Out of the scientist's garden : a story of water and food / Richard Stirzaker.

By:

Stirzaker, Richard John

Contributor(s):

CSIRO

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., c2010.Description: ix, 193 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:

9780643096585 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

630 22

Summary: "Although a practising scientist in the field of water and agriculture, the author has written, in story form accessible to a wide audience, about the drama of how the world feeds itself. The book starts in his own fruit and vegetable garden, exploring the 'how and why' questions about the way things grow, before moving on to stories about soil, rivers, aquifers and irrigation. The book closes with a brief history of agriculture, how the world feeds itself today and how to think through some of the big conundrums of modern food production."--Publisher description.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	State Botanical Collection	RBG	630 OUT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		RBG00011559

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"Although a practising scientist in the field of water and agriculture, the author has written, in story form accessible to a wide audience, about the drama of how the world feeds itself. The book starts in his own fruit and vegetable garden, exploring the 'how and why' questions about the way things grow, before moving on to stories about soil, rivers, aquifers and irrigation. The book closes with a brief history of agriculture, how the world feeds itself today and how to think through some of the big conundrums of modern food production."--Publisher description.

RBG copy donated by Roger Spencer, February 2019.