LEADER 03132nam 22006494a 450 001 9910825135203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-470-75255-6 010 $a1-282-37133-9 010 $a9786612371332 010 $a0-470-75254-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000724556 035 $a(EBL)468881 035 $a(OCoLC)647780152 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000365611 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11253291 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365611 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10403174 035 $a(PQKB)11155263 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC468881 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL468881 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10300724 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL237133 035 $a(OCoLC)60188056 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB179502 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000724556 100 $a20050428d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aScience for agriculture $ea long-term perspective /$fW.E.Huffman and R.E. Evenson 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aAmes, Iowa $cBlackwell Pub.$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (330 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-29393-4 311 $a0-8138-0688-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aScience 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 Productivity 327 $aChapter 9 The SAES-USDA System: Challenges for the 21st CenturyGlossary/Acronyms; Index 330 $aScience 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 productivity 606 $aAgriculture$xResearch$zUnited States 606 $aAgriculture$xResearch$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States 615 0$aAgriculture$xResearch 615 0$aAgriculture$xResearch$xEconomic aspects 676 $a630/.72/073 700 $aHuffman$b Wallace E$089288 701 $aEvenson$b Robert E$g(Robert Eugene),$f1934-$089186 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825135203321 996 $aScience for agriculture$9395053 997 $aUNINA