Open AccessEnding World Hunger. The Promise of Biotechnology and the Threat of Antiscience Zealotry
Author(s) -
Norman E. Borlaug
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.124.2.487
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , biology , environmental ethics , philosophy
During the 20th century, conventional breeding produced a vast number of varieties and hybrids that contributed immensely to higher grain yield, stability of harvests, and farm income. Despite the successes of the Green Revolution, the battle to ensure food security for hundreds of millions
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