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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zimdahl, Robert L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2015.
Temas:
Agricultural chemicals.
Agricultural chemistry > Public opinion.
Produits chimiques agricoles.
Chimie agricole > Opinion publique.
Agricultural chemicals
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The characteristics of modern agriculture enabled by chemicals
  • Lime : A soil amendment
  • Nitrogen
  • Phosphorus
  • 2, 4-D : An herbicide
  • DDT : An insecticide
  • Recombinant DNA
  • Antibiotics
  • Conclusion.

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