Wilted : pathogens, chemicals, and the fragile future of the strawberry industry / Julie Guthman.
| Author/creator | Guthman, Julie author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] |
| Description | xii, 308 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Pathogens, chemicals, and the fragile future of the strawberry industry |
| Series | Critical environments: nature, science, and politics ; 6 Critical environments (Oakland, Calif.) ; 6. ^A1410746 |
| Contents | Prologue: The battle against methyl iodide -- Introduction: California strawberry assemblages -- Emergent pathogens -- Curiously bred plants and proprietary institutions -- Chemical solutions and regulatory push back -- Soiled advantages and highly valued land -- Scarce labor and disposable bodies -- Precarious repairs and growing pathologies -- Imperfect alternatives and tenuous futures -- Conclusion: The problem with the solution. |
| Abstract | "Wilted tells how, in the face of emergent soil pathogens, the California strawberry industry came to rely on the use of highly toxic soil fumigants. Once widely adopted, fumigation reverberated throughout the rest of the production system--in plant breeding, land access, labor practices, marketing, and more, bringing tremendous productivity. Yet, the very entanglements of plants, soils, chemicals, climate, and laboring bodies that once made strawberry production so lucrative in the Golden State have now turned into a set of interlocking threats, especially as social and ecological conditions beyond the industry's control bear down on growers"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Guthman, Julie. Wilted. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] 9780520973343 |
| LCCN | 2018058268 |
| ISBN | 9780520305274 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0520305272 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 9780520305281 (paperback alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0520305280 (paperback alkaline paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HD9259 .S83 U625 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |