Women in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Biotechnology Key Advances and Perspectives on Emerging Topics /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Privalle, Laura S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Women in Engineering and Science,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Food > Biotechnology.; Agriculture.; Plant breeding.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Sustainable development.; Sociology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Sustainable Development.; Food Science.; Gender Studies.

This volume describes the contributions made by women scientists to the field of agricultural biotechnology, the most quickly adopted agricultural practice ever adopted. It features the perspectives of women educators, researchers and key stakeholders towards the development, implementation and acce...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Pioneering Women in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Biotechnology
• Agrobacterium and Plant Biotechnology
• From Maize Transposons to the GMO Wars
• Agriculture in the Modern age Biopesticides and Plant Biotechnology
• The Story Behind the Approval of the First Bt Maize Product
• Trails and Trials in Biotechnology Policy
• Enabling Educators
• Africa’s Fight for Freedom to Innovate and the Early Signs of Embracing Biotechnology Especially Genetically Modified (GM) Foods
• Sustainable Agriculture and Biotechnology.