Science for agriculture : a long-term perspective /

Science for Agriculture was the first thorough quantitative and analytical treatment of the history of the U.S. agricultural research system and as such has served as the foundation for research over the 10 years since its publication. The benefits from public and private investment in agricultural...

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Main Author: Huffman, Wallace E.
Other Authors: Evenson, Robert E. 1934-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Science for Agriculture A Long-Term Perspective; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Evolution of the U.S. System; Chapter 2 The Development of a System of Agricultural Sciences; Chapter 3 The Agricultural Scientist; Chapter 4 Resources and Their Allocation; Chapter 5 The Private Sector, Biotechnology, and R & D for Agriculture; Chapter 6 International Dimensions of U.S. Agricultural Research; Chapter 7 Economics of the Provision of Public Agricultural Research; Chapter 8 Research Contributions to Agricultural Productivity.