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People, plants, and genes the story of crops and humanity / Denis J. Murphy.
| Author/creator | Murphy, Denis J. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Description | xxiv, 401 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Cover title | People, plants, & genes |
| Series | Oxford biology |
| Contents | Early human societies and their plants -- Plant management and agriculture -- How some people became farmers -- Plant genomes -- Fluid genomes, uncertain species, and the genetics of crop domestication -- The domestication of cereal crops -- The domestication of non-cereal crops -- People and the emergence of crops -- Agriculture : a mixed blessing -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : I The Near East -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : II south and east Asia -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : III Africa, Europe, and the Americas -- Crop management in the classical and medieval periods -- Agricultural improvement and the rise of crop breeding -- Imperial botany and the early scientific breeders -- Agricultural improvement in modern times -- The future of agriculture and humanity. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-390) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007016917 |
| ISBN | 9780199207138 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0199207135 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780199207145 (pbk : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0199207143 (pbk : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |