Women in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Biotechnology Key Advance
This volume describes the contributions made by women scientists to the field of agricultural biotechnology, the most quickly adopted agricultural practice ever adopted. It features the perspectives of women educators, researchers and key stakeholders tow
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Women in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Biotechnology Key Advances and Perspectives on Emerging Topics
Women in Engineering and Science
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Laura S. Privalle Editor
Women in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Biotechnology Key Advances and Perspectives on Emerging Topics
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Editor Laura S. Privalle Bayer CropScience Morrisville, NC USA
ISSN 2509-6427 ISSN 2509-6435 (electronic) Women in Engineering and Science ISBN 978-3-319-52200-5 ISBN 978-3-319-52201-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-52201-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016963199 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
Pioneering Women in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Biotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jill S. Tietjen and Laura S. Privalle
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Agrobacterium. A Memoir (In Part Reprinted from Plant Physiology Vol. 125, 2001) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary-Dell Chilton
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From Maize Transposons to the GMO Wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina Fedoroff
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Agriculture in the Modern Age Biopesticides and Plant Biotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue MacIntosh
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The Story Behind the Approval of the First Bt Maize Product . . . . . . . . Laura S. Privalle
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Trails and Trials in Biotechnology Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Kuzma
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Enabling Educators: Biotechnology in the Classroom . . . .
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