LEADER 04310nam 22007212 450 001 9910451754503321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-17454-6 010 $a1-281-08536-7 010 $a9786611085360 010 $a0-511-34227-6 010 $a0-511-34175-X 010 $a0-511-34117-2 010 $a0-511-56625-5 010 $a0-511-61926-X 010 $a0-511-34280-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000478621 035 $a(EBL)325986 035 $a(OCoLC)276880325 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000222294 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11213809 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000222294 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10171038 035 $a(PQKB)11366151 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511619267 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC325986 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL325986 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10202789 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL108536 035 $a(OCoLC)181618216 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000478621 100 $a20090915d2007|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPlant breeding and biotechnology $esocietal context and the future of agriculture /$fDenis J. Murphy$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (xxviii, 423 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-53088-1 311 $a0-521-82389-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTABLE OF CONTENTS -- The science of plant breeding -- Origins of plant breeding -- Creating new genetic variation -- Modern high-tech breeding -- The societal context of plant breeding -- Rise of the public sector and the U.S. pioneers -- Public sector breeding in the U.K. -- Breeding goes global: the green revolution and beyond -- Turmoil and transition: the legacy of the 1980s -- Resurgence of the private sector -- Emergence of a new crop improvement paradigm -- Decline of the public sector -- Reaping the consequences -- The agbiotech paradigm -- Agbiotech: genes and dreams -- The future of transgenic crops I: improving the technology -- The future of transgenic crops II: improving the products -- Increasing global crop production: the new challenges -- Feeding the world: fallacies and realities -- The roles of management, subsidies, and breeding in crop improvement -- Plant breeding in the twenty-first century -- The future of international plant breeding -- Rebalancing our approach to crop improvement -- Where do we go from here? -- Conclusions and recommendations. 330 $aThis comprehensive 2007 survey of modern plant breeding traces its history from the earliest experiments at the dawn of the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day and the existence of high tech agribusiness. Murphy tells the story from the perspective of a scientist working in this field, offering a rationale and evidence-based insight into its development. Crop improvement is examined from both a scientific and socio-economic perspective and the ways in which these factors interact and impact on agricultural development are discussed, including debates on genetically-modified food. Murphy highlights concerns over the future of plant breeding, as well as potential options to enable us to meet the challenges of feeding the world in the 21st century. This thoroughly interdisciplinary and balanced account serves as an essential resource for everyone involved with plant breeding research, policy and funding, as well as those wishing to engage with current debates. 517 3 $aPlant Breeding & Biotechnology 606 $aPlant breeding 606 $aPlant breeding$xHistory 606 $aPlant biotechnology 606 $aPlant biotechnology$xHistory 615 0$aPlant breeding. 615 0$aPlant breeding$xHistory. 615 0$aPlant biotechnology. 615 0$aPlant biotechnology$xHistory. 676 $a631.52 700 $aMurphy$b Denis J.$0313038 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451754503321 996 $aPlant breeding and biotechnology$92453555 997 $aUNINA