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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.
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.
This book addresses the current state of climate change
predictions, and how climate change will affect conservation and
use of crop germplasm, both "ex situ" and "in situ." In addition,
specific examples of germplasm research related to climate change
threats are highlighted. Such activities need to take place under a
regime of access to and use of germplasm through international
conventions and treaties.
Prepare for another journey to a place far away and long ago in
this sequel to The Ray Hunters, a charming and captivating tale,
rich with character and an absorbing plot. Three years have passed
since Mila and Julieta were reunited and travelled to their new
life on the island of Kerkyra. Having survived the horrors of the
past, their simple lives with Trader and his new wife seems idyllic
on their peaceful, secluded homestead away from the troubles of the
outside world. But soon that idyll is under threat. Others from the
past have learned of their whereabouts. And one person in
particular has not forgotten...
What do a vicar, an archaeologist, a gardener, two workmen and a
dark, skulking figure that lurks behind walls and under hedges have
in common? Not a lot...unless you include murder, witchcraft and
the supernatural. Ed and Baz are contract workers accidentally
digging up something they just weren't meant to find. Ever curious,
adventurous and sometimes downright reckless, the two best friends
apply their unique brand of street wisdom to solve a ghostly crime
mystery from the distant past. Darkly humorous and different.
Imagine a distant shore long ago, a golden beach under palms that
reach out to a blue ocean and sway in the warm breeze of the trade
winds, or a hidden inlet where the lagoon glows with iridescent
colour in the twilight hours. Now imagine riding in the high
rigging of a Barbary corsair ship sailing upon the waves of the
Atlantic Ocean, or being lost far from home in a bygone Moroccan
bazaar filled with strange faces not knowing who might be friend or
who might have evil intentions. In his third novel Andy Jarvis
takes us on an incredible and unpredictable voyage filled with
life, love, the romance of adventure and the most fascinating
characters. A book filled with heroes and villains, scoundrels,
pirates and slave drivers, characters you will both love and
hate...but won't easily forget! An extraordinarily captivating
story.
*contains scenes of violence and swearing* DC Roberta Sharp is more
than just your average police detective. Outspoken, sassy and
determined to make it up through the ranks, she's assigned to
follow the case of a body found in the sea only to find herself the
one being pursued. Far from being your run-of-the-mill murder tale
this gripping page turner takes the genre by the horns throwing it
in a totally new direction. In a complete diversion from his debut
novel Andy Jarvis hits a real outfielder with this tense,
contemporary thriller. A nightmare of a tale that challenges the
very philosophy and motivation behind genetic experimentation and
what possibly could be the 'hidden agenda' behind modern medical
research. A setting on the remote west coast of Cumbria provides an
eerie, atmospheric, heath land backdrop to this imaginative,
twisting story of murder, corruption and the darker side of human
nature; the side we all pretend to ignore...until the opportunity
arises.
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