info:oai:icrisat:2076info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:oai_dc http://oar.icrisat.org/2076/ Potential for improving agricultural production through biotechnology in the semi-arid tropics Ortiz, R Bramel-Cox, P J Hash, C T Mallikarjuna, N Reddy, D V R Seetharama, N Sharma, H C Sharma, K K Sivaramakrishnan, S Thakur, R P Winslow, M D Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics Gains in crop productivity through research advances in genetic enhancement will help to achieve sustainable food security, poverty alleviation, and environmental protection in the semi-arid tropics. Hence, ICRISAT has a commitment to transfer the benefits of plant biotechnology to the developing world, as genes, both relevant to crop improvement and environmentally safe, become available. Furthermore, the application of the tools of biotechnology offers a new means to achieve ICRISAT's mission, i.e., applying science to improve agriculture in areas of the world where rainfall and biotic stresses are the major constraints for increasing and stabilising crop productivity. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 2000 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/2076/1/Biotechnology_in_the_semi-arid_tropics.pdf Ortiz, R and Bramel-Cox, P J and Hash, C T and Mallikarjuna, N and Reddy, D V R and Seetharama, N and Sharma, H C and Sharma, K K and Sivaramakrishnan, S and Thakur, R P and Winslow, M D (2000) Potential for improving agricultural production through biotechnology in the semi-arid tropics. Monograph. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.