Climate change and crop production /

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. This book provides an overview of the essential disciplines required for sustainable crop production in unpr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Reynolds, Matthew P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, ©2010.
Colección:CABI climate change series ; v. 1.
Temas:
Crops and climate.
Sustainable agriculture.
Cultures et climat.
Agriculture durable.
sustainable agriculture (discipline)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Adaptation.
Climatic change.
Crop production.
Crops.
Environmental impact.
Genetic improvement.
Greenhouse gases.
Plant breeding.
Prediction.
Stress.
Stress response.
Sustainability.
Techniques.
Crops and climate
Sustainable agriculture
ZZ900 - Techniques and Methodology
PP500 - Meteorology and Climate
FF900 - Environmental Tolerance of Plants
FF150 - Plant Cropping Systems
FF100 - Plant Production
FF060 - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
FF020 - Plant Breeding and Genetics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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. This book provides an overview of the essential disciplines required for sustainable crop production in unpredictable environments.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781845936341
1845936345
1282657852
9781282657854
9786612657856
6612657855

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