Climate change and crop production [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Matthew P. Reynolds
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| Titolo: |
Climate change and crop production [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Matthew P. Reynolds
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| Pubblicazione: | Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.1/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Crops and climate |
| Sustainable agriculture | |
| Altri autori: |
ReynoldsMatthew. P
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Climate change and crop production |
| ISBN: | 1-282-65785-2 |
| 9786612657856 | |
| 1-84593-634-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910446318003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
CABI series in climate change ; ; v. 1.