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  1. This comprehensive international guide discusses all aspects of crop research programs. The authors and the contributing consultants stress the value of a strong crop research program and the ways in which policy decision by research scientists affect seed programs; the requirements and...
  2. From 6 gardeners at formation to 630 gardeners, this book discusses the history of the Seed Saver Exchange. The SSe continues to evolve into an ever more powerful genetic preservation project.
  3. 2001-01-20 Many of the current controversies over globalization, intellectual property protection, biotechnology and the future of farming are played out in seed provision. This book examines seed management in traditional farming systems, reviews the history of formal plant breeding and the origins of seed...
  4. This book is written for the undergraduate student or lay person who desires an introduction to the principles of seed science and technology. The first eight chapters present the seed as a biological system in terms of its origin, development, and composition, as well as its function,...
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    2014-06-01 When you come across an especially promising local variety of a crop grown in your area, how can you enable other farmers to try out this variety? If a farmer gives you 30 seeds of an exceptional variety, how might you go about distributing these? How does seed flow happen in and among...
  6. 2019-10-04 The more than 7000 islands that comprise the Philippine archipelago is vastly rich in natural resources and is considered one of only 17 mega-biodiverse regions in the world. Diversity is a recurring theme in these islands as the people speak more than 130 different languages, sublanguages and...
  7. 2019-04-26 At ECHO’s 2014 International Agriculture Conference, Dr. Laura Meitzner Yoder gave a plenary talk titled “Planting Connections: Learning from local seed systems and fostering community seed exchange.” The talk was based on collaborative work that was done by the following: Rick Burnette, ECHO...
  8. Key Resource 2007-05-01 This laboratory manual is designed to acquaint the student with many of the important facets of seed science and technology. It accompanies the text Principles of Seed Science and Technology.
  9. Key Resource 1999-01-01 An inventory of seed catalogs listing all non-hybrid vegetable seeds available in the U.S. and Canada. Copy of the 1st and 2nd Edition. Asia library has the 6th edition.