Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development / / by Sally Brooks |
Autore | Brooks Sally |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
Disciplina | 633.1/8233 |
Collana | Pathways to sustainability series |
Soggetto topico |
Rice - Breeding
Crop improvement |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-78984-8
9786612789847 1-136-53180-7 1-84977-648-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Rice Biofortification; Copyright Page; Content; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why Biofortification?; Global Science, Public Goods?; Biofortification as Biopolitics; Focus on Rice: Iconic Crop, Model Cereal; On Researching International Science Policy Processes; Chapter Preview; 1. 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms': Locating Biofortification; International Crop Research and the CGIAR; Pathways Linking Agriculture, Nutrition and Health; 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms'; 2. Building the Argument: The Case of Iron Rice; Introduction
A Win-Win Proposition: Nutrition and YieldIR68144: 'A Serendipitous Discovery'; Iron Rice: The Silver Bullet?; Proof of Concept: The Sisters of Nutrition; From IR68144 to MS13: 'A Special Variety'; National Release: In the Shadow of Hybrid Rice; Conclusion; 3. An Institutional Model? The Case of Golden Rice; Introduction; Rice Biotechnology: Laying the Foundations; Vitamin A Deficiency: Construction of a Public Health Problem; Golden Rice: A Scientific Breakthrough; A Science Policy Controversy; Granting Access, Keeping Control; Framing 'Acceptance': The Case of the Philippines; Conclusion 4. An Alliance Around an Idea: The Shifting Boundaries of HarvestPlusIntroduction; Back to Basics? A Challenge Program; A Turning Point: Enrolling the Gates Foundation; Establishing HarvestPlus; HarvestPlus Comes to IRRI; Interdisciplinary Encounters; Brokers or Gatekeepers? Organizational Tensions and 'Global Science'; Constructing Demand, Predicting Impact; Impact and 'Spin-Offs'; Business as Usual? The ProVitaMinRice Consortium; Conclusion; 5. Global Science, Public Goods? A Synthesis; International Research Partnerships: Rhetoric and Reality; Towards Interdisciplinary Integration? De-linking Impact and ContextGM or Not GM - Is that the question?; Boundary Terms and 'Escape Hatches'; Conclusion; Locating and Engaging 'Users'; Rethinking Upstream-Downstream Relations; Towards a More Reflexive 'Public Goods' Science?; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459178103321 |
Brooks Sally | ||
Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development / / by Sally Brooks |
Autore | Brooks Sally |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
Disciplina | 633.1/8233 |
Collana | Pathways to sustainability series |
Soggetto topico |
Rice - Breeding
Crop improvement |
ISBN |
1-136-53179-3
1-282-78984-8 9786612789847 1-136-53180-7 1-84977-648-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Rice Biofortification; Copyright Page; Content; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why Biofortification?; Global Science, Public Goods?; Biofortification as Biopolitics; Focus on Rice: Iconic Crop, Model Cereal; On Researching International Science Policy Processes; Chapter Preview; 1. 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms': Locating Biofortification; International Crop Research and the CGIAR; Pathways Linking Agriculture, Nutrition and Health; 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms'; 2. Building the Argument: The Case of Iron Rice; Introduction
A Win-Win Proposition: Nutrition and YieldIR68144: 'A Serendipitous Discovery'; Iron Rice: The Silver Bullet?; Proof of Concept: The Sisters of Nutrition; From IR68144 to MS13: 'A Special Variety'; National Release: In the Shadow of Hybrid Rice; Conclusion; 3. An Institutional Model? The Case of Golden Rice; Introduction; Rice Biotechnology: Laying the Foundations; Vitamin A Deficiency: Construction of a Public Health Problem; Golden Rice: A Scientific Breakthrough; A Science Policy Controversy; Granting Access, Keeping Control; Framing 'Acceptance': The Case of the Philippines; Conclusion 4. An Alliance Around an Idea: The Shifting Boundaries of HarvestPlusIntroduction; Back to Basics? A Challenge Program; A Turning Point: Enrolling the Gates Foundation; Establishing HarvestPlus; HarvestPlus Comes to IRRI; Interdisciplinary Encounters; Brokers or Gatekeepers? Organizational Tensions and 'Global Science'; Constructing Demand, Predicting Impact; Impact and 'Spin-Offs'; Business as Usual? The ProVitaMinRice Consortium; Conclusion; 5. Global Science, Public Goods? A Synthesis; International Research Partnerships: Rhetoric and Reality; Towards Interdisciplinary Integration? De-linking Impact and ContextGM or Not GM - Is that the question?; Boundary Terms and 'Escape Hatches'; Conclusion; Locating and Engaging 'Users'; Rethinking Upstream-Downstream Relations; Towards a More Reflexive 'Public Goods' Science?; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785398203321 |
Brooks Sally | ||
Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development / / Sally Brooks |
Autore | Brooks Sally |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Earthscan, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
Disciplina | 633.1/8233 |
Collana | Pathways to sustainability series |
Soggetto topico |
Rice - Breeding
Crop improvement |
ISBN |
1-136-53179-3
1-282-78984-8 9786612789847 1-136-53180-7 1-84977-648-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Rice Biofortification; Copyright Page; Content; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why Biofortification?; Global Science, Public Goods?; Biofortification as Biopolitics; Focus on Rice: Iconic Crop, Model Cereal; On Researching International Science Policy Processes; Chapter Preview; 1. 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms': Locating Biofortification; International Crop Research and the CGIAR; Pathways Linking Agriculture, Nutrition and Health; 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms'; 2. Building the Argument: The Case of Iron Rice; Introduction
A Win-Win Proposition: Nutrition and YieldIR68144: 'A Serendipitous Discovery'; Iron Rice: The Silver Bullet?; Proof of Concept: The Sisters of Nutrition; From IR68144 to MS13: 'A Special Variety'; National Release: In the Shadow of Hybrid Rice; Conclusion; 3. An Institutional Model? The Case of Golden Rice; Introduction; Rice Biotechnology: Laying the Foundations; Vitamin A Deficiency: Construction of a Public Health Problem; Golden Rice: A Scientific Breakthrough; A Science Policy Controversy; Granting Access, Keeping Control; Framing 'Acceptance': The Case of the Philippines; Conclusion 4. An Alliance Around an Idea: The Shifting Boundaries of HarvestPlusIntroduction; Back to Basics? A Challenge Program; A Turning Point: Enrolling the Gates Foundation; Establishing HarvestPlus; HarvestPlus Comes to IRRI; Interdisciplinary Encounters; Brokers or Gatekeepers? Organizational Tensions and 'Global Science'; Constructing Demand, Predicting Impact; Impact and 'Spin-Offs'; Business as Usual? The ProVitaMinRice Consortium; Conclusion; 5. Global Science, Public Goods? A Synthesis; International Research Partnerships: Rhetoric and Reality; Towards Interdisciplinary Integration? De-linking Impact and ContextGM or Not GM - Is that the question?; Boundary Terms and 'Escape Hatches'; Conclusion; Locating and Engaging 'Users'; Rethinking Upstream-Downstream Relations; Towards a More Reflexive 'Public Goods' Science?; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818959603321 |
Brooks Sally | ||
London, : Earthscan, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rice Genetics V [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of the Fifth International Rice Genetics Symposium |
Autore | Brar Darshan S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
Disciplina | 633.1/8233 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MackillDavid J
HardyBill |
Soggetto topico |
Rice -- Genetic engineering -- Congresses
Rice -- Genetics -- Congresses Rice -- Yields -- Congresses Rice - Genetics Rice - Genetic engineering Plant Sciences Agriculture Earth & Environmental Sciences |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-12190-8
9786611121907 981-270-881-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Contents; RICE-A MODEL GENOME FOR CEREAL RESEARCH; STRUCTURAL GENOMICS AND RESOURCES; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND GENE REGULATION; APPLIED GENETICS; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND RICE IMPROVEMENT; AN OVERVIEW: FIVE INTERNATIONAL RICE GENETICS SYMPOSIA (1985-2005) G.S. Khush |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450717503321 |
Brar Darshan S | ||
Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rice Genetics V [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of the Fifth International Rice Genetics Symposium |
Autore | Brar Darshan S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
Disciplina | 633.1/8233 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MackillDavid J
HardyBill |
Soggetto topico |
Rice -- Genetic engineering -- Congresses
Rice -- Genetics -- Congresses Rice -- Yields -- Congresses Rice - Genetics Rice - Genetic engineering Plant Sciences Agriculture Earth & Environmental Sciences |
ISBN |
1-281-12190-8
9786611121907 981-270-881-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Contents; RICE-A MODEL GENOME FOR CEREAL RESEARCH; STRUCTURAL GENOMICS AND RESOURCES; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND GENE REGULATION; APPLIED GENETICS; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND RICE IMPROVEMENT; AN OVERVIEW: FIVE INTERNATIONAL RICE GENETICS SYMPOSIA (1985-2005) G.S. Khush |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784072103321 |
Brar Darshan S | ||
Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rice genetics V : proceedings of the Fifth International Rice Genetics Symposium |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
Disciplina | 633.1/8233 |
Soggetto topico |
Rice - Genetics
Grasses - Genetics |
ISBN |
1-281-12190-8
9786611121907 981-270-881-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Contents; RICE-A MODEL GENOME FOR CEREAL RESEARCH; STRUCTURAL GENOMICS AND RESOURCES; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND GENE REGULATION; APPLIED GENETICS; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND RICE IMPROVEMENT; AN OVERVIEW: FIVE INTERNATIONAL RICE GENETICS SYMPOSIA (1985-2005) G.S. Khush |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814890803321 |
Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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