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BL
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987602
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b741972
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| Main Entry
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Kidd, J. S., (Jerry S.)
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| Title & Author
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Agricultural versus environmental science : : a green revolution /\ J.S. Kidd and Renee A. Kidd.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Science & society
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xv, 208 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0816056080
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: 9780816056088
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-197) and index.
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| Contents
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Confrontation: Science and environmental policy -- Making of early environmentalists: Origins of the environmental movement -- Complicated life -- Can the environment be managed? -- Conservation or preservation? -- Sand county -- Environment and public health: First step -- Pure foods -- Insects and disease -- Insects and agriculture -- Federal controls -- Specific regulation -- Farmers: More varieties -- Spread of agricultural technology -- Land for sale -- Everyday farmer -- Agricultural mechanization: Cotton gin -- Wheat harvester -- Tomato harvester -- Extensive mechanization -- Corn: First green revolution begins -- Agents of change -- Science and commerce -- Wheat: Food shortages -- Hunger fighters mobilize -- Move to Mexico -- Ecological science: Nature at the shoreline and below -- Communities -- Biosphere -- More interdependence -- Analyzing habitats -- Environmentalists begin to organize: Nature of DDT -- Rachel Carson enters the fray -- Rice: Green revolution continues: Getting down to work -- Mixed success -- Environmental reforms: Special interests -- Enforcement problems -- Reconciliation -- Integrated pest management -- Repellents -- Disease resistance -- Preventing insect reproduction -- Biological control -- Middle ground -- Other side of the coin -- Mature environmental protection agency: Building an environmental science -- New agenda -- Ecology and agriculture: Soil erosion -- Louis Bromfield -- Expanding acceptance -- Environmental update: What?s next -- Further productivity gains -- New research fronts -- Food production from vats -- Genetic modification: Tomato culture -- Changing genes -- Official approval -- To the marketplace -- New horizons -- Government programs in agricultural research: Disease prevention -- Pest control -- Other genetic modifications -- Sustainability -- Local programs -- International agricultural research -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Web sites -- Index.
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| Abstract
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Discusses the history of and key figures associated with two green revolutions. One consists of the tremendous strides made in agriculture due to the introduction of heartier and more disease-resistant plant varieties, genetically modified crops, pesticide and insecticide advances, and improved cultivation techniques that yield more food products and that hold the promise of feeding the world. The other consists of environmental movements and conservation efforts to ensure a safe living environment and ecological balance.
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Agriculture-- Environmental aspects, Juvenile literature.
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Environmentalism, Juvenile literature.
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Green Revolution, Juvenile literature.
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Agriculture-- Environmental aspects.
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Environmentalism.
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Green Revolution.
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Agriculture-- Environmental aspects.
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Environmentalism.
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Green Revolution.
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Agriculture, Juvenile Literature.
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Conservation of Natural Resources, Juvenile Literature.
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Environment, Juvenile Literature.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.738/498
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| LC Classification
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S589.75.K536 2006
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| Added Entry
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Kidd, Renee A.
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