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Peer reviewedSorrells, Nancy R.; Pimentel, David – American Biology Teacher, 1981
Provides background information on the interdependency of agriculture and ecological and social systems. Discusses in detail: (1) fossil energy and food production; (2) energy-intensive agriculture and environmental pollution; and (3) methods for developing alternatives. Includes recommendations to conserve fossil energy used in current food…
Descriptors: Agriculture, College Science, Ecology, Energy
Brill, Winston J. – Scientific American, 1981
Elucidates strategies for applying microbiological techniques to traditional agricultural practices. Discusses the manipulation of microorganisms that live with plants and also the problems involved in the introduction of new genes into crop plants by recombinant DNA methods. (CS)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Agronomy
