First the Seed: The Political Economy of Plant Biotechnology, 1492-2000CUP Archive, 1990 M06 29 - 349 pages Science, agriculture, and social change; The genetic foundation of American agriculture; Public science ascendant: plant breeding comes of age; Heterosis and the social division of labor; Plant breedrs' rights and the social division of labor: historical perspective; Seeds of struggle: plant genetic resources in the world system; Outdoing evolution: biotechnology, botany, and business; Directions for deploument. |
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... crops Conclusion : The road not taken 66 67 71 73 77 84 90 91 92 94 105 116 123 128 6. Plant breeders ' rights and ... crops 180 Interdependence in industrial crops 182 Value in the seed Conclusion 184 189 8. Outdoing evolution vi Contents.
... crops Conclusion : The road not taken 66 67 71 73 77 84 90 91 92 94 105 116 123 128 6. Plant breeders ' rights and ... crops 180 Interdependence in industrial crops 182 Value in the seed Conclusion 184 189 8. Outdoing evolution vi Contents.
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... crop and location , 1983 7.7 Exotic germplasm and crop improvement in the United States 7.8 Regions of genetic diversity and their associated crops 7.9 Percentages of regional food crop production accounted for by crops associated with ...
... crop and location , 1983 7.7 Exotic germplasm and crop improvement in the United States 7.8 Regions of genetic diversity and their associated crops 7.9 Percentages of regional food crop production accounted for by crops associated with ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
World economy germplasm transfer | 9 |
New biology new seedsmen | 16 |
I | 40 |
The genetic foundation of American agriculture | 50 |
plant breeding comes | 66 |
Heterosis and the social division of labor | 91 |
Plant breeders rights and the social division | 130 |
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