{"product_id":"9783662521007","title":"Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBiotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSongstad, David D.; Hatfield, Jerry L.; Tomes, Dwight T.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume examines the interrelated fields of food security, energy security and sustainable agriculture as the key to a stable global agricultural platform and is arranged in six parts.  The first part is focused on policy considerations relating to food and energy security and sustainable agriculture.  The authors from this part include Former Under Secretary of Agriculture \u003cb\u003eGale Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e, Former Under Secretary of Energy \u003cb\u003eRaymond Orbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Chapter 1), \u003cb\u003eStephen Hughes, Bryan Moser and William Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (Chapter 2) and \u003cb\u003eThomas Redick\u003c\/b\u003e (Chapter 3).  Part II addresses soil and water, which are two of the key components in secure and sustainable food production.  Authors from this part are \u003cb\u003eJerry Hatfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Chapter 4) and \u003cb\u003eMahbub Alam, Sharon Megdal\u003c\/b\u003e et al. (Chapter 5).  The third part covers sustainable and secure food production specifically addressing genetically modified traits in Chapter 6 (\u003cb\u003eJames McWilliams\u003c\/b\u003e) and omega-3 fatty acids in Chapter 7 (\u003cb\u003eJay Whelan\u003c\/b\u003e et al.).  Agronomic implications relative to food security and sustainable agriculture are described in Part IV.  Authors include \u003cb\u003eRavi Sripada, Pradip Das\u003c\/b\u003e et al. (Chapter 8), \u003cb\u003eDuska Stojsin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKevin Matson\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRichard Leitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Chapter 9) and \u003cb\u003eS.H. Lee\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDavid Clay\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSharon Clay\u003c\/b\u003e (Chapter 10).  International sustainable agriculture and food security is addressed in Part V with authors \u003cb\u003eJeff Vitale\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJohn Greenplate\u003c\/b\u003e (Chapter 11), \u003cb\u003eJulie Borlaug\u003c\/b\u003e et al. (Chapter 12) and \u003cb\u003eSylvester Oikeh\u003c\/b\u003e et al. (Chapter 13).  The final part covers the use of chemicals in sustainable agriculture and food\/energy security with \u003cb\u003eLeonard Gianessi\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAshley Williams\u003c\/b\u003e communicating the role of herbicides and \u003cb\u003eHarold Reetz\u003c\/b\u003e emphasizing the importance offertilizers both in maximizing crop yields to maintain a sustainable secure source for food production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-08-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783662521007\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-55262-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 384\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50091177115788,"sku":"9783662521007","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783662521007.jpg?v=1779507281","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783662521007","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}