Wilted : pathogens, chemicals, and the fragile future of the strawberry industry / Julie Guthman.
Wilted : pathogens, chemicals, and the fragile future of the strawberry industry / Julie Guthman.
Wilted : pathogens, chemicals, and the fragile future of the strawberry industry / Julie Guthman.
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
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G 2019/4369
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English
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xii, 308 pages ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Prologue: the battle against methyl iodide -- Introduction: California strawberry assemblages -- Emergent pathogens -- Curiously bred plants and proprietary institutions -- Chemical solutions and regulatory push back -- Soiled advantages and highly valued land -- Scarce labor and disposable bodies -...
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2019]
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"Wilted tells how, in the face of emergent soil pathogens, the California strawberry industry came to rely on the use of highly toxic soil fumigants. Once widely adopted, fumigation reverberated throughout the rest of the production system--in plant breeding, land access, labor practices, marketing, and more, bringing tremendous productivity. Yet,...
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Wilted : pathogens, chemicals, and the fragile future of the strawberry industry / Julie Guthman.
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Critical environments: nature, science, and politics ; 6
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/4369
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74VKV5w4wGKb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV5w4wGKb
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0520305280 paperback alkaline paper
9780520305274 hardcover alkaline paper
0520305272 hardcover alkaline paper
9780520305281 paperback alkaline paper
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338.1747509794
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991024266017102626
