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Fig (Ficus carica): Production, Processing, and Properties

  • Ficus carica phytochemicals and its health-promoting effects

  • Food, non-food and technological applications of Ficus carica

  • Production, processing, chemistry, and functional properties of Ficus carica

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Fig (Ficus carica): Cultivation, Species, and Cultivars

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
    2. Figs in Morocco: Diversity Patterns, Valorization Pathways and Value Chain Resilience

      • Lahcen Hssaini, Rachid Razouk, Aziz Fadlaoui, Karim Houmanat
      Pages 11-37
    3. Fig Tree Genome and Diversity

      • Dunja Bandelj, Alenka Baruca Arbeiter, Matjaž Hladnik
      Pages 39-76
    4. Genetic Diversity of Fig Varieties

      • Rim Ben Abdallah, Imed Othmani, Amel Lagha, Sami Fattouch
      Pages 77-108
    5. Bud Structure and Evolution

      • Giuseppe Ferrara, Andrea Mazzeo
      Pages 109-127
    6. Phenotypic Variability of Fig (Ficus carica L.)

      • Ali Khadivi, Farhad Mirheidari
      Pages 129-174
    7. Agronomic Strategies for Fig Cultivation in a Temperate-Humid Climate Zone

      • Norma Micheloud, Paola Gabriel, Juan Carlos Favaro, Norberto Gariglio
      Pages 193-214
    8. Physiological Behaviour of Fig Tree (Ficus carica L.) Under Different Climatic Conditions

      • Aroua Ammar, Imed Ben Aissa, Faten Zaouay, Mohamed Gouiaa, Messaoud Mars
      Pages 247-257
    9. Fig (Ficus carica L.) Production and Yield

      • Malek Ben Temessek, Wafa Talbi, Hana Chrifa, Sami Fattouch
      Pages 259-282
    10. Defense Mechanism of Fig (Ficus carica) Against Biotic Stresses: An Advanced Role Model Under Moraceae

      • Sudeepta Pattanayak, Siddhartha Das, Suryakant Manik
      Pages 283-310
  3. Fig (Ficus carica): Chemistry, Functionality and Health-Promoting Properties

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 311-311
    2. Fig (Ficus carica) Leaves: Composition and Functional Properties

      • Rashida Bashir, Samra Tabassum, Ayoub Rashid, Shafiqur Rehman, Ahmad Adnan
      Pages 339-355
    3. Fig (Ficus carica) Seed Oil

      • Emi Grace Mary Gowshika Rajendran
      Pages 357-368
    4. Composition and Functional Properties of Fig (Ficus carica) Phenolics

      • Mustafa Kiralan, Onur Ketenoglu, Sündüz Sezer Kiralan, Fatih Mehmet Yilmaz
      Pages 369-394

About this book

This book creates a multidisciplinary forum of discussion on Ficus carica with particular emphasis on its horticulture, post-harvest, marketability, phytochemistry, extraction protocols, biochemistry, nutritional value, functionality, health-promoting properties, ethnomedicinal applications, technology and processing. The impact of traditional and innovative processing on the recovery of high-added value compounds from Ficus carica byproducts is extensively reported. Also, the text discusses the potential applications of Ficus carica in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products. Fig (Ficus carica): Production, Processing, and Properties illustrates a diversity of developments in food science and horticultural research including:

  • Production, processing, chemistry, and functional properties of Ficus carica.
  • Ficus carica phytochemicals and its health-promoting effects.
  • Food, non-food and technological applications of Ficus carica.

Recent research focuses on studying the bioactive compounds and therapeutic traits and investigating the mode of action and toxicological impacts of medical plant extracts and bioactive phytochemicals. Ficus carica is of significant importance due to its widespread food, industrial and medicinal applications. Although Ficus carica products are already commercially available in the international market, it is hard to find a reference work covering the production, processing, chemistry and properties of Ficus carica. This book will be the first publication focusing specifically on this important topic.

Keywords

  • Ficus carica
  • post-harvest
  • cultivation
  • Functional Foods
  • Phenolic Compounds
  • Antioxidants
  • Dried Fig

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Clinical Nutrition Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan

About the editor

Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan is a Professor in the Agricultural Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture at Zagazig University in Zagazig, Egypt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fig (Ficus carica): Production, Processing, and Properties

  • Editors: Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16493-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-16492-7Published: 21 February 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-16495-8Due: 06 March 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-16493-4Published: 20 February 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 817

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 110 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Food Science, Agriculture, Plant Science, Food Chemistry

Buying options

eBook USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-031-16493-4
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  • Readable on all devices
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)