Agricultural Biotechnology - Strategies for National Competitiveness

Biotechnology offers tremendous potential for improving crop production, animal agriculture, and bioprocessing. It can provide scientists with new ways to develop higher-yielding and more nutritious crop varieties, to improve resistance to disease, or to reduce the need for inputs of fertilizers and other expensive agricultural chemicals. This book explores the United States' ability to solve important agricultural problems, effectively use funds and institutional structures to support biotechnology research for agriculture, train researchers in new scientific areas, efficiently transfer technology, and regulate and test recombinant DNA organisms in the field.

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Committee on a National Strategy for Biotechnology in Agriculture, National Research Council

Summary

Biotechnology offers tremendous potential for improving crop production, animal agriculture, and bioprocessing. This book explores the United States' ability to solve important agricultural problems, use funds and institutional structures to support biotechnology research for agriculture, train researchers in new scientific areas, and more.

Product details

• Authors: Board on Agriculture, Committee on a National Strategy for Bio, Committee on a National Strategy for Biotechnology in Agriculture, National Academy Of Sciences, National Research Council
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1987
• EAN: 9780309078641
• ISBN: 978-0-309-07864-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering; Ackerbau und landwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse, SCIENCE / Biotechnology, Technology & Industrial Arts, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science