Title Agricultural biotechnology in China : origins and prospects / Valerie J. Karplus, Xing Wang Deng ; foreword by Norman E. Borlaug

Published New York : Springer, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 165 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) Contents Front Matter; From Seeds to Empires: China's Long Agricultural History; Modern Science on the Farm: The Green Revolution; Transformation in China's Agriculture in the Twentieth Century; Agricultural Biotechnology: New Tools for Ancient Practices; Agricultural Biotechnology Takes Root in China; From Lab to Field: A Changing Seed DeliverỹSystem; China's First Transgenic Crops: Farm Level Impact; Biosafety and China's Regulatory Policy; Looking to the Future: Trends in Research and Rural Development Agendas; Conclusion; Back Matter Summary Offers a comprehensive examination of how the origins of biotechnology research agendas, along with the effectiveness of the seed delivery system and biosafety oversight, help to explain current patterns of crop development and adoption in China Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-153) and index Subject Agricultural biotechnology -- China Agricultural innovations. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture. Agricultural innovations. Agricultural biotechnology -- China. Biomédecine. Sciences de la vie. Agricultural biotechnology Agricultural innovations China Form Electronic book Author Deng, Xing Wang. ISBN 9780387711386 0387711384 9780387711393 0387711392

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