Plants, Genes, and Agriculture

Plants, Genes, and Agriculture

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Book Description
This textbook is intended for introductory courses in agriculture, plant biology, and economic botany. It is about plants, genes, food and people, and about the changing relationship between them. The purpose is to show how agriculture is changing throughout the world, and to discuss the role that genes and genetic engineering are playing in this change.

Book Info
Integrates many fields to help students understand the complexity of the basic science that underlies crop and food production. Previous edition c1994. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Plants, Genes, and Agriculture,Maarten J. Chrispeels,David E. Sadava,Jones & Bartlett Publishers,0867208716,Agriculture - Agronomy,Agriculture - General,Biotechnology,Crop improvement,Crops,Food supply,Genetic engineering,Life Sciences - Botany,Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics,Plant breeding,Science/Mathematics,Technology,Technology & Industrial Arts

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