Improving crop productivity in sustainable agriculture [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Narendra Tuteja, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, and Renu Tuteja

• Pubblicazione: Weinheim, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (552 p.)
• Disciplina: 630; 631.558
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural ecology; Agricultural productivity
• Altri autori: TutejaNarendra GillSarvajeet Singh TutejaRenu
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Climate change and abiotic stress factors -- pt. 2. Methods to improve crop productivity -- pt. 3. Species-specific case studies.
• Sommario/riassunto: An up-to-date overview of current progress in improving crop quality and quantity using modern methods. With a particular emphasis on genetic engineering, this text focusses on crop improvement under adverse conditions, paying special attention to such staple crops as rice, maize, and pulses. Improving Crop Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture includes an excellent mix of specific examples, such as the creation of nutritionally-fortified rice and a discussion of the political and economic implications of genetically engineered food.The result is a must-have hands-on
• Titolo autorizzato: Improving crop productivity in sustainable agriculture
• ISBN: 3-527-66533-1; 1-299-15780-7; 3-527-66518-8; 3-527-66519-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141468303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II