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1 online resource (80 pages) |
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""Plant Biology Research and Training for the 21st Century""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""RECOMMENDATION 1""; ""RECOMMENDATION 2""; ""RECOMMENDATION 3""; ""1 WHY PLANT-BIOLOGY RESEARCH TODAY? ""; ""PLANTS, HUMAN HEALTH, AND CIVILIZATION""; ""PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT""; ""PLANTS IN AGRICULTURE, MEDICINE, AND INDUSTRY""; ""PLANTS AND THE ORIGINS OF MODERN BIOLOGY""; ""2 FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ""; ""THE FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS""; ""U.S. Department of Agriculture""; ""Funding for Plant-Science Research""; ""Support for Training"" |
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""Competitively Awarded Research and Training Grants""""Department of Energy""; ""National Science Foundation""; ""National Institutes of Health""; ""Multiagency Cooperation""; ""IMPEDIMENTS TO AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM OF BASIC PLANT-BIOLOGY RESEARCH""; ""Lack of Focus on Plant Science as an Important Basic Biology Discipline""; ""Plant Sciences are Isolated from Other Disciplines of Biology""; ""Funding for Basic Plant-Biology Research is Insufficient""; ""Funding is Awarded to Specific Institutions""; ""Grants for Plant Research are Smaller"" |
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""Financial Support for Training in Plant Sciences is Inadequate and Undependable""""The Need for Instrumentation and Facilities is Critical""; ""3 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS ""; ""4 RECOMMENDATIONS ""; ""MANAGEMENT OF THE PLANT-BIOLOGY PROGRAM""; ""RECOMMENDATION 1""; ""RECOMMENDATION 2""; ""ELEMENTS OF THE NIPB PROGRAM""; ""Individual Research Grants""; ""Competitive Postdoctoral Training Awards""; ""Predoctoral Training Awards""; ""Departmental Training Grants""; ""Individual Predoctoral Fellowships""; ""Summer Undergraduate Training""; ""Career Training and Redevelopment"" |
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""Facilities and Equipment""""Scientific Communications""; ""RECOMMENDATION 3""; ""COST ELEMENTS AND SIZE OF THE PROGRAM""; ""LITERATURE CITED""; ""INFORMATION ON COMMITTEE MEMBERS"" |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Botany -- Research -- United States
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Plants -- Research -- United States
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Botanists -- Training of -- United States
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Agriculturists -- Training of -- United States
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Agriculturists -- Training of.
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Botany -- Research.
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Plants -- Research.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780309584210 |
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0309584213 |
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