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RECORD NUMBER: 64 OF 74Main Title | The impact of genetically engineered crops on farm sustainability in the United States / | ||||||||||||||||
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CORP Author | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Impact of Biotechnology on Farm-Level Economics and Sustainability. | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher | National Academies Press, | ||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 500822445 | ||||||||||||||||
ISBN | 9780309147088; 0309147085; 0309152933; 9780309152938 | ||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Crops--Genetic engineering--Economic aspects--United States ; Agricultural biotechnology--Economic aspects--United States ; Transgenic plants--Economic aspects--United States ; Sustainable agriculture--Economic aspects--United States ; Organismes gâenâetiquement modifiâes ; Biotechnologie ; Agriculture durable ; Etats-Unis d'Amâerique ; Crops--Genetic engineering--United States ; Agricultural biotechnology--United States ; Plant breeding--United States ; Agriculture--Research--United States | ||||||||||||||||
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Collation | xx, 250 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references. | ||||||||||||||||
Contents Notes | "Since genetically engineered (GE) crops were introduced in 1996, their use in the United States has grown rapidly, accounting for 80-90 percent of soybean, corn, and cotton acreage in 2009. To date, crops with traits that provide resistance to some herbicides and to specific insect pests have benefited adopting farmers by reducing crop losses to insect damage, by increasing flexibility in time management, and by facilitating the use of more environmentally friendly pesticides and tillage practices. However, excessive reliance on a single technology combined with a lack of diverse farming practices could undermine the economic and environmental gains from these GE crops. Other challenges could hinder the application of the technology to a broader spectrum of crops and uses. Several reports from the National Research Council have addressed the effects of GE crops on the environment and on human health. However, The Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States is the first comprehensive assessment of the environmental, economic, and social impacts of the GE-crop revolution on U.S. farms. It addresses how GE crops have affected U.S. farmers, both adopters and nonadopters of the technology, their incomes, agronomic practices, production decisions, environmental resources, and personal well-being. The book offers several new findings and four recommendations that could be useful to farmers, industry, science organizations, policy makers, and others in government agencies."--Publisher's description. | ||||||||||||||||
Place Published | Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||||||||
Access Notes | Also available online. | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate Au Added Ent | National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources.; National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies. | ||||||||||||||||
PUB Date Free Form | c2010 | ||||||||||||||||
BIB Level | m | ||||||||||||||||
Cataloging Source | OCLC/T | ||||||||||||||||
LCCN | 2010927922 | ||||||||||||||||
Merged OCLC records | 655759729 | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Time Stamp | 20140519123106 | ||||||||||||||||
Language | eng | ||||||||||||||||
Origin | OCLC | ||||||||||||||||
Type | CAT | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Rec Leader | 04356cam 2200577Ia 45020 |