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Chasing the Red Queen: The Evolutionary Race Between Agricultural Pests and Poisons
Andy Dyer
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Description for Chasing the Red Queen: The Evolutionary Race Between Agricultural Pests and Poisons
Paperback. Presents key concepts for students to understand chemical resistance in agriculture and apply that knowledge to achieving global food security. This book presents key concepts, from Darwin's principles of natural selection to genetic variation and adaptive phenotypes. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 boxes, 2 figures. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSTS; RNFF; TVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
This book presents key concepts for students to understand chemical resistance in agriculture and apply that knowledge to achieving global food security. In the race to feed the world's seven billion people, we are at a standstill. Over the past century, we have developed increasingly potent and sophisticated pesticides, yet in 2014, the average percentage of U.S. crops lost to agricultural pests was no less than in 1944. To use a metaphor the field of evolutionary biology borrowed from Alice in Wonderland, farmers must run ever faster to stay in the same place, i.e., produce the same yields. With Chasing ... Read more
This book presents key concepts for students to understand chemical resistance in agriculture and apply that knowledge to achieving global food security. In the race to feed the world's seven billion people, we are at a standstill. Over the past century, we have developed increasingly potent and sophisticated pesticides, yet in 2014, the average percentage of U.S. crops lost to agricultural pests was no less than in 1944. To use a metaphor the field of evolutionary biology borrowed from Alice in Wonderland, farmers must run ever faster to stay in the same place, i.e., produce the same yields. With Chasing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
328g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781610915199
SKU
V9781610915199
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Andy Dyer
Andy Dyer is Professor of Biology at the University of South Carolina, Aiken. He is the author or co-author of thirty journal articles and book chapters in plant ecology. Dr. Dyer's research interests are in population and community ecology, invasive species ecology, and habitat restoration. His current research focuses on population biology of invasive grasses, including competitive ability and germination ... Read more
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