ABSTRACT

An exploration of the relationship between plants and people from early agriculture to modern-day applications of biotechnology in crop production, Plants and People: Origin and Development of Human-Plant Science Relationships covers the development of agricultural sciences from Roman times through the development of agricultural experiment station

chapter 1|24 pages

The Biology of Plants

chapter 2|32 pages

Evolution of Plants and People

chapter 3|16 pages

Early Uses of Plants

chapter 4|26 pages

The Neolithic Revolution

chapter 6|26 pages

The Columbian Exchange

chapter 7|24 pages

The Rise of the Land Grant Complex

chapter 8|22 pages

The Hybrid Corn Revolution

chapter 9|20 pages

The Green Revolution

chapter 10|20 pages

Plant Biotechnology

chapter 11|20 pages

The Malthusian Crisis