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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809336703321

Titolo

Agricultural biotechnology : country case studies : a decade of development / / edited by Gabrielle J. Persley, L. Reginald MacIntyre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : CABI, c2002

ISBN

1-282-38754-5

9786612387548

0-85199-706-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Collana

Biotechnology in agriculture ; ; no. 25

Altri autori (Persone)

PersleyG. J

MacIntyreReginald

Disciplina

630

631.5

631.5/23

631.523

Soggetti

Agricultural biotechnology

Biotechnology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Dedication; I Introductory Review; 1 Agricultural Biotechnology: Global Challenges and Emerging Science; II Asia/Pacific; 2 China; 3 India; 4 Indonesia; 5 Pakistan; 6 Philippines; 7 Thailand; III Africa; 8 Egypt; 9 Kenya; 10 Zimbabwe; IV Latin America; 11 Brazil; 12 Colombia; 13 Costa Rica; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Presents further material generated by the World Bank/ISNAR/Australian government biotechnology study. The volume covers the present status and future prospects for the application of biotechnology to solve agricultural and environmental problems in 12 countries.