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By Herbert L. Hergert (auth.), Richard W. Hemingway, Joseph J. Karchesy, Susan J. Branham (eds.)

This booklet used to be constructed from the complaints of the 1st North American Tannin convention held in Port. Angeles, Washington, August 1988. the target of the convention was once to collect individuals with a standard curiosity in condensed tannins and to advertise interdisciplinary interactions that may bring about a greater knowing of those very important elements. Anot. her goal was once the publicat. ion of this booklet simply because there has no longer been a monograph dedicated to the chemistry and value of tannins for a number of a long time. The booklet is prepared into sections facing the biosynthesis, constitution, re­ activities, complexation with different biopolymers, organic importance, and use of tannins as strong point chemical compounds. The authors made a different try to specialize in what we do not understand in addition to to supply a precis of what we do understand that allows you to help in making plans destiny learn. Our thank you visit the authors who so kindly contributed chapters and so pa­ tiently answered to our requests. We additionally thank Rylee Geboski and the convention support. ance employees, university of Forestry, Oregon nation college, for his or her suggestions in making plans and engaging in t. he convention, and Julia Wilson, Debbie Wolfe, Helen Coletka, and Nancy Greene of the Southern wooded area scan Station, Pineville, Louisiana, who typed the chapt. ers. Linda Chalker-Scott was once in particular priceless in aiding us wit. h modifying. Dick Hemingway is indebted t. o the employees of the Alexandria Forest.