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The international dimension of the American Society of Agronomy : past and future / / Bill Payne and John Ryan, editors |
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Madison, Wisconsin : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vi, 125 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Agronomy - History |
Agriculture |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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The international dimension of the American Society of Agronomy: historical perspective, issues, activities, and future challenges / Bill Payne and John Ryan -- Profile: Henry M. "Hank" Beachell - Rice for the world -- CGIAR centers and their role in the green revolution / Lowell Hardin -- Profile: Norman E. Borlaug - Father of the green revolution -- Agricultural scientists of Indian origin and the tri-societies / Raj Khosla, P.K.R. Nair, and Manjit S. Kang -- Association of Chinese soil and plant scientists in North America / H.H. Cheng -- Profile: Nyle Brady - ASA and international agriculture -- The American Society of Agronomy and the European Society of Agronomy, the International Union of Soil Sciences, the International Grassland Congresses, and Beyond / Bill Payne and John Ryan -- Profile: Pedro A. Sanchez - Fighting hunger and soil degradation -- Challenges in wheat research and development / Sanjaya Rajaram -- Profile: Monty Jones - African solutions from Africans -- Avoiding a rice crisis: what needs to be done? / Robert S. Zeigler ... [et al.] -- Changing global diets: implications for agriculture / Corinna Hawkes and Marie Ruel -- Profile: Lowell Hardin - Voice in international agriculture -- Trade policy: implications for agronomy / Maximo Torero -- Profile: B.B. Singh - The story of cowpea -- Fertilizers and agricultural production: challenges and opportunities / Luc M. Maene -- Organic agriculture in context / Frederick Kirschenmann -- Biotechnology: can it really solve the |
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problems of food production? / Francis C. Ogbonnaya, Michael Baum, and Richard Brettell -- Profile: S.K. De Datta - Green revolution pioneer -- Biofuels: risks, opportunities, and dilemmas for international agriculture / Mark D. Winslow and Rodomiro Ortiz -- Managing soils for addressing global issues of the 21st century / Rattan Lal -- International agriculture and Africa - what does the future hold? / Ed Runge -- Summary and Conclusions / Bill Payne and John Ryan. |
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