Coffee Biotechnology and Quality Proceedings of the 3rd International Seminar on Biotechnology in the Coffee Agro-Industry, Londrina, Brazil

Coffee Biotechnology and Quality is a comprehensive volume containing 45 specialised chapters by internationally recognised experts. The book aims to provide a guide for those wishing to learn about recent advances in coffee cultivation and post-harvest technology. It provides a quantitative and rational approach to the major areas of coffee research, including breeding and cloning, tissue culture and genetics, pest control, post-harvest technology and bioconversion of coffee industry residues into commercially valuable products. The chapters review recent experimental work, allowing a conceptual framework for future research to be identified and developed.
The book will be of interest to researchers and students involved in any area of coffee research. Consequently, plant breeders, microbiologists, biotechnologists and biochemical engineers will find the book to be a unique and invaluable guide.

Preface. List of Contributors. General. 1. Biotechnology and the future of coffee production; G. Viniegra-Gonzalez. 2. Coffee cultivation in India; C.S. Srinivasan, et al. Coffee breeding, tissue culture and genetics. 3. Breeding and biotechnology of coffee; L.C. Fazuoli, et al. 4. Biotechnology in the development of coffee cultivars in short time using IAPAR model of dense coffee; T. Sera. 5. Somatic embryogenesis of coffee; M. Berthouly, H. Etienne. 6. Biotechnology for genetic improvement of Indian coffee; L. Sreenath. 7. Molecular breeding in coffe (Coffea arabica L.); P. Lashermes, et al. 8. Study of combining ability and heterosis in coffee; J.R.M. Fontes, et al. 9. Microsatellites in Coffea arabica L.; P. Rovelli, et al. 10. Standardization of encapsulation technique for producing synthetic seeds in coffee; B. Muniswamy, H.L. Sreenath. 11. Field testing of arabica bioreactor-derived plants; M.R. Sondahl, et al. 12. Interspecific protoplast fusion in Coffea; A.T. Cordeiro, et al. 13. Biochemical and molecular studies of the main protein in the coffee endosperm; R. Acuña, et al. 14. In vitro embryo culture of Coffea arabica: The influence of NAA and BAP; M. Pasqual, et al. 15. DNA markers for coffee tree breeding; N.S. Sakiyama. 16. Genetic polymorphism in species and hybrids of Coffea revealed by RAPD; P.M. Ruas, et al. 17. Genetic fingerprinting of coffee leafrust differentials with RAPD markers; S. Ram, H.L. Sreenath. 18. Coffee (Coffea sp.) genetic transformation for insect resistance; M. Dufour, et al. 19. Development of coffee trees resistant to leaf miner; O. Guerreiro-Filho, et al. Pest control. 20. The role of biological control in an integrated coffee borer management in Columbia; A. Bustillo. 21. Correlation between edaphic factors and Coffea arabica fungal pathogens in South Pacific; F. Pellegrin, et al. 22. Physiological studies on mycorrhizal fungi production; A.A. De Araujo, et al. 23. Characterization of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates for potential use against the coffee berry; P.E. Vélez, et al. 24. The nematophagous fungi helper bacteria (NHB): a new dimension for the biological control of root knot nematodes by trapping fungi; R. Duponnois, et al. 25. Use of solid state fermentation to produce spores of fungal biopesticides for insect control; S. Roussos, et al. 26. Amylase and protease inhibitors as alternative against insect herbivores; A. Valencia Jiménez. 27. Properties of amylases of coffee berries borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae); C.P. Martínez Díaz, et al. 28. New developments in the mass production of parasitoids Chephalonomia stephanoderis (Hymenoptera: Bethytlidae) on Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) reared using artificial diet; A. Villacorta, S.M. Torrecillas. Post-harvest technology. 29. Production cos