UID:
almafu_9959327425502883
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages) :
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illustrations, map
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9780470752548
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0470752548
Content:
Science for Agriculture was the first thorough quantitative and analytical treatment of the history of the U.S. agricultural research system and as such has served as the foundation for research over the 10 years since its publication. The benefits from public and private investment in agricultural research are immense and should be understood by every student of the agricultural science system in the United States. The second edition updates important landmarks, components, characteristics, and trends of the U.S. system for developing and applying science to increase the productivity and adva.
Note:
Science for Agriculture A Long-Term Perspective; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Evolution of the U.S. System; Chapter 2 The Development of a System of Agricultural Sciences; Chapter 3 The Agricultural Scientist; Chapter 4 Resources and Their Allocation; Chapter 5 The Private Sector, Biotechnology, and R & D for Agriculture; Chapter 6 International Dimensions of U.S. Agricultural Research; Chapter 7 Economics of the Provision of Public Agricultural Research; Chapter 8 Research Contributions to Agricultural Productivity.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Huffman, Wallace E. Science for agriculture. Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., ©2006 ISBN 0813806887
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470752555
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470752555
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470752555
