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Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food
Pamela C. Ronald, R. W. Adamchak
Oxford University Press, USA
Oxford University Press, USA
By the year 2050, Earth's population will double. If we continue with current farming practices, vast amounts of wilderness will be lost, millions of birds and billions of insects will die, and the public will lose billions of dollars as a...
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Plants, Genes, and Crop Biotechnology
Martin J Chrispeels
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
This book integrates many fields to help students understand the complexity of the basic science that underlies crop and food production.
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Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa
Robert Paarlberg
Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press
Listen to a short interview with Robert Paarlberg Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane Heading upcountry in Africa to visit small farms is absolutely exhilarating given the dramatic beauty of big skies, red soil, and arid vistas,...
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Creating Abundance: Biological Innovation and American Agricultural Development
Alan L. Olmstead, Paul W. Rhode
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
This book demonstrates that American agricultural development was far more dynamic than generally portrayed. In the two centuries before World War II, a stream of biological innovations revolutionized the crop and livestock sectors, increasing both...
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Plants for the Future: A Gardener's Wishbook
Jerome Malitz
Timber Press, Incorporated
Timber Press, Incorporated
Both scientist & visionary, the author speculates on the plants that may be created in the future by genetic engineering & creative hybridization. He presents a fascinating wishlist by observing desirable qualities found in tender or fussy members...
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Healthy Crops: A New Agricultural Revolution
Francis Chaboussou
Jon Carpenter Publishing
Jon Carpenter Publishing
This work powerfully asserts the idea that rather than using pesticides, the key to helping crops resist attacks from pests is to improve their strength through natural processes. Many of industrial agriculture's fundamental principles for fighting...
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Mycorrhizal Technology in Agriculture: From Genes to Bioproducts
Birkhäuser Basel
Birkhäuser Basel
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (AM) is the most common mycorrhizal type involved in agricultural systems, and the most widespread plant root symbiosis. The fungi involved (Glomales) are known to promote plant growth and health by acting as...
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