[PDF.44oz] Creating Abundance: Biological Innovation and American Agricultural Development

Creating Abundance: Biological Innovation and American Agricultural Development

[PDF.ux54] Creating Abundance: Biological Innovation and American Agricultural Development

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 | #1346085 in Books |  Cambridge University Press |  2008-09-08 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.98 x1.10 x5.98l,1.45 | File type: PDF | 480 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| creats a new history of agriculture in the US|By Robert|The theme of the book is that biological and institutional innovations were as important as mechanical innovations in making American agriculture so productive. Improvements in wheat, corn, cotton, tobacco, vegetables and fruit trees plus new breeds of livestock and dairy cows enabled individual farmers to fight off insect| |"This is an important book! It traces the stream of biological innovation that over a period of two centuries has transformed the technical landscape of American agriculture. It demonstrates that biological innovations were essential for the movement of agricu

This book demonstrates that American agricultural development was far more dynamic than generally portrayed. In the two centuries before World War II, a stream of biological innovations revolutionized the crop and livestock sectors, increasing both land and labor productivity. Biological innovations were essential for the movement of agriculture onto new lands with more extreme climates, for maintaining production in the face of evolving threats from pests, and for the c...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Creating Abundance: Biological Innovation and American Agricultural Development   |  Alan L. Olmstead, Paul W. Rhode. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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