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Autore |
Robinson Raoul A. <1928-> |
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Titolo |
Return to resistance : breeding crops to reduce pesticide dependence / / Raoul A. Robinson |
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Davis, CA, : AgAccess, 1996 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-84972-X |
9786610849727 |
1-55250-363-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 480 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Plant breeding |
Crops - Genetics |
Plants - Disease and pest resistance - Genetic aspects |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 458) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Explanations; Part Two: Examples; Part Three: Solutions; Glossary; Appendices; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the tradition of Silent Spring, Raoul Robinson's Return to Resistance calls for a revolution. Traditional plant breeding techniques have led us to depend more and more on chemical pesticides to protect ourcrops. Return to Resistance shows gardeners, farmers, and plant breeders how to use a long-neglected technique to create hardy new plant varieties that are naturally resistant to pests and disease. Horizontal resistance breeding has been largely ignored in this century due to the popularity and apparent successes of the Mendelian geneticists. |
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