The future of genetically modified crops : lessons from the Green Revolution / / Felicia Wu, William P. Butz
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| Autore: |
Wu Felicia
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| Titolo: |
The future of genetically modified crops : lessons from the Green Revolution / / Felicia Wu, William P. Butz
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2004 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (115 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 631.5233 |
| Soggetto topico: | Transgenic plants |
| Crops - Genetic engineering | |
| Green Revolution | |
| Altri autori: |
ButzWilliam P
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| Note generali: | "MG-161." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; The Agricultural Revolutions of the 19th and20th Centuries; The "Gene Revolution"; The Gene Revolution in Light of the Earlier GreenRevolution; ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT; CHAPTER TWO- The Green Revolution; Science and Technology; Funding; Where the Green Revolution Occurred; Policies and Politics; Where the Green Revolution Fell Short: Remaining Challenges; Lessons from the Green Revolution; CHAPTER THREE- The Gene Revolution: Genetically Modified Crops; Science and Technology; Funding |
| Where the Gene Revolution Is OccurringPolicies and Politics; CHAPTER FOUR- Lessons for the Gene Revolution from the Green Revolution; Agricultural Biotechnology Is Just One of Several Optionsfor the Future; Broadening the Impact of the GM Crop Movement:Applying Lessons from the Green Revolution; Implications for Relevant Stakeholders; Bibliography | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Investigates the circumstances and processes required to establish the new Gene Revolution in which genetically modified crops are tailored to address chronic agricultural problems in specific regions of the world. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The future of genetically modified crops |
| ISBN: | 0-8330-4051-0 |
| 1-59875-262-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910219962803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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