Crop science : progress and prospects /

This text includes keynote invited papers from the Third International Crop Science Congress held in Hamburg, Germany in August 2000. The papers provide an overview of the major issues confronting crop science today and in the future.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Crop Science Congress
Otros Autores: Nösberger, J. (Josef), Geiger, H. H. (Hartwig H.), Struik, P. C. (Paul Christiaan), 1954-
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wallingford, England ; New York : CABI Pub., ©2001.
Colección:Cabi Ser.
Temas:
Crop science > Congresses.
Crop zones.
Crops, Agricultural
Phytotechnie > Congrès.
Zones de cultures.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Biotechnology.
Crop production.
Cropping systems.
Stress.
Stress factors.
Crop science.
Crop zones
Crop science
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Facing the Growing Needs of Mankind
  • Food Security? We Are Losing Ground Fast! / F.W.T. Penning de Vries
  • The Future of World, National and Household Food Security / F. Heidhues
  • Crop Science Research to Assure Food Security / K.G. Cassman
  • Modifying the Composition of Plant Foods for Better Human Health / R.F. Hurrell
  • Facing the Growing Needs of Mankind: Grasslands and Rangelands / R.J. Wilkins
  • Stress in Crops and Cropping Systems
  • Abiotic Stresses, Plant Reaction and New Approaches Towards Understanding Stress Tolerance / H.J. Bohnert and R.A. Bressan
  • Plant Stress Factors: Their Impact on Productivity of Cropping Systems / U.R. Sangakkara
  • Optimizing Water Use / N.C. Turner
  • Abiotic Stresses and Staple Crops / G.O. Edmeades, M. Cooper, R. Lafitte, C. Zinselmeier, J.-M. Ribaut, J.E. Habben, C. Loffler and M. Banziger
  • Biotic Stresses in Crops / R. Nelson
  • Management of Complex Interactions for Growth Resources and of Biotic Stresses in Agroforestry / C.K. Ong and M.R. Rao
  • Diversity in Agroecosystems
  • Optimizing Crop Diversification / D.J. Connor
  • Biodiversity of Agroecosystems: Past, Present and Uncertain Future / P.J. Edwards and A. Hilbeck
  • Conservation and Utilization of Biodiversity in the Andean Ecoregion / W.W. Collins
  • The Role of Landscape Heterogeneity in the Sustainability of Cropping Systems / J. Baudry and F. Papy
  • Designing Crops and Cropping Systems for the Future
  • Cropping Systems for the Future / J. Boiffin, E. Malezieux and D. Picard
  • Will Yield Barriers Limit Future Rice Production? / J.E. Sheehy
  • New Crops for the 21st Century / J. Janick
  • Plant Biotechnology: Methods, Goals and Achievements / U. Sonnewald and K. Herbers
  • Transgenic Plants for Sustainable Crop Production / B. Keller and E. Hutter Carabias
  • Position Papers
  • Crop Science: Scientific and Ethical Challenges to Meet Human Needs / L.O. Fresco
  • Declaration of Hamburg / J.H.J. Spiertz.

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