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Maize seed industries in developing countries

Title: Maize seed industries in developing countries / edited by Michael L. Morris.
Publication: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998.

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Morris, Michael L.

Description

xii, 400 pages; 23 cm

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Contents

1. Maize in the Developing World: Waiting for a Green Revolution / Michael L. Morris -- 2. Overview of the World Maize Economy / Michael L. Morris -- 3. Maize Seed Industries: A Conceptual Framework / Michael L. Morris, Joseph Rusike and Melinda Smale -- 4. Varietal Development: Conventional Plant Breeding / Shivaji Pandey -- 5. Varietal Development: Applied Biotechnology / David Hoisington, G. Michael Listman and Michael L. Morris -- 6. Seed Multiplication, Conditioning, and Storage / P. K. Agrawal, B. D. Agrawal and P. Venkat Rao [et al.] -- 7. Seed Marketing and Distribution / C. F. Krull, J. M. Prescott and C. W. Crum -- 8. Economics of Hybrid Maize Adoption / Paul W. Heisey, Michael L. Morris and Derek Byerlee [et al.] -- 9. Regulatory Issues: Varietal Registration and Seed Quality Control / Robert Tripp -- 10. Industrial Policy Issues: Participation, Prices, and Property Rights / Carl Pray and Robert Tripp -- 11. The United States / Donald N. Duvick --
12. Brazil / Joao Carlos Garcia -- 13. Mexico / Pedro Aquino -- 14. India / Suresh Pal, R. P. Singh and Michael L. Morris -- 15. Thailand / Michael L. Morris -- 16. Malawi / Joseph Rusike and Melinda Smale -- 17. Zimbabwe / Joseph Rusike -- 18. Turkey / Carl Pray -- 19. China / Carl Pray, Scott Rozelle and Jikun Huang -- 20. Future Directions for National Maize Seed Industries / Michael L. Morris.

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97040583

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Columbia University Libraries