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Chapter 15 Outline
BREEDING FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT
THE GREEN REVOLUTION
High-Yield Varieties
Disease-Resistant Varieties
History of the Green Revolution
Problems with the Green Revolution: What Went Wrong?
Solutions?
GENETIC DIVERSITY
Monoculture
Sustainable Agriculture
Germplasm
Seed Banks
ALTERNATIVE CROPS: THE SEARCH FOR NEW FOODS
Quinoa
Amaranth
Tarwi
Tamarillo and Naranjilla
Oca
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Cell and Tissue Culture
A CLOSER LOOK 15.1: MUTINY ON THE HMS BOUNTY: THE STORY OF BREADFRUIT
Genetic Engineering and Transgenic Plants
Herbicide Resistance
Insect Resistance
Bt Corn and Controversy
The Promise of “Golden Rice”
Other Genetically Engineered Foods
Disease Resistance
Farming Pharmaceuticals
Nonfood Crops
Environmental and Safety Considerations |
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