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Six Chemicals That Changed Agriculture is a scientific look at how the chemicals used in today's food production were developed, evaluated, and came to be in wide-spread use. From fertilizers to pest management, antibiotics to DNA, chemicals have transformed the way our food is grown, protected...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zimdahl, Robert L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Elsevier Ltd., [2015]
Temas:
Agricultural chemicals.
Lime.
Nitrogen fertilizers.
Phosphatic fertilizers.
Herbicides.
Insecticides.
Recombinant DNA.
Antibiotics.
Produits chimiques agricoles.
Chaux.
Engrais azotés.
Engrais phosphatés.
ADN recombinant.
calcium oxide.
herbicide.
insecticide.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
Agricultural chemicals
Antibiotics
Herbicides
Insecticides
Lime
Nitrogen fertilizers
Phosphatic fertilizers
Recombinant DNA
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Six Chemicals That Changed Agriculture; Copyright; Contents; Epigraph; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1
  • Introduction; CHEMISTRY; ALCHEMY; CHEMISTRY AND THE CHEMICALS IN THIS BOOK; FIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF DEVELOPED COUNTRY AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION; THE MORRILL ACT; THE HATCH AND SMITH-LEVER ACTS; THE PRODUCTIVITY OF AGRICULTURE; REFERENCES; Chapter 2
  • The Characteristics of Modern Agriculture Enabled by Chemicals; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURE'S ERAS; RESULTS AND THE NEW ERA; REFERENCES; Chapter 3
  • Lime: A Soil Amendment; AGRICULTURAL LIME; SOURCES OF LIME.
  • WHERE LIME IS NEEDEDAGRICULTURAL ROLE; REFERENCES; Chapter 4
  • Nitrogen; NITROGEN AND LIFE; THE HABER-BOSCH PROCESS; NITROGEN FIXATION; RESULTS OF THE HABER-BOSCH PROCESS; EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURE; REFERENCES; Chapter 5
  • Phosphorus; INTRODUCTION; HISTORY; SOURCES; SUPPLY; AGRICULTURAL ROLE; REFERENCES; Chapter 6
  • 2,4-D: An Herbicide; A NEW CHEMICAL; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PHENOXY ACIDS; MODERN WEED MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENT OF 2,4-D; WORLD WAR II; EFFECT ON AGRICULTURE; REFERENCES; Chapter 7
  • DDT: An Insecticide; INTRODUCTION; SYNTHESIS; SILENT SPRING; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; HUMAN EFFECTS.
  • MALARIAAGRICULTURAL EFFECTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8
  • Recombinant DNA; INTRODUCTION; THE CASE FOR USE OF RECOMBINANT DNA IN AGRICULTURE; THE CASE AGAINST USE OF RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE; PRESENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS; FUTURE EFFECTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9
  • Antibiotics; INTRODUCTION; HUMAN USES; ANIMAL USES; THE CONTROVERSY; EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURE; REFERENCES; Chapter 10
  • Conclusion; INTRODUCTION; THE CHALLENGE; THE CHANGES: THE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRICULTURE; THE FUTURE: A BRIEF COMMENT; REFERENCES; Index.

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