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People, plants, and genes [[electronic resource] ] : the story of crops and humanity / / Denis J. Murphy
| People, plants, and genes [[electronic resource] ] : the story of crops and humanity / / Denis J. Murphy |
| Autore | Murphy Denis J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (426 p.) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Oxford biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Crops
Crops - Genetics Plant biotechnology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-14902-0
9786611149024 1-4356-2129-8 0-19-920713-5 0-19-152582-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Early human societies and their plants -- Plant management and agriculture -- How some people became farmers -- Plant genomes -- Fluid genomes, uncertain species, and the genetics of crop domestication -- The domestication of cereal crops -- The domestication of non-cereal crops -- People and the emergence of crops -- Agriculture : a mixed blessing -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : I The Near East -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : II south and east Asia -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : III Africa, Europe, and the Americas -- Crop management in the classical and medieval periods -- Agricultural improvement and the rise of crop breeding -- Imperial botany and the early scientific breeders -- Agricultural improvement in modern times -- The future of agriculture and humanity. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465182103321 |
Murphy Denis J
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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People, plants, and genes [[electronic resource] ] : the story of crops and humanity / / Denis J. Murphy
| People, plants, and genes [[electronic resource] ] : the story of crops and humanity / / Denis J. Murphy |
| Autore | Murphy Denis J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (426 p.) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Oxford biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Crops
Crops - Genetics Plant biotechnology Conreu Biotecnologia vegetal |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
1-281-14902-0
9786611149024 1-4356-2129-8 0-19-920713-5 0-19-152582-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Early human societies and their plants -- Plant management and agriculture -- How some people became farmers -- Plant genomes -- Fluid genomes, uncertain species, and the genetics of crop domestication -- The domestication of cereal crops -- The domestication of non-cereal crops -- People and the emergence of crops -- Agriculture : a mixed blessing -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : I The Near East -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : II south and east Asia -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : III Africa, Europe, and the Americas -- Crop management in the classical and medieval periods -- Agricultural improvement and the rise of crop breeding -- Imperial botany and the early scientific breeders -- Agricultural improvement in modern times -- The future of agriculture and humanity. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792272103321 |
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Murphy Denis J
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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People, plants, and genes : the story of crops and humanity / / Denis J. Murphy
| People, plants, and genes : the story of crops and humanity / / Denis J. Murphy |
| Autore | Murphy Denis J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (426 p.) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Oxford biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Crops
Crops - Genetics Plant biotechnology Conreus Biotecnologia vegetal |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
9786611149024
9781281149022 1281149020 9781435621299 1435621298 9780199207138 0199207135 9780191525827 0191525820 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Early human societies and their plants -- Plant management and agriculture -- How some people became farmers -- Plant genomes -- Fluid genomes, uncertain species, and the genetics of crop domestication -- The domestication of cereal crops -- The domestication of non-cereal crops -- People and the emergence of crops -- Agriculture : a mixed blessing -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : I The Near East -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : II south and east Asia -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : III Africa, Europe, and the Americas -- Crop management in the classical and medieval periods -- Agricultural improvement and the rise of crop breeding -- Imperial botany and the early scientific breeders -- Agricultural improvement in modern times -- The future of agriculture and humanity. |
| Altri titoli varianti | People, plants, & genes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910953925103321 |
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Murphy Denis J
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plant breeding and biotechnology : societal context and the future of agriculture / / Denis Murphy
| Plant breeding and biotechnology : societal context and the future of agriculture / / Denis Murphy |
| Autore | Murphy Denis J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxviii, 423 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 631.52 |
| Soggetto topico |
Plant breeding
Plant breeding - History Plant biotechnology Plant biotechnology - History |
| ISBN |
1-107-17454-6
1-281-08536-7 9786611085360 0-511-34227-6 0-511-34175-X 0-511-34117-2 0-511-56625-5 0-511-61926-X 0-511-34280-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | TABLE 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910953340803321 |
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Murphy Denis J
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| Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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