Six Chemicals That Changed Agriculture

by Robert L Zimdahl and Robert L. Zimdahl

Six Chemicals That Changed Agriculture is a scientific look at how the chemicals used in today's food production were developed, evaluated, and came to be in wide-spread use. From fertilizers to pest management, antibiotics to DNA, chemicals have transformed the way our food is grown, protected, and processed.

Agriculture is the world's most important environment interaction, the essential human activity, and an increasingly controversial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0128005610
• ISBN13: 9780128005613
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"