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Technological Change in Agriculture Locking in to Genetic Uniformity

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ISBN-10: 0333751396

ISBN-13: 9780333751398

Edition: 2000

Authors: Dominic Hogg

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Why do modern agricultural techniques, which are environmentally damaging, continue to be used? This book seeks the answer to the question in an understanding of evolution of agricultural research in its cultural context.
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Book details

List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Limited
Publication date: 2/11/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long
Weight: 1.210
Language: English

List Of Tables and Figures
Preface
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Genetic Diversity in Agriculture: Its Rise, Fall and Significance
Notes
Technological Change in Agriculture: Orthodox Views
The Determinants of the Path of Technological Change in Agriculture: an Unorthodox View
Beyond Orthodoxy: Locking in to Genetic Uniformity
Introduction to Case-Studies
Hybrid Corn in the United States, 1900-35
Notes
The Road to Mexico's Green Revolution: Maize Research, 1940-55
Biotechniques and the Neglect of Alternative Agriculture
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index