Science for Agriculture: A Long-Term Perspective, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-8138-0688-4
Hardcover
330 pages
January 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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Foreword (Vernon W. Ruttan).
Preface.
Introduction.
1) The Evolution of the U.S. System.
2) The Development of a System of Agricultural Sciences.
3) The Agricultural Scientist.
4) Resources and Their Allocation.
5) The Private Sector, Biotechnology and R&D for Agriculture.
6) International Dimensions of U.S. Agricultural Research.
7) Economics of the Provision of Public Agricultural Research.
8) Research Contributions to Agricultural Productivity.
9) The SAES-USDA System: Challenges for the 21st Century.
Glossary/Acronyms.
Index.