Book ID: 92581
Murphy, Denis
Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. Societal Context and the Future of Agriculture. 2007. 440 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Thiscomprehensive survey of modern plant breeding traces its history fromthe earliest experiments at the dawn of the scientific revolution in theseventeenth century to the present day and the existence of high techagribusiness. Covers topics as diverse as agriculture, breeding,economics, biotechnology, plant science, GM issues, politics, corporateaffairs and issues of globalisation. A hardcover edition is available aswell.