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Agricultural History (2023) 97 (4): 622–627.
Published: 01 November 2023
..., for instance, one of the most discussed intersections between the history of agriculture and the history of science: the 1900 “rediscovery” of Mendelian genetics and its application to early twentieth-century plant breeding. 1 Despite its omnipresence in contemporary textbooks and classrooms, Mendelism can...
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Agricultural History (2005) 79 (1): 50–73.
Published: 01 January 2005
... entire adult life, while he also was a member of the American Academy of Science and received an honorary doctorate for his pioneering work in genetics. The plant genetics work he participated in was largely responsible for agricultural over-production and ultimately the depopulation of rural America...
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Agricultural History (2009) 83 (3): 418–419.
Published: 01 July 2009
...Warren Belasco Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food . Pamela C. Ronald and Raoul W. Adamchak . © 2009 Agricultural History Society 2009 AgriculturHalistory Summer theirhistorieiss unmistakableB.utforthosenotpersonallyassociatedwith thisclan,orwhodo...
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Agricultural History (2018) 92 (1): 54–77.
Published: 01 January 2018
...-century system with its emphasis on pedigree standards and the show system. The situation provides a venue for studying a larger question: How does developing science interface with industry structure and culture when it comes to animal breeding? The subservience of genetics and biotechnology...
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Agricultural History (2007) 81 (1): 147–148.
Published: 01 January 2007
... broughtto fruitiona project begunby Helen Hollingsworthmore than a decade ago. The collective 148 Copyright 2007 Agricultural History Society 2007 Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone . Mark L. Winston . ...
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Agricultural History (2003) 77 (4): 619–620.
Published: 01 October 2003
...Philip L. Frana Genetic Prehistory in Selective Breeding: A Prelude to Mendel . Roger J. Wood and Vítěslav Orel . Copyright 2003 Agricultural History Society 2003 Book Reviews / 619 abundantly throughout the text. Nevertheless, Frederic provides a useful account of a neglected...
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Agricultural History (2006) 80 (1): 121–123.
Published: 01 January 2006
...Dennis R. Cooley Recoding Nature: Critical Perspectives on Genetic Engineering . Richard Hindmarsh and Geoffrey Lawrence . Copyright 2006 Agricultural History Society 2006 Book Reviews / 121 focuses on the Nantucket Island where the author sought isolation to concen? trate on her...
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Agricultural History (2010) 84 (3): 420–421.
Published: 01 July 2010
...Brendan Matz Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds . Claire Hope Cummings . © 2010 Agricultural History Society 2010 Agricultural History Summer Born on a farm in Southwest Michigan in 1858, Bailey was much more than a horticultural scientist. He also...
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Agricultural History (2015) 89 (1): 153–154.
Published: 01 January 2015
...Joshua MacFadyen Growing Resistance: Canadian Farmers and the Politics of Genetically Modified Wheat . By Emily Eaton . Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press , 2013 . 208 pp., $27.95 , paperback, ISBN 978-0-88755-744-6 . © the Agricultural History Society, 2015 2015 2015...
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Agricultural History (2017) 91 (3): 442–444.
Published: 01 July 2017
...Diana Córdoba Soybeans and Power: Genetically Modified Crops, Environmental Politics, and Social Movements in Argentina . By Pablo Lapegna . London : Oxford University Press , 2016 . 248 pp., $27.95 , paperback, ISBN 978-0-1902-1514-9 . © 2017 Agricultural History Society 2017...
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Agricultural History (2022) 96 (1-2): 187–221.
Published: 01 May 2022
...Margaret E. Derry Abstract This article deals with transformations in beef cattle breeding practices in North America from 1950 to 2000, and the implication of these changes across the Western world. It was a period of profound adjustment for beef cattle breeders, involving battles over genetic...
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Agricultural History (2020) 94 (3): 324–361.
Published: 01 July 2020
... methodology for the livestock industries. This article addresses strategies on the basis of theoretical outlooks by explaining the way they arose over the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, what brought them into conflict with each other after the rise of Mendelian genetics in 1900, and ultimately how...
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Agricultural History (2023) 97 (1): 121–145.
Published: 01 February 2023
... varieties for use in beer. In contrast with the brewing industry that turned toward mechanization and industrial advancements in the twentieth century, the English hop breeding program steadily relied on hand-pollinating characteristic of Mendelian genetics. Crossbreeding, or hybridization, of hops...
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Agricultural History (2023) 97 (4): 580–609.
Published: 01 November 2023
... in eugenics (evidence of inheritance via statistical quantification). Unpacking this historic connection between animal breeding and eugenics has significance today for such disciplines as animal breeding itself, genetics, politics, and ethics. [email protected] Copyright © 2023 the Agricultural...
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Agricultural History (2024) 98 (3): 470–480.
Published: 01 August 2024
..., the advent of genetically engineered seeds, and the expansion of the meat industry. [email protected] Copyright © 2024 the Agricultural History Society 2024 Works Cited Choate Jean . Disputed Ground: Farm Groups That Opposed the New Deal Agricultural Program . Jefferson, NC...
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Agricultural History (2021) 95 (1): 5–35.
Published: 01 January 2021
.... Public interest continues to grow as genetic modification thrives, and museums remain a popular and trusted source for information that helps audiences gain perspectives about current debates. © 2021 Agricultural History Society 2021 NOTES 1. The National Council of Public History explains...
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Agricultural History (2018) 92 (1): 24–53.
Published: 01 January 2018
... it into a collectively organized, scientific enterprise. These plans were largely subverted by the fierce opposition of breeders. Nevertheless, quantitative scientific methods, particularly quantitative genetics, started to make inroads into Warmblood breeding at the time. However, the breeders’ decision to switch...
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Agricultural History (2022) 96 (1-2): 313–315.
Published: 01 May 2022
... scientific” (117). The chapter on sheep breeding provides an interesting contrast to the “art-to-science” trends in the dairy cattle, chicken, and even pig worlds. As far as the breeding of Texel sheep was concerned, traditional methods not only trumped all efforts at introducing quantitative genetic...
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in Diversifying Description: Sweet Potato Science and International Agricultural Research after the Green Revolution
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Published: 01 August 2023
figure 3. A diagram indicates the expected form associated with different descriptors for “storage root shape” in sweet potatoes. From Zósimo Huamán, “Descriptors for the Characterization and Evaluation of Sweet Potato Genetic Resources,” 340. Republished by permission of the International
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Agricultural History (2016) 90 (1): 122–123.
Published: 01 January 2016
... considerably from its suitability for students and for research. That said, essig deserves credit for going beyond familiar facts and pig lore or even just the best-known historical studies. Lesser Beasts manages to bring together quite a lot of reliable information, including recent finds from genetics...
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