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Plant biology research and training for the 21st century / Committee on an Examination of Plant Science Research Programs in the United States, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Botany--Research--United States.
- Botany.
- Plants--Research--United States.
- Plants.
- Botanists--Training of--United States.
- Botanists.
- Agriculturists--Training of--United States.
- Agriculturists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (79 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Faster progress in plant biology research could benefit agriculture, the environment, medicine, and our understanding of basic biological processes. This book clearly and directly describes the impediments to greater achievements in plant science and suggests solutions. It presents an innovative plan that would create a comprehensive federal system of management and financial support for plant biology research and training.
- Contents:
- Plant Biology Research and Training for the 21st Century
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- RECOMMENDATION 1
- RECOMMENDATION 2
- RECOMMENDATION 3
- 1 WHY PLANT-BIOLOGY RESEARCH TODAY?
- PLANTS, HUMAN HEALTH, AND CIVILIZATION
- PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- PLANTS IN AGRICULTURE, MEDICINE, AND INDUSTRY
- PLANTS AND THE ORIGINS OF MODERN BIOLOGY
- 2 FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
- THE FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Funding for Plant-Science Research
- Support for Training
- Competitively Awarded Research and Training Grants
- Department of Energy
- National Science Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- Multiagency Cooperation
- IMPEDIMENTS TO AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM OF BASIC PLANT-BIOLOGY RESEARCH
- Lack of Focus on Plant Science as an Important Basic Biology Discipline
- Plant Sciences are Isolated from Other Disciplines of Biology
- Funding for Basic Plant-Biology Research is Insufficient
- Funding is Awarded to Specific Institutions
- Grants for Plant Research are Smaller
- Financial Support for Training in Plant Sciences is Inadequate and Undependable
- The Need for Instrumentation and Facilities is Critical
- 3 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
- 4 RECOMMENDATIONS
- MANAGEMENT OF THE PLANT-BIOLOGY PROGRAM
- ELEMENTS OF THE NIPB PROGRAM
- Individual Research Grants
- Competitive Postdoctoral Training Awards
- Predoctoral Training Awards
- Departmental Training Grants
- Individual Predoctoral Fellowships
- Summer Undergraduate Training
- Career Training and Redevelopment
- Facilities and Equipment
- Scientific Communications
- COST ELEMENTS AND SIZE OF THE PROGRAM
- LITERATURE CITED
- INFORMATION ON COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-63).
- ISBN:
- 9786610203062
- 9781280203060
- 1280203064
- 9780309584210
- 0309584213
- 9780585155432
- 0585155437
- OCLC:
- 43477310
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