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Agriscience and Technology

Name: Agriscience and Technology
Author: Lawrence DeVere Burton
ISBN: 9780827340183

by Walter York

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Overview

With its seamless integration of biology, physical science, technology, and agriculture, this up-to-date edition presents the latest agriscience concepts while giving students a comprehensive introduction to the field. Divided into five sections (biotechnology, food and fiber technology, energy and power technology, computer-aided management, and environmental technology), the text covers a wide range of current topics, from genetic engineering to low-input sustainable agriculture. Through the career section in every chapter, students learn how "new concepts" in science and technology can be applied to exciting careers in agriscience.

About the Author, Lawrence DeVere Burton

L. DeVere Burton is the Director of Research for Idaho State Division of Vocation Education. He achieved the Who's Who In Science and Engineering and he is the president for National Association of Supervisors in Argicultural Education.