Climate Change and Crop Production (Hardcover)

Current trends in population growth suggest that global food production is unlikely to satisfy future demand under predicted climate change scenarios unless rates of crop improvement are accelerated. In order to maintain food security in the face of these challenges, a holistic approach that includes stress-tolerant germplasm, sustainable crop and natural resource management, and sound policy interventions will be needed. The first volume in the CABI Climate Change Series, this book provides an overview of the essential disciplines required for sustainable crop production in unpredictable environments. Chapters include discussions of adapting to biotic and abiotic stresses, sustainable and resource-conserving technologies and new tools for enhancing crop adaptation. Examples of successful applications as well as future prospects of how each discipline can be expected to evolve over the next 30 years are also presented. Laying out the basic concepts needed to adapt to and mitigate changes in crop environments, this is an essential resource for researchers and students in crop and environmental science as well as policy makers.

General

Imprint:	Cabi Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	CABI Climate Change Series
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	2010
Contributors:	E. Barrett-Lennard
Editors:	Matthew Reynolds
Contributors:	H Braun • Jose Crossa • Peter Hobbs • David Hodson • Andy Jarvis • Peter Langridge • Anne Legreve • David Lobell
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-84593-633-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > General
LSN:	1-84593-633-7
Barcode:	9781845936334

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