The international dimension of the American Society of Agronomy
Subtitle: past and future
By: Bill Payne and John Ryan, editors
Contributors: American Society of Agronomy
Publisher: American Society of Agronomy, Inc.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Madison, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9780891181767
Subjects: Agronomy; Sustainable agriculture; Agriculture; American Society of Agronomy; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The international dimension of the American Society of Agronomy: historical perspective, issues, activities, and future challenges / Bill Payne and John Ryan; title: Profile: Henry M. "Hank" Beachell - Rice for the world; title: CGIAR centers and their role in the green revolution / Lowell Hardin; title: Profile: Norman E. Borlaug - Father of the green revolution; title: Agricultural scientists of Indian origin and the tri-societies / Raj Khosla, P.K.R. Nair, and Manjit S. Kang; title: Association of Chinese soil and plant scientists in North America / H.H. Cheng; title: Profile: Nyle Brady - ASA and international agriculture; title: The American Society of Agronomy and the European Society of Agronomy, the International Union  of Soil Sciences, the International Grassland Congresses, and Beyond / Bill Payne and John Ryan; title: Profile: Pedro A. Sanchez - Fighting hunger and soil degradation; title: Challenges in wheat research and development / Sanjaya Rajaram; title: Profile: Monty Jones - African solutions from Africans; title: Avoiding a rice crisis: what needs to be done? / Robert S. Zeigler ... [et al.]; title: Changing global diets: implications for agriculture / Corinna Hawkes and Marie Ruel; title: Profile: Lowell Hardin - Voice in international agriculture; title: Trade policy: implications for agronomy / Maximo Torero; title: Profile: B.B. Singh - The story of cowpea; title: Fertilizers and agricultural production: challenges and opportunities / Luc M. Maene; title: Organic agriculture in context / Frederick Kirschenmann; title: Biotechnology: can it really solve the problems of food production? / Francis C. Ogbonnaya, Michael Baum, and Richard Brettell; title: Profile: S.K. De Datta - Green revolution pioneer; title: Biofuels: risks, opportunities, and dilemmas for international agriculture / Mark D. Winslow and Rodomiro Ortiz; title: Managing soils for addressing global issues of the 21st century / Rattan Lal; title: International agriculture and Africa - what does the future hold? / Ed Runge; title: Summary and Conclusions / Bill Payne and John Ryan.