Science for agriculture : a long-term perspective /

• Main Author: Huffman, Wallace E.
• Other Authors: Evenson, Robert E. 1934-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Agriculture > Research > United States.; Agriculture > Research > Economic aspects > United States.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.; Agriculture > Research.; Agriculture > Research > Economic aspects.; United States.; Electronic books.
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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...

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.