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This book attempts to present a readable format on plant breeding
principles and their application, based on the collective
experience of the three authors, but with a heavy dependence on the
scientific literature. Modem pedagogy recognizes that teaching can
occur when students are motivated to learn. Subject matter must be
communicated in an interesting, appealing, and understandable
fashion. In preparing the text, every effort has been made to
translate pertinent plant breeding references into a clear,
logical, and comprehensible format for those studying the
challenging and dynamic field of plant breeding.
This book attempts to present a readable format on plant breeding
principles and their application, based on the collective
experience of the three authors, but with a heavy dependence on the
scientific literature. Modem pedagogy recognizes that teaching can
occur when students are motivated to learn. Subject matter must be
communicated in an interesting, appealing, and understandable
fashion. In preparing the text, every effort has been made to
translate pertinent plant breeding references into a clear,
logical, and comprehensible format for those studying the
challenging and dynamic field of plant breeding.
This volume examines the interrelated fields of food security,
energy security and sustainable agriculture as the key to a stable
global agricultural platform and is arranged in six parts. The
first part is focused on policy considerations relating to food and
energy security and sustainable agriculture. The authors from this
part include Former Under Secretary of Agriculture Gale Buchanan,
Former Under Secretary of Energy Raymond Orbach (Chapter 1),
Stephen Hughes, Bryan Moser and William Gibbons (Chapter 2) and
Thomas Redick (Chapter 3). Part II addresses soil and water, which
are two of the key components in secure and sustainable food
production. Authors from this part are Jerry Hatfield (Chapter 4)
and Mahbub Alam, Sharon Megdal et al. (Chapter 5). The third part
covers sustainable and secure food production specifically
addressing genetically modified traits in Chapter 6 (James
McWilliams) and omega-3 fatty acids in Chapter 7 (Jay Whelan et
al.). Agronomic implications relative to food security and
sustainable agriculture are described in Part IV. Authors include
Ravi Sripada, Pradip Das et al. (Chapter 8), Duska Stojsin, Kevin
Matson and Richard Leitz (Chapter 9) and S.H. Lee, David Clay and
Sharon Clay (Chapter 10). International sustainable agriculture and
food security is addressed in Part V with authors Jeff Vitale and
John Greenplate (Chapter 11), Julie Borlaug et al. (Chapter 12) and
Sylvester Oikeh et al. (Chapter 13). The final part covers the use
of chemicals in sustainable agriculture and food/energy security
with Leonard Gianessi and Ashley Williams communicating the role of
herbicides and Harold Reetz emphasizing the importance of
fertilizers both in maximizing crop yields to maintain a
sustainable secure source for food production.
This volume examines the interrelated fields of food security,
energy security and sustainable agriculture as the key to a stable
global agricultural platform and is arranged in six parts. The
first part is focused on policy considerations relating to food and
energy security and sustainable agriculture. The authors from this
part include Former Under Secretary of Agriculture Gale Buchanan,
Former Under Secretary of Energy Raymond Orbach (Chapter 1),
Stephen Hughes, Bryan Moser and William Gibbons (Chapter 2) and
Thomas Redick (Chapter 3). Part II addresses soil and water, which
are two of the key components in secure and sustainable food
production. Authors from this part are Jerry Hatfield (Chapter 4)
and Mahbub Alam, Sharon Megdal et al. (Chapter 5). The third part
covers sustainable and secure food production specifically
addressing genetically modified traits in Chapter 6 (James
McWilliams) and omega-3 fatty acids in Chapter 7 (Jay Whelan et
al.). Agronomic implications relative to food security and
sustainable agriculture are described in Part IV. Authors include
Ravi Sripada, Pradip Das et al. (Chapter 8), Duska Stojsin, Kevin
Matson and Richard Leitz (Chapter 9) and S.H. Lee, David Clay and
Sharon Clay (Chapter 10). International sustainable agriculture and
food security is addressed in Part V with authors Jeff Vitale and
John Greenplate (Chapter 11), Julie Borlaug et al. (Chapter 12) and
Sylvester Oikeh et al. (Chapter 13). The final part covers the use
of chemicals in sustainable agriculture and food/energy security
with Leonard Gianessi and Ashley Williams communicating the role of
herbicides and Harold Reetz emphasizing the importance of
fertilizers both in maximizing crop yields to maintain a
sustainable secure source for food production."
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