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Improving water and nutrient-use efficiency in food production systems [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Zed Rengel
| Improving water and nutrient-use efficiency in food production systems [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Zed Rengel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ames, Iowa, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (323 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/82 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RengelZdenko |
| Soggetto topico |
Crops - Water requirements
Crops - Nutrition Water conservation Fertilizers Plant nutrients |
| ISBN |
1-118-51799-7
1-283-95008-1 1-118-51800-4 1-118-51798-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Improving Water and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Current State and Future Potential of Global Food Production and Consumption; Introduction; Global Food Production; Agricultural Land Expansion; Productivity Growth; Climate Change; Global Food Consumption; Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Agricultural Production; Conclusions; References; 2 Water Resources and Global Change; Introduction; Observed Global Trends in Precipitation and Temperature; Future Trends in Precipitation and Temperature
Future Trends in Water Availability Runoff; Soil Water Storage; Consequences for Agricultural Production; Uncertainties in Climate Change Projections; References; 3 Translating Water into Food: How Water Cycles in Natural and Agricultural Landscapes; Introduction; Physical Basis of Water Cycling; Water Needs for Food Production; Water Fluxes in Agricultural Landscape; Vertical Water Vapor Flux; Vertical Soil Water Flux; Horizontal Water Vapor Flux; Impact of Landscape Structure on Water Cycling; Improvement of Water Management in Agricultural Landscapes; Introduction of Shelterbelts Restoration of Small Midfield Ponds Improving Soil Water Retention and Hydraulic Properties; Conclusions; References; 4 Nutrients as Limited Resources: Global Trends in Fertilizer Production and Use; Fertilizer Consumption; Evolution of Global and Regional Fertilizer Consumption since the 1960's; Evolution of the Product Mix and Organic Resources Recycling; Current Situation; Medium-Term Outlook for World and Regional Fertilizer Demand; Long-Term Projections for World Fertilizer Demand; Fertilizer Supply; Evolution of Production and Trade at the Global and Regional Levels since the 1960's Current Situation Fertilizer Industry's Investment Climate and Capacity Developments; Medium-Term Outlook for World Fertilizer Supply and Supply-and-Demand Balances; Resource Management; Industrial Nitrogen; Phosphate Rock; Potash Ore; Challenges Facing the Fertilizer Industry; Nutrient-Use Efficiency; Developing and Delivering Fertilizer Best Management Practices; References; 5 The Flow of Phosphorus in Food Production and Consumption Systems; The Use of Phosphorus in Global Food Production; Key Challenges: Scarcity and Pollution; Phosphorus as a Scarce Global Resource Phosphorus as a Pollutant Sustainable Pathways for Future Phosphorus Flows; Regional Example 1: Australia; Regional Example 2: Sweden; The Road Ahead; References; 6 Matching Soil Nutrient Supply and Crop Demand during the Growing Season; Introduction; Soil Supply of Nutrients; Principles Governing Soil Nutrient Supply; Availability of Nutrients to Plants; Crop Nutrient Demand; Demand for Phloem-Mobile Nutrients; Demand for Phloem-Immobile Nutrients; Amount of Nutrient Required; Matching Supply to Demand; Supply and Demand in Fertilizer Recommendation Systems Positional Unavailability of Soil-Immobile Nutrients |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141537903321 |
| Ames, Iowa, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Improving water and nutrient-use efficiency in food production systems / / editor, Zed Rengel
| Improving water and nutrient-use efficiency in food production systems / / editor, Zed Rengel |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ames, Iowa, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (323 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/82 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RengelZdenko |
| Soggetto topico |
Crops - Water requirements
Crops - Nutrition Water conservation Fertilizers Plant nutrients |
| ISBN |
1-118-51799-7
1-283-95008-1 1-118-51800-4 1-118-51798-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Improving Water and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Current State and Future Potential of Global Food Production and Consumption; Introduction; Global Food Production; Agricultural Land Expansion; Productivity Growth; Climate Change; Global Food Consumption; Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Agricultural Production; Conclusions; References; 2 Water Resources and Global Change; Introduction; Observed Global Trends in Precipitation and Temperature; Future Trends in Precipitation and Temperature
Future Trends in Water Availability Runoff; Soil Water Storage; Consequences for Agricultural Production; Uncertainties in Climate Change Projections; References; 3 Translating Water into Food: How Water Cycles in Natural and Agricultural Landscapes; Introduction; Physical Basis of Water Cycling; Water Needs for Food Production; Water Fluxes in Agricultural Landscape; Vertical Water Vapor Flux; Vertical Soil Water Flux; Horizontal Water Vapor Flux; Impact of Landscape Structure on Water Cycling; Improvement of Water Management in Agricultural Landscapes; Introduction of Shelterbelts Restoration of Small Midfield Ponds Improving Soil Water Retention and Hydraulic Properties; Conclusions; References; 4 Nutrients as Limited Resources: Global Trends in Fertilizer Production and Use; Fertilizer Consumption; Evolution of Global and Regional Fertilizer Consumption since the 1960's; Evolution of the Product Mix and Organic Resources Recycling; Current Situation; Medium-Term Outlook for World and Regional Fertilizer Demand; Long-Term Projections for World Fertilizer Demand; Fertilizer Supply; Evolution of Production and Trade at the Global and Regional Levels since the 1960's Current Situation Fertilizer Industry's Investment Climate and Capacity Developments; Medium-Term Outlook for World Fertilizer Supply and Supply-and-Demand Balances; Resource Management; Industrial Nitrogen; Phosphate Rock; Potash Ore; Challenges Facing the Fertilizer Industry; Nutrient-Use Efficiency; Developing and Delivering Fertilizer Best Management Practices; References; 5 The Flow of Phosphorus in Food Production and Consumption Systems; The Use of Phosphorus in Global Food Production; Key Challenges: Scarcity and Pollution; Phosphorus as a Scarce Global Resource Phosphorus as a Pollutant Sustainable Pathways for Future Phosphorus Flows; Regional Example 1: Australia; Regional Example 2: Sweden; The Road Ahead; References; 6 Matching Soil Nutrient Supply and Crop Demand during the Growing Season; Introduction; Soil Supply of Nutrients; Principles Governing Soil Nutrient Supply; Availability of Nutrients to Plants; Crop Nutrient Demand; Demand for Phloem-Mobile Nutrients; Demand for Phloem-Immobile Nutrients; Amount of Nutrient Required; Matching Supply to Demand; Supply and Demand in Fertilizer Recommendation Systems Positional Unavailability of Soil-Immobile Nutrients |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811787303321 |
| Ames, Iowa, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use efficiency in crops / / edited by Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Peter Barraclough
| The molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use efficiency in crops / / edited by Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Peter Barraclough |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1264 p.) |
| Disciplina |
631.8
631.811 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crops - Nutrition
Crops - Nutrition - Molecular aspects Crops - Nutrition - Physiology Plant nutrients Crop yields |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-470-96068-X
1-283-33734-7 0-470-96067-1 9786613337344 0-470-96070-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Contributors; Part I: Generic Aspects of Crop Nutrition; Chapter 1 An Overview of Nutrient Use Efficiency and Strategies for Crop Improvement; Introduction; Yield and fertilizers: the need for crop improvement; Nutrient use efficiency: critical processes, definitions, mechanisms, and targets for improvement; Strategies and approaches for the genetic improvement of NUE traits; Prospects; Acknowledgments; Chapter 2 Crop Root Systems and Nutrient Uptake from Soils; Introduction; Exploration of the soil; Accessing and capturing nutrients
Exploiting genotypic variation in root properties to improve nutrient captureManagement to optimize capture by root systems; Chapter 3 The Role of the Rhizosphere in Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops; Introduction; Physicochemical properties of the rhizosphere; Nutrient use efficiency and availability in the rhizosphere as the result of interactions between roots and microorganisms; Nutrient uptake and root zone; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Optimizing Canopy Physiology Traits to Improve the Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of Crops; Rationale for improved nutrient economy of crops Canopy traits for enhacing radiation capture and RUEIncreasing radiation interception per unit nutrient uptake; Canopy traits to increase photosynthetic capacity per unit nutrient uptake; Conclusions; Chapter 5 Senescence and Nutrient Remobilization in Crop Plants; Introduction; The senescence process; Degradation and transport; Regulation of senescence; Conclusions: the dilemma of senescence; Chapter 6 Effects of Nitrogen and Sulfur Nutrition on Grain Composition and Properties of Wheat and Related Cereals; Introduction; Effect of nitrogen on grain protein content Effect of nitrogen on grain protein nutrition and qualityEffect of grain nitrogen on protein composition and functional properties of wheat; Effect of sulfur on grain protein composition and functional properties of wheat; Effects of nitrogen and sulfur on protein composition and malting quality of barley; Effects of nitrogen on β-glucan in oats; Effect of nitrogen and sulfur nutrition on other cereal grain components; Nutritional control of storage protein gene expression; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Part II: Nitrogen as a Key Driver of Production Chapter 7 Genetic Improvement of Nutrient Use Efficiency in WheatIntroduction; The genetic progress for NUE; NUE relation to GPC; Heterosis for NUE; Selection for increased NUE; Molecular approaches to improving NUE; Conclusions and perspectives; Chapter 8 The Molecular Genetics of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crops; Introduction; Nitrogen Metabolism and Its Management; Identification of Key Genes Using Reverse and Forward Genetics; Conclusions and Perspectives; Chapter 9 Biotechnological Approaches to Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants: Alanine Aminotransferase as a Case Study Introduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137564903321 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use efficiency in crops / / edited by Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Peter Barraclough
| The molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use efficiency in crops / / edited by Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Peter Barraclough |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1264 p.) |
| Disciplina |
631.8
631.811 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crops - Nutrition
Crops - Nutrition - Molecular aspects Crops - Nutrition - Physiology Plant nutrients Crop yields |
| ISBN |
0-470-96068-X
1-283-33734-7 0-470-96067-1 9786613337344 0-470-96070-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Contributors; Part I: Generic Aspects of Crop Nutrition; Chapter 1 An Overview of Nutrient Use Efficiency and Strategies for Crop Improvement; Introduction; Yield and fertilizers: the need for crop improvement; Nutrient use efficiency: critical processes, definitions, mechanisms, and targets for improvement; Strategies and approaches for the genetic improvement of NUE traits; Prospects; Acknowledgments; Chapter 2 Crop Root Systems and Nutrient Uptake from Soils; Introduction; Exploration of the soil; Accessing and capturing nutrients
Exploiting genotypic variation in root properties to improve nutrient captureManagement to optimize capture by root systems; Chapter 3 The Role of the Rhizosphere in Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops; Introduction; Physicochemical properties of the rhizosphere; Nutrient use efficiency and availability in the rhizosphere as the result of interactions between roots and microorganisms; Nutrient uptake and root zone; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Optimizing Canopy Physiology Traits to Improve the Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of Crops; Rationale for improved nutrient economy of crops Canopy traits for enhacing radiation capture and RUEIncreasing radiation interception per unit nutrient uptake; Canopy traits to increase photosynthetic capacity per unit nutrient uptake; Conclusions; Chapter 5 Senescence and Nutrient Remobilization in Crop Plants; Introduction; The senescence process; Degradation and transport; Regulation of senescence; Conclusions: the dilemma of senescence; Chapter 6 Effects of Nitrogen and Sulfur Nutrition on Grain Composition and Properties of Wheat and Related Cereals; Introduction; Effect of nitrogen on grain protein content Effect of nitrogen on grain protein nutrition and qualityEffect of grain nitrogen on protein composition and functional properties of wheat; Effect of sulfur on grain protein composition and functional properties of wheat; Effects of nitrogen and sulfur on protein composition and malting quality of barley; Effects of nitrogen on β-glucan in oats; Effect of nitrogen and sulfur nutrition on other cereal grain components; Nutritional control of storage protein gene expression; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Part II: Nitrogen as a Key Driver of Production Chapter 7 Genetic Improvement of Nutrient Use Efficiency in WheatIntroduction; The genetic progress for NUE; NUE relation to GPC; Heterosis for NUE; Selection for increased NUE; Molecular approaches to improving NUE; Conclusions and perspectives; Chapter 8 The Molecular Genetics of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crops; Introduction; Nitrogen Metabolism and Its Management; Identification of Key Genes Using Reverse and Forward Genetics; Conclusions and Perspectives; Chapter 9 Biotechnological Approaches to Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants: Alanine Aminotransferase as a Case Study Introduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830396703321 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nutrient controls on biocomplexity of mangrove ecosystems [[electronic resource]]
| Nutrient controls on biocomplexity of mangrove ecosystems [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Reston, Va.] : , : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , [2006] |
| Descrizione fisica | 3 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file |
| Collana | Fact sheet |
| Soggetto topico |
Mangrove ecology
Mangrove conservation Biocomplexity Plant nutrients Coastal ecology |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910697361303321 |
| [Reston, Va.] : , : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , [2006] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nutrient uptake and partitioning in petunia in variable environments ... annual report
| Nutrient uptake and partitioning in petunia in variable environments ... annual report |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service |
| Descrizione fisica | : HTML files |
| Disciplina | 635 |
| Soggetto topico |
Petunias
Plant nutrients Floriculture - United States Floriculture |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| ISSN | 2152-0100 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702818403321 |
| Washington, D.C., : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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