03090nam 22006254a 450 99620618820331620230829003216.00-470-75255-61-282-37133-997866123713320-470-75254-8(CKB)1000000000724556(EBL)468881(OCoLC)647780152(SSID)ssj0000365611(PQKBManifestationID)11253291(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365611(PQKBWorkID)10403174(PQKB)11155263(MiAaPQ)EBC468881(Au-PeEL)EBL468881(CaPaEBR)ebr10300724(CaONFJC)MIL237133(EXLCZ)99100000000072455620050428d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrScience for agriculture[electronic resource] a long-term perspective /W.E.Huffman and R.E. Evenson2nd ed.Ames, Iowa Blackwell Pub.c20061 online resource (330 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-29393-4 0-8138-0688-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Science for Agriculture A Long-Term Perspective; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Evolution of the U.S. System; Chapter 2 The Development of a System of Agricultural Sciences; Chapter 3 The Agricultural Scientist; Chapter 4 Resources and Their Allocation; Chapter 5 The Private Sector, Biotechnology, and R&D for Agriculture; Chapter 6 International Dimensions of U.S. Agricultural Research; Chapter 7 Economics of the Provision of Public Agricultural Research; Chapter 8 Research Contributions to Agricultural ProductivityChapter 9 The SAES-USDA System: Challenges for the 21st CenturyGlossary/Acronyms; IndexScience for Agriculture was the first thorough quantitative and analytical treatment of the history of the U.S. agricultural research system and as such has served as the foundation for research over the 10 years since its publication. The benefits from public and private investment in agricultural research are immense and should be understood by every student of the agricultural science system in the United States. The second edition updates important landmarks, components, characteristics, and trends of the U.S. system for developing and applying science to increase the productivityAgricultureResearchUnited StatesAgricultureResearchEconomic aspectsUnited StatesAgricultureResearchAgricultureResearchEconomic aspects630/.72/073Huffman Wallace E89288Evenson Robert E(Robert Eugene),1934-89186MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996206188203316Science for agriculture395053UNISA