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1 online resource (v, pages 5903-6008) : illustrations (some color) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"Reprinted from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 96, p. 5905-6008, May 25, 1999"--Page opposite title page. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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""COLLOQUIUM ON PLANTS AND POPULATION: IS THERE TIME?""; ""Plants and Population: is there time?""; ""Contents""; ""Plants and population: Is there time?""; ""HISTORICAL BACKGROUND""; ""DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION AND PROSPECT: THE CHALLENGE""; ""COLLOQUIUM GOALS AND STRUCTURE""; ""INSIGHTS FROM THE COLLOQUIUM""; ""CONCLUDING PERSPECTIVE""; ""World food and agriculture: Outlook for the medium and longer term""; ""KEY HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS""; ""WORLD PRODUCTION AND FOOD INSECURITY: AN UNCERTAIN LINK.""; ""FUTURE PROSPECTS""; ""CONCLUSIONS"" |
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""The growth of demand will limit output growth for food over the next quarter century""""Global and local implications of biotechnology and climate change for future food supplies""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. THE IFPRI�IMPACT MODEL""; ""III. SPECIFYING THE NONPRICE SUPPLY (AREA AND YIELD) TERMS""; ""IV. POLICY SCENARIOS""; ""V. POLICY SIMULATIONS""; ""VI. POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""APPENDIX: THE IFPRI�IMPACT MODEL BASE CASE""; ""World food trends and prospects to 2025""; ""CEREAL PRODUCTION TRENDS""; ""THE FUTURE: CEREAL DEMAND AND SUPPLY""; ""CONCLUSION"" |
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""Plant genetic resources: What can they contribute toward increased crop productivity?""""THE ROLE OF THE CONSULTIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (CGIAR) IN PRESERVING GENETIC RESOURCES""; ""CONTRIBUTIONS OF WHEAT GENETIC RESOURCES""; ""USE OF GENETIC RESOURCES IN MAIZE IMPROVEMENT""; ""INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ISSUES RELATED TO THE UTILIZATION OF GENETIC RESOURCES""; ""MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO UTILIZATION OF GENETIC RESOURCES""; ""GENETIC RESOURCES: WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS?""; ""Ecological approaches and the development of “truly integrated� pest management"" |
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""INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND HOST PLANT RESISTANCE FOR CONTROL OF INSECT PESTS""""ECOLOGY OF HOST�PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS AND MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""Ecological intensification of cereal production systems: Yield potential, soil quality, and precision agriculture""; ""THE NEED FOR ECOLOGICAL INTENSIFICATION""; ""INTENSIFICATION IN FAVORABLE AND UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTS""; ""YIELD POTENTIAL""; ""SOIL QUALITY""; ""PRECISION AGRICULTURE""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""The transition to agricultural sustainability""; ""SUSTAINABILITY SCENARIOS"" |
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""SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS C""""RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS""; ""Biotechnology: Enhancing human nutrition in developing and developed worlds""; ""AGRONOMIC TRAITS""; ""DIFFERENTIATED CROPS""; ""PLANTS AS FACTORIES""; ""Use of plant roots for phytoremediation and molecular farming""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""Transgenic plants for tropical regions: Some considerations about their development and their transfer to the small farmer ""; ""From pre-Hispanic to future conservation alternatives: Lessons from Mexico"" |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Agriculture -- Congresses.
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Agriculture -- Congresses. |
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Food supply -- Congresses.
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Food supply. |
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Biodiversity conservation -- Congresses.
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Biodiversity conservation. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Cohen, Joel E.
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Fedoroff, Nina V. (Nina Vsevolod), 1942-
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
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Print version: Colloquium on Plants and Population: Is There Time (1998 : Irvine, Calif.). Colloquium on Plants and Population. Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Sciences, 1999 (DLC) 00500938 |
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0309569303 (electronic book) |
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9780309569309 (electronic book) |
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0309064279 |
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