Plant Breeding and Biotechnology: Societal Context and the Future of Agriculture

Denis Murphy

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511619267

This comprehensive 2007 survey of modern plant breeding traces its history from the earliest experiments at the dawn of the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day and the existence of high tech agribusiness. Murphy tells the story from the perspective of a scientist working in this field, offering a rationale and evidence-based insight into its development. Crop improvement is examined from both a scientific and socio-economic perspective and the ways in which these factors interact and impact on agricultural development are discussed, including debates on genetically-modified food. Murphy highlights concerns over the future of plant breeding, as well as potential options to enable us to meet the challenges of feeding the world in the 21st century. This thoroughly interdisciplinary and balanced account serves as an essential resource for everyone involved with plant breeding research, policy and funding, as well as those wishing to engage with current debates.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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- By Denis J. Murphy, Professor of Biotechnology, University of Glamorgan
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Acknowledgements
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Using this book
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Nomenclature and terminology
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Abbreviations and glossary
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Introduction
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Part I - The science of plant breeding
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1 - Origins of plant breeding
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2 - Creating new genetic variation
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3 - Modern high-tech breeding
pp 38-56
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Part II - The societal context of plant breeding
pp 57-58
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4 - Rise of the public sector and the US pioneers
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5 - Public sector breeding in the UK
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6 - Breeding goes global: the Green Revolution and beyond
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Part III - Turmoil and transition: the legacy of the 1980s
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7 - Resurgence of the private sector
pp 101-114
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8 - Emergence of a new crop improvement paradigm
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9 - Decline of the public sector
pp 126-136
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10 - Reaping the consequences
pp 137-154
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Part IV - The agbiotech paradigm
pp 155-156
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11 - Agbiotech: genes and dreams
pp 157-177
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12 - The future of transgenic crops I: improving the technology
pp 178-188
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13 - The future of transgenic crops II: improving the products
pp 189-210
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Part V - Increasing global crop production: the new challenges
pp 211-212
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14 - Feeding the world – fallacies and realities
pp 213-225
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15 - The roles of management, subsidies and breeding in crop improvement
pp 226-238
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Part VI - Plant breeding in the twenty-first century
pp 239-240
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16 - The future of international plant breeding
pp 241-263
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