Screen LibraryPlant genetic resources and food security
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| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Agriculture issues and policies |
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| Carrier Form: | ix, 131 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781617617324 (softcover) 1617617326 (softcover) |
| Index Number: | Q943 |
| CLC: | Q943 |
| Call Number: | Q943/P713-11 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. International treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture / Melissa D. Ho -- Crop genetic resources: an economic appraisal / Kelly Day Rubenstein ... [et al.] -- Using genetic tools to combat hunger / Kay Simmons, Steven M. Kappes -- Rice: improving rice, a staple crop worldwide / Agricultural Research Forum -- Beans: help for the common bean-genetic solutions for legume problems / Agricultural Research Forum -- Corn: boosting vitamin a levels in corn to fight hunger / Agricultural Research Forum -- Potatoes: nutrient-packed and pest-resistant potatoes from ARS research / Agricultural Research Forum. |