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957921
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b712291
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Robinson, Raoul A.,1928-
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| Title & Author
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Return to resistance : : breeding crops to reduce pesticide dependence /\ Raoul A. Robinson.
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| Publication Statement
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Davis, CA :: AgAccess,, 1996.
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1 online resource (xv, 480 pages)
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| ISBN
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0889367744
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: 0932857175
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: 128084972X
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: 1552503631
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: 6610849722
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: 9780889367746
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: 9780932857170
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: 9781280849725
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: 9781552503638
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: 9786610849727
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0889367744
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0932857175
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Includes bibliographical references (page 458) and index.
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| Contents
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Explanations; Part Two: Examples; Part Three: Solutions; Glossary; Appendices; Index
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| Abstract
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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. However the colossal, unrecognized failure of m.
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Crops-- Genetics.
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Plant breeding.
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Plants-- Disease and pest resistance-- Genetic aspects.
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Crops-- Genetics.
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Plant breeding.
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Plants-- Disease and pest resistance-- Genetic aspects.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Pest Control.
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Gewasbescherming.
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Pesticiden.
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| Dewey Classification
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632/.96
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| LC Classification
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SB123.R653 1996eb
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43.61bcl
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48.58bcl
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