Agricultural Biotechnology
Subtitle: Challenges and Prospects (Acs Symposium Series)
Contributors: Mahesh K. Bhalgat (Editor); William P. Ridley (Editor); Allan S. Felsot (Editor)
Publisher: An American Chemical Society Publication
Published: February 11, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780841238152
Subjects: Agricultural science; Chemistry - General; Agricultural biotechnology; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Agriculture - Agronomy; Biotechnology; Science / Biotechnology
First sentence: The emergence of agricultural biotechnology was dependent upon advances in our understanding of the basic biochemical, genetic and physiological processes of biological systems and has led to the development of products that have provided farmers with new tools to increase productivity and decrease the environmental impact of agricultural practices.