Sago : the equatorial swamp as a natural resource : proceedings of the Second International Sago Symposium, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 15-17, 1979

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Recommendations....Pages 1-8 Ecological Notes on Sago in New Guinea....Pages 9-12 Logging the Swamp for Food....Pages 13-34 Potency of Sago as a Food-Energy Source in Indonesia....Pages 35-38 Sago and the Food-Energy Shortage in Indonesia....Pages 39-42 The Comparative Nutritional Roles of Sago and Cassava in Indonesia....Pages 43-55 Sago Production in Southwest Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 56-83 Seed Structure and Physiology in Some Equatorial Palms in Relation to Spread and Survival....Pages 84-97 Vegetative Propagation of Palms....Pages 98-109 Sago Palms from Equatorial Swamps; A Competitive Source of Tropical Starch....Pages 110-127 Physiology of Biomass Production in the Tropics....Pages 128-148 Production of Lignocellulose as a Feedstock for Food and Fuel Processing....Pages 149-163 Potential and Proposed Development of Sago (Metroxylon Spp.) as a Source of Power Alcohol in Papua New Guinea....Pages 164-174 Glucose or Gasohol....Pages 175-199 Cost Control Factors in Agro-Ethanol Production....Pages 200-214 The Use of Industrial Enzymes in the Conversion of Starch to Fuel Alcohol....Pages 215-221 Bioconversion of Starch into Protein....Pages 222-229 The Role of Lactobacilli in Starch Assisted Fermentation....Pages 230-241 Back Matter....Pages 242-244