Agriculture.
Contributors: World Book, Inc.
Series: Inventions and discoveries
Publisher: World Book
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780716603856
Subjects: Agricultural innovations; Agriculture -- History
Description: "An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in agriculture. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, and a timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The domestication of plants and animals; title: The hoe; title: The plow; title: Irrigation; title: Crop rotation; title: The water mill and water wheel; title: The windmill; title: The horse harness; title: The seed drill; title: The Norfolk system; title: The cotton gin; title: The steel plow; title: The reaper; title: The grain elevator; title: The tractor; title: Fertilizer; title: Hybrid crops; title: Pesticides; title: Genetically modified food; title: Important dates in agriculture.