Hybrid: the history and science of plant breeding
Auteur :
Kingsbury, Noel
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226437132
Date de publication :
15 nov. 2011
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,5 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
737 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Drawing on historical and scientific accounts, as well as a rich trove of anecdotes, this title shows how scientists, amateur breeders, and countless anonymous farmers and gardeners slowly caused the evolutionary pressures of nature to be supplanted by those of human needs.