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050	0	0	_aS494.5.I5 _bB55 1995
082	0	0	_a338.1/6/09410904 _220
100	1		_aBlaxter, K. L. _q(Kenneth Lyon), _cSir, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFrom dearth to plenty : _bthe modern revolution in food production / _cSir Kenneth Blaxter, Noel Robertson.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1995.
300			_a1 online resource (xvii, 296 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_apt. 1. The social, economic and political context of agricultural change. 1. Revolutions of the past. 2. The modern revolution, its origins and accomplishments -- pt. 2. The science and technology of the modern agricultural revolution. 3. Problems of measurement. 4. Mechanisation. 5. Soils, fertilisers and water. 6. The control of weeds, pests and plant diseases. 7. Breeding more productive plants. 8. Integrations and innovations in crop husbandry. 9. Hunger in the midst of plenty. 10. Better and more productive animals. 11. Animal health and disease. 12. Integrations in animal husbandry -- pt. 3. How did the science-based revolution happen, and what is the way forward as support is withdrawn? 13. Science during the revolution.
520			_aDuring the fifty-year period from 1936–86 the modern agricultural revolution occurred, in which, for the first time, science was properly harnessed to the improvement in agricultural productivity. The authors of this 1995 book quantify this improvement and identify the work of scientists which was seminal to the scientific and technological advances on which the revolution was founded. The topics covered include the advances in animal nutrition (in which the late Kenneth Blaxter was an acknowledged pioneer), animal and plant breeding, soil fertility, weed, pest, and disease control, veterinary medicine, engineering (including innovations in tractor design by Harry Ferguson), and statistical measurement. In addition, this book describes how these innovations were integrated into the practical business of food production and discusses the importance of the Government in setting the scene for scientific advance.
650		0	_aAgricultural innovations.
650		0	_aAgricultural innovations _zGreat Britain.
650		0	_aAgriculture.
650		0	_aAgriculture _zGreat Britain.
700	1		_aRobertson, Noel F., _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521403221
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511752469
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