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The international dimension of the American Society of Agronomy : past and future / / Bill Payne and John Ryan, editors
| The international dimension of the American Society of Agronomy : past and future / / Bill Payne and John Ryan, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsin : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 125 pages) |
| Disciplina | 630.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agronomy - History
Agriculture |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-89118-193-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The international dimension of the American Society of Agronomy: historical perspective, issues, activities, and future challenges / Bill Payne and John Ryan -- Profile: Henry M. "Hank" Beachell - Rice for the world -- CGIAR centers and their role in the green revolution / Lowell Hardin -- Profile: Norman E. Borlaug - Father of the green revolution -- Agricultural scientists of Indian origin and the tri-societies / Raj Khosla, P.K.R. Nair, and Manjit S. Kang -- Association of Chinese soil and plant scientists in North America / H.H. Cheng -- Profile: Nyle Brady - ASA and international agriculture -- The American Society of Agronomy and the European Society of Agronomy, the International Union of Soil Sciences, the International Grassland Congresses, and Beyond / Bill Payne and John Ryan -- Profile: Pedro A. Sanchez - Fighting hunger and soil degradation -- Challenges in wheat research and development / Sanjaya Rajaram -- Profile: Monty Jones - African solutions from Africans -- Avoiding a rice crisis: what needs to be done? / Robert S. Zeigler ... [et al.] -- Changing global diets: implications for agriculture / Corinna Hawkes and Marie Ruel -- Profile: Lowell Hardin - Voice in international agriculture -- Trade policy: implications for agronomy / Maximo Torero -- Profile: B.B. Singh - The story of cowpea -- Fertilizers and agricultural production: challenges and opportunities / Luc M. Maene -- Organic agriculture in context / Frederick Kirschenmann -- Biotechnology: can it really solve the problems of food production? / Francis C. Ogbonnaya, Michael Baum, and Richard Brettell -- Profile: S.K. De Datta - Green revolution pioneer -- Biofuels: risks, opportunities, and dilemmas for international agriculture / Mark D. Winslow and Rodomiro Ortiz -- Managing soils for addressing global issues of the 21st century / Rattan Lal -- International agriculture and Africa - what does the future hold? / Ed Runge -- Summary and Conclusions / Bill Payne and John Ryan. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910554814903321 |
| Madison, Wisconsin : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The international dimension of the American Society of Agronomy : past and future / / Bill Payne and John Ryan, editors
| The international dimension of the American Society of Agronomy : past and future / / Bill Payne and John Ryan, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsin : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 125 pages) |
| Disciplina | 630.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agronomy - History
Agriculture |
| ISBN | 0-89118-193-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The international dimension of the American Society of Agronomy: historical perspective, issues, activities, and future challenges / Bill Payne and John Ryan -- Profile: Henry M. "Hank" Beachell - Rice for the world -- CGIAR centers and their role in the green revolution / Lowell Hardin -- Profile: Norman E. Borlaug - Father of the green revolution -- Agricultural scientists of Indian origin and the tri-societies / Raj Khosla, P.K.R. Nair, and Manjit S. Kang -- Association of Chinese soil and plant scientists in North America / H.H. Cheng -- Profile: Nyle Brady - ASA and international agriculture -- The American Society of Agronomy and the European Society of Agronomy, the International Union of Soil Sciences, the International Grassland Congresses, and Beyond / Bill Payne and John Ryan -- Profile: Pedro A. Sanchez - Fighting hunger and soil degradation -- Challenges in wheat research and development / Sanjaya Rajaram -- Profile: Monty Jones - African solutions from Africans -- Avoiding a rice crisis: what needs to be done? / Robert S. Zeigler ... [et al.] -- Changing global diets: implications for agriculture / Corinna Hawkes and Marie Ruel -- Profile: Lowell Hardin - Voice in international agriculture -- Trade policy: implications for agronomy / Maximo Torero -- Profile: B.B. Singh - The story of cowpea -- Fertilizers and agricultural production: challenges and opportunities / Luc M. Maene -- Organic agriculture in context / Frederick Kirschenmann -- Biotechnology: can it really solve the problems of food production? / Francis C. Ogbonnaya, Michael Baum, and Richard Brettell -- Profile: S.K. De Datta - Green revolution pioneer -- Biofuels: risks, opportunities, and dilemmas for international agriculture / Mark D. Winslow and Rodomiro Ortiz -- Managing soils for addressing global issues of the 21st century / Rattan Lal -- International agriculture and Africa - what does the future hold? / Ed Runge -- Summary and Conclusions / Bill Payne and John Ryan. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830422303321 |
| Madison, Wisconsin : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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