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Innovative uses of Cereals for Fructose Production

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The EC policies, because of the well-known surplus situation in cereals production, are presently re-directed towards reducing the cultivation area and growing alternative plants for energy or industrial purposes.

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D’Egidio, M.G., Cecchini, C., Corradini, C., Donini, V., Pignatelli, V., Cervigni, T. (1997). Innovative uses of Cereals for Fructose Production. In: Campbell, G.M., Webb, C., McKee, S.L. (eds) Cereals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2675-6_18

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