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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824860603321

Titolo

The biotechnology revolution in global agriculture : innovation, invention, and investment in the canola industry / / editors, Peter W.B. Phillips, George Khachatourians

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2001

ISBN

1-280-82908-7

9786610829088

0-85199-897-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xi, 360 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Biotechnology in agriculture series ; ; 24

Altri autori (Persone)

PhillipsPeter W. B

KhachatouriansGeorge G. <1940->

Disciplina

633.8/53

Soggetti

Canola - Biotechnology

Agriculture and state

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 (p. 339-353) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; I The Setting; II Innovation and Canola; III The Actors; IV Regulating Biotechnology-based Growth; V Winners and Losers; VI Policy Implications; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Biotechnology processes are fundamentally changing the nature of the products being produced in agriculture. This text reviews the global canola sector in order to identify fundamental trends resulting from the adaptation of biotechnology.