Plants, Genes and Crop Biotechnology, Second Edition
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Human Population Growth: Lessons from Demography
Dr. David Sadava
The Claremont Colleges
Chapter 2. Agricultural R&D, Productivity and Global Food Prospects
Dr. Brian Wright
University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Philip G. Pardey
University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Chapter 3. Development, Productivity and Sustainability of Crop Production
Dr. Maarten Chrispeels
University of California, San Diego
Dr. David Sadava
The Claremont Colleges
Chapter 4. Food Security: Why Do Hunger and Malnutrition Persist in a World of Plenty?
Dr. Marc Cohen
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Chapter 5. Developing Food Production Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dr. Jesse Machuka
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Chapter 6. The Molecular Basis of Genetic Modification and Improvement of Crops
Dr. T. Erik Mirkov
The Texas A&M University Agricultural Experiment Station
Chapter 7. Plants in Human Nutrition and Animal Feed
Dr. T. J. Higgins
CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
Dr. Maarten Chrispeels
University of California, San Diego
Chapter 8. The Genetic Basis of Growth and Development
Dr. Maarten Chrispeels
University of California, San Diego
Chapter 9. Seeds: Biology, Technology and Role in Agriculture
Dr. Kent J. Bradford
University of California, Davis
Dr. Derek Bewley
University of Guelph
Chapter 10. Converting Solar Energy into Crop Production
Dr. Don Ort
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Stephen P. Long
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chapter 11. Plant Nutrition and Crop Improvement in Adverse Soil Conditions
Dr. Idupulapati M. Rao
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Dr. Grant Cramer
University of Nevada, Reno
Chapter 12. Life Together in the Underground
Dr. Maarten Chrispeels
University of California, San Diego
Chapter 13. Ten Thousand Years of Crop Evolution
Dr. Paul Gepts
University of California, Davis
Chapter 14. From Classical Plant Breeding to Modern Crop Improvement
Dr. Todd Pfeiffer
University of Kentucky
Chapter 15. Crop Diseases and Strategies for Their Control
Dr. Andrew Bent
University of WisconsinÐMadison
Chapter 16. Strategies for Controlling Insect, Mite and Nematode Pests
Dr. John Benedict
Professor Emeritus,
Texas A&M University
Chapter 17. Weeds and Weed Control Strategies
Dr. Patrick Tranel
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chapter 18. Toward a Greener Agriculture
Dr. Jonathan Shaver
Oklahoma State University
Chapter 19. Plants as Chemical and Pharmaceutical Factories
Dr. John Ohlrogge
Michigan State University
Dr. Maarten Chrispeels
University of California, San Diego
Chapter 20. Urban Myths and Real Concerns about Genetically Modified (GM) Crops
Dr. C. Neal Stewart, Jr.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Dr. Dwight T. Tomes
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
