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The Viking in the Wheat Field: A Scientist's Struggle to Preserve the World's Harvest
The Viking in the Wheat Field A Scientist's Struggle to Preserve the World's Harvest
Author: Susan Dworkin
For thirty years, Danish plant scientist Bent Skovmand served as adviser to dozens of countries and hunted for seeds with genes to resist disease and such environmental stresses as drought, flooding, and global warming. In an era when multinational corporations often jealously guarded patents on plant breeding, Skovmand fought to keep his seed b...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802778109
ISBN-10: 0802778100
Publication Date: 12/21/2010
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Walker & Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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