Climate change and crop production / edited by Matthew P. Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reynolds, Matthew P.

Series:

CABI series in climate change ; v. 1.

CABI series in climate change ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crops and climate.

Sustainable agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Dedication; Acknowledgement; INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW; PREDICTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON CROP PRODUCTIVITY; The colour plates; ADAPTING TO BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES THROUGH CROP BREEDING; SUSTAINABLE AND RESOURCE-CONSERVING TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO AND MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE; NEW TOOLS FOR ENHANCING CROP ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-65785-2

9786612657856

1-84593-634-5

OCLC:

651600947