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Tomorrow's table : organic farming, genetics, and the future of food / Pamela C. Ronald and Raoul W. Adamchak.

By: Ronald, Pamela C.
Contributor(s): Adamchak, Raoul W, 1953-.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: xvii, 208 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780195301755 (alk. paper); 9780195393576 (pbk.).Subject(s): Food -- Biotechnology | Genetically modified foods | Organic farming | Genetic engineeringDDC classification: 664
Contents:
Cultivating rice in Nihe, China and Davis, California -- Why organic agriculture? -- The tools of organic agriculture -- The tools of genetic engineering -- Legislating lunch -- Who can we trust? -- Is GE food risky to eat? -- Conserving wildlands -- Weeds, gene flow, and the environment -- Who owns the seed? -- Who owns the genes? -- Deconstructing dinner: genetically engineered, organically grown.
Item type Current location Shelf location Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

Floor 4, Shelf 28 , Side 2, TierNo 1, BayNo 2

664 RON 2008 (Browse shelf) 1 Available SCAFS,70006,03,CL 5000023260

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-197) and index.

Cultivating rice in Nihe, China and Davis, California -- Why organic agriculture? -- The tools of organic agriculture -- The tools of genetic engineering -- Legislating lunch -- Who can we trust? -- Is GE food risky to eat? -- Conserving wildlands -- Weeds, gene flow, and the environment -- Who owns the seed? -- Who owns the genes? -- Deconstructing dinner: genetically engineered, organically grown.