Agricultural biotechnology in China : origins and prospects /
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| Author / Creator: | Karplus, Valerie J. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Springer, c2008. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 165 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8884737 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Acronyms
- Introduction
- 1. From Seeds to Empires: China's Long Agricultural History
- Geography
- Earliest Roots: The Origins of Agriculture in China
- Rural Life in Early Imperial China: Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou Dynasties
- Benefits of Water Control, the Iron Plough, and Fertilizer
- Advances in Breeding and Agricultural Science: Jin through Song Dynasties
- New World Crops and Trade: Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties
- Agriculture and the Environment Prior to 1900
- Seeds of Change: Fall of the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, and World War II
- 2. Modern Science on the Farm: The Green Revolution
- Scientific Foundations
- From Darwin's Islands to Mendel's Garden
- Breeding for Higher Yields
- Global Diffusion of Green Revolution Varieties
- Greater Outputs, Greater Inputs
- Successes of the Green Revolution
- Shortcomings and Remaining Challenges
- 3. Transformation in China's Agriculture in the Twentieth Century
- Collectivization and Industrialization: 1950-1961
- The Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution: 1959-1976
- Signs of Change: 1978 to the Present
- Agricultural Science and Technology
- China's Agricultural Research System
- High-Yielding Varieties
- Fertilizer
- Irrigation
- Pesticides and Weather Protection
- Challenges Ahead
- 4. Agricultural Biotechnology: New Tools for Ancient Practices
- The Molecular Basis of Life
- The Tools and Techniques of Agricultural Biotechnology
- DNA Sequencing and Genomics
- Whole Plants from Single Cells: Tissue Culture
- Transgenic Technology
- Applying Agricultural Biotechnology in Crop Design
- Biosafety Concerns
- Global Diffusion of Agricultural Biotechnology
- 5. Agricultural Biotechnology Takes Root in China
- Origins of Modern Plant Biology in China
- Science and Technology in the Pre-Reform Period: 1949-1978
- China's Agricultural Biotechnology Investment
- Administration of Research Agendas
- China's First Transgenic Crops
- Non-transgenic Applications of Biotechnology
- Role of International Institutions
- Unique Features of Agricultural Biotechnology in China
- 6. From Lab to Field: A Changing Seed Delivery System
- Seed Distribution in the Pre-Reform Years: 1949-1978
- Impact of Reforms
- Seed Development and Distribution Today
- Challenges and Concerns
- Collisions of State and Local Interests
- A Weakly Coordinated System
- The Multiple Roles of Research Institutes
- Intellectual Property Protection
- Dissemination of Transgenic Crops in China
- The Case of Bt Cotton
- Implications for Agricultural Biotechnology
- 7. China's First Transgenic Crops: Farm Level Impact
- Challenges to Cotton Farmers
- Biotechnology for Smallholders: The Case of Bt Cotton
- Bt Cotton and the Environment
- Transgenic Rice: Prospects for Commercialization
- Estimating Potential Impact
- Challenges to Adoption of Transgenic Rice
- Potential Farm-Level Impact: Other Crops
- 8. Biosafety and China's Regulatory Policy
- Global Context for Biotechnology Regulation
- Divergent Attitudes on Transgenic Crops
- Transatlantic Differences in Regulatory Approaches
- Global Adoption of Transgenic Crops
- China's Evolving Biosafety Regulatory Framework
- Trade and Border Control
- What's Behind China's Regulatory Decisions?
- Biosafety and Commercial Concerns
- Consumer Attitudes in China
- Maintaining China's Overseas Markets
- Evaluating Biosafety Regulation in China
- 9. Looking to the Future: Trends in Research and Rural Development Agendas
- China's Science and Technology Renaissance
- The Evolving Rationale for Biotechnology Support
- Revitalizing Research: Reform and Experimentation
- Upgrading the Educational System
- Trends in China's Life Sciences and Biotechnology Research
- Rural Policy and Agricultural Biotechnology
- China's Science and Development Policy: Implications for Agricultural Biotechnology
- 10. Conclusion
- The Role of History
- Lessons from the Laboratory
- Lessons from the Field
- China and the Future of Agricultural Biotechnology
- References
- About the Authors
- Index