Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Genetics, agriculture and human life. 3. Agriculture and genetic resources. 4. Use of biotechnology in agriculture -- benefits and risks. 5. The international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. 6. Genetic engineering, ecosystem change, and agriculture. 7. The impact of genetics and plant science on grassland agriculture. 8. Genetics and genetic improvement of drought resistance in crop plants. 9. Agriculture and pro-poor growth: an Asian perspective. 10. The reasons for rejecting genetic engineering by The Organic Movement. 11. Critical role of plant biotechnology for the genetic improvement of food crops. 12. Harnessing plant breeding and genetics to identify and develop economically important crop traits. 13. Ecological genetics of an induced plant defense against herbivores. Bibliography. Index.
Crops grown on plantations include cotton, coffee, tobacco, sugar cane, sisal, and various oil seeds and rubber trees. Farms that produce alfalfa, lespedeza, clover and other forage crops are usually not called plantations. The term plantation has usually not included large orchards, but has included the planting of trees for lumber. A plantation is always a monoculture over a large area and does not include extensive naturally occurring stands of plants that have economic value. Because of its large size, a plantation takes advantage of economies of scale.
Crops grown on plantations include cotton, coffee, tobacco, sugar cane, sisal, and various oil seeds and rubber trees. Farms that produce alfalfa, lespedeza, clover and other forage crops are usually not called plantations. The term plantation has usually not included large orchards, but has included the planting of trees for lumber. A plantation is always a monoculture over a large area and does not include extensive naturally occurring stands of plants that have economic value. Because of its large size, a plantation takes advantage of economies of scale.
