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The selection of “improved” plants by man and the practice of agriculture are thousands of years old. For many species, selection and careful culture have produced remarkable increases in harvestable products to provide man with food, fuel for cooking, paper, fiber, energy, and a range of special chemicals including medicinal compounds and wood for housing, construction, etc. The need for continuation of the improvements in many species, for adaptation of plants to new industrial processes and for manipulating agriculture to the changing patterns of societies and economies is greater than ever before.
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Flavell, R.B. et al. (1986). Plants and Agriculture. In: Silver, S. (eds) Biotechnology: Potentials and Limitations. Dahlem Workshop Reports, vol 35. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70535-9_16
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