本书共计18课，从植物组成开始，逐渐过渡到多项农业技术及当今主要农业发展趋势，每课包括Part A 与Part B两部分，是农业高等院校的专业英语教材，也可供相关科技人员和管理者作专业阅读使用。

Unit 1
Part A Plants
Part B WHEAT-Triticum Spp. (Gramineae-Triticinae)
Unit 2
Part A Botany
Part B The Growth of Plants
Unit 3
Part A Carbon Dioxide Is Nature's Hidden Yield Enhancer
Part B Drainage and Irrigation
Unit 4
Part A Biological Power.
Part B Ecofarming
Unit 5
Part A Crop Yields Decline with Topsoil Loss
Part B Potato
Unit 6
Part A Green Revolution
Part B Shrinking Wheat Cultivation Area
Unit 7
Part A Green Gene Technology.
Part B The Agro-Ecological Zones(AEZ)Methodology
Unit 8
Part A The Biotech Century
Part B Comparison of Different Models for Agriculture
Unit 9
Part A Crop Yield Estimate Comparison Between Two Methods: Energy Balance and Water Balance
Part B Setting Realistic Crop Yield Goals
Unit 10
Part A Biodiversity and Organic Agriculture
Part B Triticum Aestivum L
Unit 11
Part A Plant Breeding
Part B Jumping Genes Make Genetic Leaps
Unit 12
Part A Food Safety and Quality As Is Affected by Organic Farming
Part B Effect of Till and No-Till Soybean Cultivation on Dynamics of Entomopathogenic Fungi in the Soil
Unit 13
Part A New Wheats Will Help Growers Fight Weeds
Part B CIMMYT Wheats Take the Heat
Unit 14
Part A Induction of Photoperiod Sensitive Genetic Male Steriles for Use in Hybrid Rice Seed Production
Part B Rice
Unit 15
Part A Baby Corn Research Project 1998
Part B Corn
Unit 16
Part A Crop Breeding for Organic Agriculture
Part B U.S. Organic Agriculture Introduction
Unit 17
Part A The Future of Agriculture:Challenges for Environment, Health and Safety Regulation of Pesticides
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Unit 18
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