Introduction and Overview [In Agricultural R&D in the developing world]

In the early 21st century, the science of agriculture has started to shift gears, just as it did 100 years ago. At the beginning of the 20th century, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, the pure-line theory of Wilhelm Johannsen, and the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel’s laws of heredity contributed t...

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Autores principales: Alston, Julian M., Pardey, Philip G., Piggott, Roley R.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160580
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description In the early 21st century, the science of agriculture has started to shift gears, just as it did 100 years ago. At the beginning of the 20th century, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, the pure-line theory of Wilhelm Johannsen, and the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel’s laws of heredity contributed to the rise of plant breeding, while Louis Pasteur’s germ theory of disease and the development of vaccines opened up lines of research in the veterinary sciences. The next epoch in agricultural technology will also have fundamental biological science at its foundation. Today, scientists armed with new molecular biologies involving genomics, proteomics, recombinant DNA, and supporting informatics technologies are delving deeper into the genetics of life, with potentially profound and pervasive implications for agriculture worldwide.
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spelling CGSpace1605802025-11-06T04:13:32Z Introduction and Overview [In Agricultural R&D in the developing world] Alston, Julian M. Pardey, Philip G. Piggott, Roley R. agricultural innovation agricultural economics agricultural research In the early 21st century, the science of agriculture has started to shift gears, just as it did 100 years ago. At the beginning of the 20th century, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, the pure-line theory of Wilhelm Johannsen, and the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel’s laws of heredity contributed to the rise of plant breeding, while Louis Pasteur’s germ theory of disease and the development of vaccines opened up lines of research in the veterinary sciences. The next epoch in agricultural technology will also have fundamental biological science at its foundation. Today, scientists armed with new molecular biologies involving genomics, proteomics, recombinant DNA, and supporting informatics technologies are delving deeper into the genetics of life, with potentially profound and pervasive implications for agriculture worldwide. 2006 2024-11-21T09:51:12Z 2024-11-21T09:51:12Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160580 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Alston, Julian M.; Pardey, Philip G.; and Piggott, Roley R. 2006. Introduction and Overview. In Agricultural R&D in the developing world: too little, too late? Pardey, Philip G.; Alston, Julian M.; Piggot, Roley R. (Eds.) Chapter 1. Pp. 1-10. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.2499/089629756X.Ch1.
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Alston, Julian M.
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Introduction and Overview [In Agricultural R&D in the developing world]
title Introduction and Overview [In Agricultural R&D in the developing world]
title_full Introduction and Overview [In Agricultural R&D in the developing world]
title_fullStr Introduction and Overview [In Agricultural R&D in the developing world]
title_full_unstemmed Introduction and Overview [In Agricultural R&D in the developing world]
title_short Introduction and Overview [In Agricultural R&D in the developing world]
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agricultural economics
agricultural research
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160580
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