University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Revised edition of: Plants, genes, and agriculture. 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Human population growth : lessons from demography -- Agricultural R & D, productivity, and global food prospects -- Development, productivity, and sustainability of crop production -- Food security : why do hunger and malnutrition persist in a world of plenty? -- Developing food production systems in sub-Saharan Africa -- The molecular basis of genetic modification and improvement of crops -- Plants in human nutrition and animal feed -- The genetic basis of growth and development -- Seeds : biology, technology, and role in agriculture -- Converting solar energy into crop production -- Plant nutrition and crop improvement in adverse soil conditions -- Life together in the underground -- Ten thousand years of crop evolution -- From classical plant breeding to modern crop improvement -- Crop diseases and strategies for their control -- Strategies for controlling insect, mite, and nematode pests -- Weeds and weed control strategies -- Toward a greener agriculture -- Plants as chemical and pharmaceutical factories -- Urban myths and real concerns about genetically modified (GM) crops.