Crop genetic resources : climate issues, economics and policy /

Climate change poses significant risks to future crop productivity as temperatures rise, rainfall patterns become more variable, and pest and disease pressures increase. The use of crop genetic resources to develop varieties more tolerant to rapidly changing environmental conditions will be an impor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Price, Sean W. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, [2015]
Colección:Agriculture issues and policies.
Temas:
Crops > Germplasm resources > United States.
Crops > United States > Genetics.
Crops > Adaptation > Technological innovations > United States.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects > United States.
Cultures > Ressources génétiques > États-Unis.
Cultures > États-Unis > Génétique.
Cultures > Adaptation > Innovations > États-Unis.
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Crops > Germplasm resources.
Crops > Genetics.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
Germplasm resources, Plant.
Plant genetics.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CROP GENETIC RESOURCES: CLIMATE ISSUES, ECONOMICS AND POLICY; CROP GENETIC RESOURCES: CLIMATE ISSUES, ECONOMICS AND POLICY; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: USING CROP GENETIC RESOURCES TO HELP AGRICULTURE ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE: ECONOMICS AND POLICY; Chapter 2: CROP GENETIC RESOURCES: AN ECONOMIC APPRAISAL; Chapter 3: THE SEED INDUSTRY IN U.S. AGRICULTURE: AN EXPLORATION OF DATA AND INFORMATION ON CROP SEED MARKETS, REGULATION, INDUSTRY STRUCTURE, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; INDEX.

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