Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Scientific background
- 2 Application of genetics to agriculture
- 3 Philosophical and conceptual background
- 4 The controversy
- 5 The controversy
- 6 The controversy
- 7 The organic alternative
- 8 Impacts on low- and middle-income countries
- Concluding remarks
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Scientific background
- 2 Application of genetics to agriculture
- 3 Philosophical and conceptual background
- 4 The controversy
- 5 The controversy
- 6 The controversy
- 7 The organic alternative
- 8 Impacts on low- and middle-income countries
- Concluding remarks
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- Agro-TechnologyA Philosophical Introduction, pp. 216 - 227Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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