Raoul A. Robinson is a plant pathologist whose methods of breeding for resistance to pests and diseases have the potential to revolutionize agriculture.

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Title (click to download)	Description	Filesize	Downloads
Amateur Plant Breeder’s Handbook	A glossary of 1750 terms useful for the plant breeder. An excellent reference for readers of Return to Resistance.	4422Kb	21145
Amateur Potato Breeder’s Manual	Specific, practical advice for the amateur breeder of potatoes, using the author’s horizontal resistance techniques.	710Kb	9698
Crop Histories	A fascinating exploration of the relationship between the evolution of human culture, and the development of agricultural crops through history.	1428Kb	11158
Farming and Us	The history and development of agriculture, and its ties to human relationships and culture	1601Kb	6818
Retorno de la Resistencia, El	Fitomejoramiento de los cultivos para reducir la dependencia de plaguicidas. The Spanish translation of Return to Resistance by Felipe Romero (Click for more).	1135Kb	24089
Return to Resistance (third edition)	Breed disease-resistant crop varieties to reduce pesticide dependency, using simple yet powerful techniques for amateur breeders.	1812Kb	8494
Self-Organising Agro-Ecosystems	Plant breeding for continuously variable traits, including disease resistance. The technical companion volume to Return to Resistance.	2054Kb	6603