{"product_id":"vernalization-agricultural-plants-1935-яровизация-сельскохозяйственных-растений","title":"Lysenko, T. D., Stepanenko, F. S. Vernalization of Agricultural Plants (Yarovizatsiya sel’skokhozyaystvennykh rasteniy), 1935. In Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003eЛысенко Т. Д., Степаненко Ф. С. Яровизация сельскохозяйственных растений. \/ С инструкцией по яровизации пшеницы, ячменя и овса.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Сельхозгиз, 1935.\u003cbr\u003e64 с. : ил., табл. Твердый издательский переплет, обычный формат.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eLysenko, T. D., Stepanenko, F. S. Vernalization of Agricultural Plants (Yarovizatsiya sel’skokhozyaystvennykh rasteniy). \/ With instructions for vernalization of wheat, barley, and oats.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow : Selkhozgiz, 1935.\u003cbr\u003e64 pp. : ill., tables. Hardcover, standard format. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1935 publication is a significant historical document of Soviet agronomical science and a primary artifact of the rise of Trofim Lysenko (1898–1976). Published by Selkhozgiz at the height of the Soviet campaign to revolutionize agriculture, the book details the theory and practical application of vernalization (yarovizatsiya)—a process of cooling moistened seeds to shorten the growth cycle of plants and allow winter crops to be sown in the spring.\u003cbr\u003eThe work, co-authored with F. S. Stepanenko, was presented as a definitive solution to the grain shortages of the early 1930s. It contains specific, step-by-step instructions for the vernalization of wheat, barley, and oats, intended for direct use by collective farms (kolkhozy). The text is supported by numerous tables and illustrations demonstrating the \"success\" of the method in various climatic zones of the USSR.\u003cbr\u003eHistorically, this book represents more than just an agricultural manual; it is a manifestation of Lysenkoism, a pseudo-scientific movement that rejected Mendelian genetics in favor of the idea that environmental influences could permanently alter the hereditary traits of plants. While the practical results of vernalization were later found to be largely inconsistent or exaggerated, the publication of this book in 1935 marked the moment when Lysenko's ideas became state-mandated dogma, profoundly impacting Soviet biology and agricultural policy for decades.\u003cbr\u003eFor historians of science, collectors of Soviet ephemera, and those interested in the politicization of biology, this original 1935 edition is a critical primary source. It captures the fervor of the pre-war Soviet \"scientific revolution\" and the tragic intersection of political ideology and agricultural practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963181039658,"sku":"EB-306413859046","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_6976a20c-6d8c-4a44-9f75-fc5e8e52e0f2.jpg?v=1768162322","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/vernalization-agricultural-plants-1935-%d1%8f%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%86%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%bb%d1%8c%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%be%d1%85%d0%be%d0%b7%d1%8f%d0%b9%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%bd%d1%8b%d1%85-%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b9","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}