~ 2004 Plenary Papers ~
Crop science for a diverse planet
Stocktake on cropping and crop science for a diverse planet.
M.S. Swaminathan
Crop science, poverty and the family farm in a globalising world
Michael Lipton
Crop science for addressing water scarcity
Water Scarcity: Fact or Fiction?
Author: Frank R. Rijsberman
Increasing Crop Productivity When Water is Scarce – From Breeding to Field Management
Author: John Passioura1
Crop science for a sustainable future
Farming systems in a rational world.
Author: Pedro A. Sanchez1
Nitrogen Over-use, Under-use, and Efficiency
Author: J.L. Hatfield1 and J.H. Prueger1
Crop science for harnessing genetics
GMOs and Society
Author: John H Skerritt
Challenges of integrating conventional breeding and biotechnology: a personal view!
Author: John W Snape
Crop science for effecting change
Scaling-up: how to reach a billion resource-poor farmers in developing countries
Author: Raj Paroda1
Crop scientists as change agents
Author: Peter S. Carberry