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ENGR 1500: Intro to Engineering Design (Prof. Brigham)
Engineering Crops Against Cold or Drought
ENGR 1500: Intro to Engineering Design (Prof. Brigham)
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Bioartificial Pancreas
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Breaking Down Non-recyclable Plastics
Engineering Crops Against Cold or Drought
In Vitro Meat Products
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frost-resistant OR frost-tolerant AND plants
drought-resistant OR drought-tolerant AND plants
To find a literature review, add this phrase: "literature review" OR "review of the literature"
Internet Resources on Drought- and Cold-resistant Crops
Advances in physiological and molecular aspects of plant cold tolerance
CRS: Agricultural Biotechnology: Background, Regulation, and Policy Issues
A 2015 Congressional Research Report.
Frost Protection: Fundamentals, Practice, and Economics
This 2005 U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization report describes the effects of cold stress on plants and methods commonly used to combat against it.
Harnessing Tomato Jumping Genes Could Help Speed-breed Drought-resistant Crops
A Cambridge University news announcement, with a link to the published research article.
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)
This not-for-profit international organization shares the benefits of crop biotechnology to various stakeholders, particularly resource-poor farmers in developing countries.
USDA: Biotechnology
Information on the adoption of genetically-engineered crops in the U.S.
USDA: Drought-Tolerant Corn in the United States: Research, Commercialization, and Related Crop Production Practices
An overview of research into drought-resistant corn and its commercialization.
E-books on Drought- and Cold-resistant Crops
Abiotic Stress Management for Resilient Agriculture
by
Paramjit Minhas (Editor); Jagadish Rane (Editor); Ratna Kumar Pasala (Editor)
ISBN: 9811057435
Publication Date: 2017
Advances in Plant Cold Hardiness
by
Paul H. Li
ISBN: 1315890429
Publication Date: 2017
Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants: Molecular and Genetic Perspectives
by
Mohammad Anwar Hossain (Editor)\, et al.
ISBN: 3319324217
Publication Date: 2016
Genetically Modified Crops: Current Status, Prospects and Challenges (Volume 1)
by
P. B. Kavi Kishor (Editor); Manchikatla Venkat Rajam (Editor); T. Pullaiah (Editor)
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9811558965
Publication Date: 2020
Genetically Modified Crops: Current Status, Prospects and Challenges 9Volume 2)
by
P. B. Kavi Kishor (Editor), et al.
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9811559317
Publication Date: 2020
GMOs Decoded: A Skeptic's View of Genetically Modified Foods
by
Sheldon Krimsky; Robert Gottlieb; Marion Nestle
ISBN: 0262039192
Publication Date: 2019
Sustainable Solutions for Food Security
by
Atanu Sarkar (Editor); Suman Ranjan Sensharma (Editor); Gary W. vanLoon (Editor)
ISBN: 3319778773
Publication Date: 2019
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