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TextSeries: Inventions and discoveriesPublication details: Chicago, IL : World Book, c2009Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmISBN: 9780716603856Subject(s): AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS -- JUVENILE LITERATURE | AGRICULTURE -- HISTORY -- JUVENILE LITERATURELOC classification: S 494.5.I5 .A37 2009
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LRC - Main | National University - Manila | General Education | Reference | REF S 494.5.I5 .A37 2009 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | c.1 | Available | NULIB000009698 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The domestication of plants and animals --
The hoe --
The plow --
Irrigation --
Crop rotation --
The water mill and water wheel --
The windmill --
The horse harness --
The seed drill --
The Norfolk system --
The cotton gin --
The steel plow --
The reaper --
The grain elevator --
The tractor --
Fertilizer --
Hybrid crops --
Pesticides --
Genetically modified food --
Important dates in agriculture.
"An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in agriculture. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, and a timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher
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