New directions for biosciences research in agriculture high-reward opportunities
In April 1982 the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture began a major ongoing review by sponsoring an internal symposium aimed at defining comprehensive, long-range planning goals in bioregulation. The study of the ARS research programs concerned ith bioregulation...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
National Academies Press
1985, 1985
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| Summary: | In April 1982 the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture began a major ongoing review by sponsoring an internal symposium aimed at defining comprehensive, long-range planning goals in bioregulation. The study of the ARS research programs concerned ith bioregulation was to be conducted by the appointed Committee on Biosciences Research in Agriculture. In the committee's view of basic agricultural research as it is conducted within Agricultural Research Service (ARS) laboratories and within organizations throughout the country, three important features determine program planning direction. These are (1) the quickening pace of discovery, (2) the development of new molecular and cellular techniques that enhance current research practices, and (3) the necessity of interdisciplinary collaborations to determine and understand the basic processes of nature, particularly as they relate to efficient plant and animal productivity and health. In realizing how these and other factors will influence the agricultural sciences in the United States for several decades, the ARS has seized the opportunity to reevaluate the structure and substance of its research programs. In the following summary of recommendations the National Research Council's Committee on Biosciences Research in Agriculture suggests ways to focus currently strong basic ARS research programs and identifies areas demanding new or expanded emphasis that will help the agency accomplish its goals |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (xiv, 122 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0309035422 9780309035422 |