Maize Seed Industries in Developing Countries /

Maize Seed Industries in Developing Countries / / ed. by Michael L. Morris.

Unless more effective ways can be found to deliver high-yielding seed to farmers in developing countries, the hoped-for “green revolution” in maize production will remain elusive. This comprehensive reference examines the spectrum of technical, economic, and institutional issues that will have to be...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
MitwirkendeR:
Agrawal, B. D.,
Agrawal, P. K.,
Aquino, Pedro,
Byerlee, Derek,
Crum, C. W.,
Duvick, Donald N.,
Garcia, Joâo Carlos,
Heisey, Paul W.,
Hoisington, David,
Huang, Jikun,
Krull, C. F.,
Listman, Michael,
Lopez-Pereira, Miguel A.,
Morris, Michael L.,
Pal, Suresh,
Pandey, Shivaji,
Pray, Carl,
Prescott, J. M.,
Rao, P. Venkat,
Rozelle, Scott,
Rusike, Joseph,
Singh, Jai,
Singh, R. P.,
Smale, Melinda,
Tripp, Robert,
HerausgeberIn:
Morris, Michael L.,
Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
©1998
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (401 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART 1 The Importance of Maize Seed Industries
  • 1 Maize in the Developing World: Waiting for a Green Revolution
  • 2 Overview of the World Maize Economy
  • 3 Maize Seed Industries: A Conceptual Framework
  • PART 2 From Breeders' Plots to Farmers' Fields: Functions and Processes
  • 4 Varietal Development: Conventional Plant Breeding
  • 5 Varietal Development: Applied Biotechnology
  • 6 Seed Multiplication, Conditioning, and Storage
  • 7 Seed Marketing and Distribution
  • 8 Economics of Hybrid Maize Adoption
  • 9 Regulatory Issues: Varietal Registration and Seed Quality Control
  • 10 Industrial Policy Issues: Participation, Prices, and Property Rights
  • PART 3 Country Case Studies
  • 11 The United States
  • 12 Brazil
  • 13 Mexico
  • 14 India
  • 15 Thailand
  • 16 Malawi
  • 17 Zimbabwe
  • 18 Turkey
  • 19 China
  • PART 4 Summary and Conclusions
  • 20 Future Directions for National Maize Seed Industries
  • References
  • The Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book

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