The Story of Seeds
From Mendel's Garden to Your Plate, and How There's More of Less to Eat Around the World
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
Format: Book
Description: 136 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
"With the growth of genetically modified foods, the use of many seeds is dwindling--of 80,000 edible plants, only about 150 are being cultivated. With a global cast of men and women, scientists and laypeople, and photographic documentation, Nancy Castaldo chronicles where our food comes from, and more importantly, where it is going as she digs deeper into the importance of seeds in our world"--Amazon.com.
Contents:
Seeds at risk -- Seed pioneers -- Spoils of war -- Variety is the spice of life -- The new genetics -- A return to heirlooms -- The ultimate safety net -- Hope and action -- Call to action.
Subjects:
Sustainable agriculture -- Teen literature.
Food crops -- Seeds -- Teen literature.
Agrobiodiversity conservation -- Teen literature.
Sustainable agriculture -- Teen literature.
Food crops -- Seeds -- Teen literature.
Agrobiodiversity conservation -- Teen literature.
Target Audience: 1110L
ISBN:
0544320239
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T SCIENCE Cas | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Teen | In |
T SCIENCE Cas | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
T SCIENCE Cas | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Text in English.
Text in English.