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Author Denison, R. Ford, 1953-

Title Darwinian agriculture : how understanding evolution can improve agriculture.

Publication Info. Princeton, N.J : Princeton Univ Press, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-247) and index.
Contents Repaying Darwin's debt to agriculture -- What do we need from agriculture? -- Evolution 101: the power of natural selection -- Darwinian agriculture's three core principles -- What won't work: tradeoff-blind biotechnology -- Selfish genes, sophisticated plants, and haphazard ecosystems -- What won't work: misguided mimicry of natural ecosystems -- What has worked: improving cooperation within species -- What could work better: cooperation between two species -- Stop evolution now! -- Learning from plants, ants, and ecosystems -- Diversity, bet-hedging, and selection among ideas.
Summary As human populations grow and resources are depleted, agriculture will need to use land, water, and other resources more efficiently and without sacrificing long-term sustainability. Darwinian Agriculture presents an entirely new approach to these challenges, one that draws on the principles of evolution and natural selection. R. Ford Denison shows how both biotechnology and traditional plant breeding can use Darwinian insights to identify promising routes for crop genetic improvement and avoid costly dead ends.
Subject Crops -- Evolution.
Agricultural biotechnology.
Sustainable agriculture.
Evolution (Biology)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
Agricultural biotechnology. (OCoLC)fst00800502
Crops -- Evolution. (OCoLC)fst00884005
Evolution (Biology) (OCoLC)fst00917302
Sustainable agriculture. (OCoLC)fst01139712
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Other Form: Print version: Denison, R. Ford. Darwinian Agriculture : How Understanding Evolution Can Improve Agriculture. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2012 9780691139500
ISBN 9781400842810 (electronic bk.)
1400842816 (electronic bk.)
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