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It has been suggested that agriculture may account for up to 24% of
the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) contributing to climate change.
At the same time climate change is threatening to disrupt
agricultural production. This collection reviews key research
addressing this challenge. Climate change is the biggest challenge
agriculture faces. Part 1 of this collection reviews current
research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture, such as
the effects of increased temperatures, as well as the ways these
impacts can be modelled. Part 2 assesses what we know about the
contribution of agriculture to climate change, including the
impacts of both crop and livestock production as well as land use.
Part 3 surveys mitigation strategies to achieve a more
'climate-smart' agriculture such as the role of integrated
crop-livestock and agroforestry systems.
This collection summarises key advances in crop modelling, with a
focus on developing the next generation of crop and whole-farm
models to improve decision making and support for farmers. Chapters
in Part 1 review advances in modelling individual components of
agricultural systems, such as plant responses to environmental
conditions, crop growth stage prediction, nutrient and water
cycling as well as pest/disease dynamics. Building on topics
previously discussed in Part 1, Part 2 addresses the challenges of
combining modular sub-systems into whole farm system, landscape and
regional models. Chapters cover topics such as integration of
rotations and livestock, as well as landscape models such as
agroecological zone (AEZ) models. Chapters also review the
performance of specific models such as APSIM and DSSAT and the
challenges of developing decision support systems (DSS) linked with
such models. The final part of the book reviews wider issues in
improving model reliability such as data sharing and the supply of
real-time data, as well as crop model inter-comparison. With its
distinguished editor and range of experienced and expert chapter
authors, this collection will be a standard reference for crop
modellers and developers of decision support systems to improve the
efficiency and sustainability of farming.
"Authors have made remarkable efforts to balance background with
basic-applied research findings enhancing the understanding of the
various issues and techniques involved in tomato production,
physiology, breeding and genetics...It is a valuable resource of
modern knowledge for research academics and graduate students, and
also applicable to consultants and managers involved in tomato
R&D, such as those in seed and chemical companies." Professor
Daniel Leskovar in Chronica Horticulturae Tomatoes are the second
most important vegetable crop in the world after potatoes.
Originating in South America, they are now grown widely around the
world. As the population continues to grow, there is a need to
increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change,
threats from pests and diseases and the need to make cultivation
more resource-efficient and sustainable. Drawing on an
international range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways
of improving the cultivation of tomatoes at each step in the value
chain, from breeding to post-harvest storage. The book begins by
looking at improvements in cultivation techniques, before moving on
to review advances in ensuring genetic diversity, understanding of
tomato physiology and breeding techniques. The collection concludes
by discussing developments in understanding and managing pests and
diseases. Achieving sustainable cultivation of tomatoes will be a
standard reference for horticultural scientists in universities,
government and other research centres and companies involved in
tomato cultivation.
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