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Crop Production on the Threshold of a New Century

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Plant Production on the Threshold of a New Century

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 61))

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New aspects in crop production of possible interest in the 21st century are highlighted. Emphasis is on technology development, gene technology, ecotechnology and agrotechnology, at the molecular, crop and agroecosystem level, respectively, with some bias towards crop protection and plant breeding.

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  1. Department of Phytopathology, Wageningen Agricultural University, P.O. Box 8025, 6700 EE, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    J. C. Zadoks

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  1. Department of Agronomy, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    P. C. Struik

  2. Department of Plant Physiology, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    W. J. Vredenberg

  3. Department of Farm Management, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    J. A. Renkema

  4. Department of Plant Breeding, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    J. E. Parlevliet

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Zadoks, J.C. (1994). Crop Production on the Threshold of a New Century. In: Struik, P.C., Vredenberg, W.J., Renkema, J.A., Parlevliet, J.E. (eds) Plant Production on the Threshold of a New Century. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1158-4_1

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