| Yields of Farmed Species: Constraints and Opportunities in the 21st Century Contributor(s): Sylvester-Bradley, R. (Editor), Wiseman, J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1904761232 ISBN-13: 9781904761235 Publisher: Nottingham University Press OUR PRICE: $136.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2006 Annotation: Can we expect the dramatic increases of the last century to continue? What are the yield potentials of the species which are farmed now? How will new technologies affect yields achieved in future decades? To what extent will pests, pathogens, competing demands for resources, or scruples about farming processes, curtail our ability to innovate in the production of food? Solutions to these and other issues are covered in this extensive volume. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Veterinary Medicine - General |
| Dewey: 338.162 |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.7" (3.03 lbs) 652 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Presenting various solutions to issues facing the yields of farm species, this perceptive study debates such topics as to what extent pests, pathogens, competing demands for resources, or scruples about farming processes will curtail our ability to innovate in food production. |