Insect-Resistant Maize: A Case Study of Fighting the African Stem Borer - Couverture rigide

Burgi, Jurg

 
9781845935696: Insect-Resistant Maize: A Case Study of Fighting the African Stem Borer
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ISBN 10 : 1845935691 ISBN 13 : 9781845935696
Editeur : CABI Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Many farmers in sub-Saharan Africa suffer heavily from crop losses due to stem borer pests. Insecticides are often unaffordable; therefore, maize plants must be made resistant to pests. The 'Insect Resistant Maize for Africa' (IRMA) project in Kenya was aimed at developing new maize varieties both by conventional methods and by biotechnologically incorporating the endotoxin produced by the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. The author gives an impartial and chronological account of this exemplary project between 1999 and 2008, supplemented by discussions of agricultural development policy and descriptions of Kenyan smallholders and the project team. He also takes critical and rational positions on the use of modern plant breeding techniques, biotechnology and development policy.

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Éditeur
CABI Publishing
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1845935691
ISBN 13 
9781845935696
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
296
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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