "Financial Considerations," and "Process Budget: A Tool for Analyzing" have also been included.

Available from:
HSMP Press
12A Stockbridge
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003 USA
Price: $US15.
[This original notification appeared in HortIdeas, published monthly by Gregory and Patricia Y. Williams, 750 Black Lick Road, Switch KY 40328 USA
Annual subscription rates: US, $20; Overseas, $30 surface mail or $35 air mail.
Email: gwill@mis.net; Web Site: http://www.pagestore.com/ideas/hi-index.htm]

E Small
Published by NRC Research Press Ottawa, Ontario Canada
ISBN 0-660-16668-2 (hard cover)
710 p, 1997

This book is a comprehensive guide to culinary herbs grown in Canada and northern United States. It provides information on 85 genera and 125 species of culinary herbs including many references to less common herbs (e.g., wasabi, cilantro). For each species, the author lists the scientific name and synonyms, English names and French names, description, taxonomy and history, cultivation notes, and "additional notes." The subsections deal with the chemistry of plants, recipe references, medicinal uses, etc. The book is richly illustrated with over 400 line drawings. The author used many excellent drawings from old botanical publications, and four botanical artists provided original illustrations that match the quality of the old botanical illustrations. The book is well researched with more than 1500 references cited. About 120 internationally recognized experts reviewed the information and there are many "personal communications," that bring additional, not previously published facts. There is also a list of major web sites that deal with herbs. A short chapter of Culinary Herbs is available for viewing at http://www.nrc.ca/cisti/journals/40393/herbse.html

Available from:
Monograph Orders
NRC Research Press, M-55
National Research Council Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
Telephone: 613 993 0151
Facsimile: 613 952 7656
Email: research.journals@nrc.ca
Web Site: http://www.nrc.ca/cisti/journals/mgraphs.html
Price: $US79.95.

VE Rubatzky and M Yamaguchi
Second edition
ISBN 0-412-11221-3

Published by Chapman & Hall
New York, USA
843 pp, 1997

Contents: Introduction (world population, land areas, and food situation; origin, evolution, domestication, and improvement of vegetables; vegetable classification; importance of vegetables in human nutrition; toxic substances and some folk and medicinal uses of vegetables), vegetable-growing principles (environmental factors influencing the growth of vegetables; controlling climate for vegetable production in adverse climates and during off-seasons), world vegetables (global view of vegetable usage), vegetables consisting of starchy roots, tubers, & fruits (white or Irish potato; sweet potato; cassava; yams; edible aroids; other underground starchy vegetables; sweet corn; plantain, starchy banana, breadfruit, and jackfruit), vegetables consisting of succulent roots, bulbs, leaves, and fruits (Alliums; lettuce and other composite vegetables; cole crops, other Brassica, and crucifer vegetables; carrots, celery, and other vegetable umbels; spinach, table beets, and other vegetable chenopods; peas, beans, and other vegetable legumes; tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and other solanaceous vegetables; cucumber, melons, watermelons, squashes, and other cucurbits; other succulent vegetables; aquatic vegetables; edible mushrooms; condiment herbs and spices), appendices (conversion factors; vegetable classification; approximate nutrient composition of vegetables; recommended post-harvest temperature, relative humidity, and approximate storage life of various vegetables).

Available from booksellers.

Dr Menon Parameswaran
Melbourne University, Dookie College
Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture

Jerusalem artichoke grows wild in the eastern United States and was introduced into Europe in the early seventeenth century. Today the plant has a very wide geographical distribution and is apparently adapted to a wide range of soils and climates.

The tops of the crop can be used as livestock forage while the tubers can either be fed to livestock or harvested for sale on the fresh market or to food processors. This book contains many recipes for dishes such as soups and curries that disguise the "artichoke taste" that is not liked by some people.

For food processors, Jerusalem artichoke tubers are believed to have superior dietary fibre, calcium and iron content over potatoes. They could therefore be used in prepared foods such as breakfast cereals and soups.

There has been some interest in Canada and the US in this crop for use in ethanol production and there has been a major study by Energy Victoria into crops such as Jerusalem artichoke for biomass fuel. Jerusalem artichoke may also be a useful crop for sewage and waste water irrigation, since it copes well with the problems associated with waste water. It also appears to be relatively tolerant of saline soils.

With the spread of tropical cultivars of potatoes, it is also possible that Jerusalem artichoke may have some potential as a replacement in some tropical areas where potatoes suffer from pests or disease.

Planting in Australia would occur in October, with harvesting 100 to 150 days later, depending on whether silage, tubers or total biomass was being used. The length of the growing season depends on the cultivar but tubers can be left in the ground over winter, after the top growth has been harvested. If so, tubers shoot in spring.

[Jerusalem artichoke has the unfortunate distinction of being the crop in the centre of a "pyramid selling" scam in the US in the early 1980s (Australian New Crops Newsletter #2: 7).]

Available from:
Geoff Wilson,
Agrovision Publishing,
359 Broadwater Rd, Mansfield Queensland 4122 Australia
Facsimile: 07 3343 8287
International fax: 61 7 3343 8287
Price: AUD29.50 (postage paid).

International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

This organisation has a large number of ACTA (mostly Proceedings of conferences) available. The full list is located at: http://www.agr.kuleuven. ac.be/ishs/pub/pub2.htm

Volumes of interest to new crop developers may include:

• Fourth International Symposium on Hazelnut, Ordu, Turkey, July-August 1996.
• Third International Symposium on Kiwifruit (Vol. I & II), Thessaloniki, Greece, September 1995.
• Third International Walnut Congress, Alcobaça, Portugal, June 1995.
• Third International Congress on Cactus Pear and Cochenille, Johannesburg, South Africa, January-February 1996.
• First International Workshop on Persimmon, Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 1996.
• First International Symposium on Edible Alliaceae, Mendoza, Argentina, March 1994.
• International Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Amherst, USA, August 1995.
• First International Symposium on Pistachio Nut, Adana, Turkey, September 1994. Eighth International Asparagus Symposium, Palmerston North, New Zealand, November 1993.
• International Symposium on the Genus Lilium, Taejon, Korea, August-September, 1994.
• Fourth International Symposium on Growing Temperate Zone Fruits in the Tropics, Cairo, Egypt, May 1995.
• XXIV International Horticultural Congress, New Ornamental Crops and the Market for Floricultural Products. Kyoto, Japan, August 1994.
• XXIV International Horticultural Congress, Meeting of the Section Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Kyoto, Japan, August 1994,
• Fifth International Sago Symposium, Hat Yai, Thailand, January 1994
• Symposium on Tropical Root Crops in a Developing Economy. Accra, Ghana, October 1991
• First International Congress on Almond. Agrigento, Italy, May 1993
• International Symposium on Tropical Fruits. Vitório, Esprito Santo State, Brazil, November 1993.
• Joint Symposium on Small Scale Vegetable Production and Horticultural Economics in Developing Countries. Bogor, Indonesia, June 1992
• International Symposium on Alliums for the Tropics. Bangkok, Thailand, February 1993
• Second International Symposium on Olive Growing. Jerusalem, Israel, September 1993
• Plant Breeding for Mankind. Symposium Agribex '94. Brussels, Belgium, February 1994
• Sixth International Symposium on Rubus and Ribes. Skierniewice, Poland, July 1993
• Third International Symposium on Hazelnut. Alba, Italy, September 1992
• International Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, Israel, March 1992
• Second International Symposium on Development of New Floricultural Crops. Baltimore, USA, September 1992

These volumes are available from:
ISHS Secretariat, K. Mercierlaan
92 3001 Leuven Belgium
Telephone: 32 1622 9427
Facsimile: 32 1622 9450
Email: ishs@agr.kuleuven.ac.be
Instructions for ordering are included in:
http://www.agr.kuleuven.ac.be/ishs/ord/ord1.htm

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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