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Return to resistance : breeding crops to reduce pesticide dependence / Raoul A. Robinson.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robinson, Raoul A., 1928-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plant breeding.
- Crops--Genetics.
- Crops.
- Plants--Disease and pest resistance--Genetic aspects.
- Plants.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 480 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Davis, CA : AgAccess, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the tradition of Silent Spring, Raoul Robinson's Return to Resistance calls for a revolution. Traditional plant breeding techniques have led us to depend more and more on chemical pesticides to protect ourcrops. Return to Resistance shows gardeners, farmers, and plant breeders how to use a long-neglected technique to create hardy new plant varieties that are naturally resistant to pests and disease. Horizontal resistance breeding has been largely ignored in this century due to the popularity and apparent successes of the Mendelian geneticists.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Explanations; Part Two: Examples; Part Three: Solutions; Glossary; Appendices; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 458) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-84972-X
- 9786610849727
- 1-55250-363-1
- OCLC:
- 568085425
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