Critical review of agricultural science in China

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 149-154

  Biao, Xie ^a,b   Xi Ping, Deng ^c   Xiangliang, Pan ^d  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b State Environmental Protection Administration   (China)

^c NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Agricultural science; Challenges; China; Evolution; Perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242405498     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000003101294406     Document Type: Review

References (23)

1. Bray, F. (1999), 'Towards a critical history of non-Western technology', in Brook, T., and Blue, G., eds, China and Historical Capitalism, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 158-209.
2. Cheng, X., Han, C., and Taylor, D. C. (1992), 'Sustainable agricultural development in China', World Development, Vol 20, No 8, pp 1127-1144.
3. Deng, X. P., Shan, L., and Inanaga, S. (2002), 'High efficient use of limited supplemental water by dryland spring wheat', Transactions of the CSAE, Vol 18, No 5, pp 84-91.
4. Drinkwater, L. E., Wagoner, P., and Sarrantonio, M. (1998), 'Legume-based cropping systems have reduced carbon and nitrogen losses', Nature, Vol 396, pp 262-265.
5. Guo, S. T., Zhang, W., and Wang, W. B. (1988), Chinese Ecological Agriculture (in Chinese), China Prospects Press, Beijing.
6. Huang, J., Rozelle, S. D., Pray, C. E., and Wang, Q. (2002), 'Plant biotechnology in China', Science, Vol 295, pp 674-677.
7. Huang, J., Pray, C., and Rozelle, S. (2002), 'Enhancing the crops to feed the poor', Nature, Vol 418, pp 678-684.
8. Jiang, X., and Shu, J. (1996), 'The application of ecological economics on a Chinese ecological farm', Ecological Economy (English edition), Vol 1, pp 24-33.
9. Lu, F. J. (1997), 'China's agricultural science and technology in prospect', Scientia Agricultura Sinica, Vol 30, No 1, pp 1-6.
10. st century', Science and Technology of the Food Industry, Vol 22, No 1, pp 6-10.
11. Lu, L. S., and Wang, D. Y. (2002), 'Review and prospect of development of agricultural science and technology in China in recent and modern times', World Sci-Tech R&D, Vol 24, No 2, pp 1-7.
12. Luo, S., and Han, C. (1990), 'Ecological agriculture in China', in Edwards, C. A., Lal, R., Madden, P., Miller, R. H., and House, G., eds, Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ankeny, IA, pp 299-322.
13. Matson, P. A., Patron, W. J., Power, A. G., and Swift, M. J. (1997), 'Agricultural intensification and ecosystem properties', Science, Vol 277, pp 504-509.
14. Ministry of Science and Technology - MST (2002), China Science and Technology Newsletter, 30 April.
15. Ministry of Science and Technology (2003), China Science and Technology Newsletter, 28 February.
16. Normile, D. (1999), 'Crossing rice strains to keep Asia's rice bowls brimming', Science, Vol 283, p 313.
17. Reganold, J. P. et al (2001), 'Sustainability of three apple production systems', Nature, Vol 410, pp 926-929.
18. Thurston, H. D., Salick, J., Smith, M. E., Trutmann, P., Pham, J. L., and McDowell, R. (1999), 'Traditional management of agrobiodiversity', in Wood, D., and Lenné, J. M., eds, Agro-biodiversity: Characterization, Utilization and Management, CABI, Wallingford, pp 211-243.
19. Tillman, D. (1999), 'Global environmental impacts of agricultural expansion: the need for sustainable and efficient practices', Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA, Vol 96, pp 5995-6000.
20. Wallace, M. G., Cortner, H. J., Moote, M. A., and Burke, S. (1996), 'Moving toward ecosystem management: examining a change in philosophy for resource management', Journal of Political Ecology, Vol 3, pp 1-36.
21. Wang, Z. H., Li, X. C., and Xia, Y. W. (2002), 'Advances in the studies on crop drought-resistant function mechanism and its improvement via genetic engineering', Biotechnology Bulletin, pp 16-19.
22. Wittwer, S., Youtai, Y., Sun, H., and Wang, L., eds (1987), Feeding a Billion: Frontiers of Chinese Agriculture, Michigan State University Press, Michigan.
23. Zhu, Y. et al (2000), 'Genetic diversity and disease control in rice', Nature, Vol 406, pp 718-722.