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Darwinian agriculture : how understanding evolution can improve agriculture.
As human populations grow and resources are depleted, agriculture will need to use land, water, and other resources more efficiently and without sacrificing long-term sustainability. Darwinian Agriculture presents an entirely new approach to these challenges, one that draws on the principles of evol...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J :
Princeton Univ Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | As human populations grow and resources are depleted, agriculture will need to use land, water, and other resources more efficiently and without sacrificing long-term sustainability. Darwinian Agriculture presents an entirely new approach to these challenges, one that draws on the principles of evolution and natural selection. R. Ford Denison shows how both biotechnology and traditional plant breeding can use Darwinian insights to identify promising routes for crop genetic improvement and avoid costly dead ends. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-247) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400842810 1400842816 9780691139500 0691139504 |