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

by BURGI

Many poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer heavily from crop losses due to the stem borer insect pest. Insecticides are often unaffordable and the "insect resistant maize for Africa" (IRMA) project was developed to produce resistant maize that could adapt to different climates through conventional breeding or the controversial use of genetic engineering. The independent author gives his impartial description of the project, providing balanced...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845935691
• ISBN13: 9781845935696
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Cabi
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.7"