The Viking in the Wheat Field

The Viking in the Wheat Field A Scientist's Struggle to Preserve the World's Harvest

1st US Edition

Hardback (04 Jan 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In 1999, a terrifying new form of stem rust--spotted in Uganda and dubbed "UG99"--quickly turned robust golden wheat fields into dark, tangled ruins. Dworkin delivers the gripping story of how Danish scientist Bent Skovmand and others preserved the world's wheat harvest.

Book information

ISBN: 9780802717405
Publisher: Walker Books
Imprint: Walker Books and Subsidiaries
Pub date:
Edition: 1st US Edition
DEWEY: 333.953416
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 435g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 22mm