Climate and plant distribution / F. I. Woodward |
Autore | Woodward, F. I. |
Edizione | [1. ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] : Cambridge University Press, 1987 |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 174 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 581.9 |
Collana | Cambridge studies in ecology |
Soggetto topico |
Phytogeography
Vegetation and climate |
ISBN | 0521237661 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003447359707536 |
Woodward, F. I. | ||
Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] : Cambridge University Press, 1987 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Climate change and wildlife health [[electronic resource] ] : direct and indirect effects / / [by Erik Hofmeister ... [and others]] ; U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center |
Autore | Hofmeister Erik |
Edizione | [Revised 2012.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Reston, Va.] : , : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (4 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
Altri autori (Persone) | HofmeisterErik |
Collana | Fact sheet |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Animals - Climatic factors Vegetation and climate Wildlife management - Forecasting |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Climate change and wildlife health |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910697076403321 |
Hofmeister Erik | ||
[Reston, Va.] : , : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , [2010] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change in the Midwest [[electronic resource] ] : impacts, risks, vulnerability, and adaptation / / edited by S.C. Pryor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/740977 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PryorS. C. <1967-> |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Middle West
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Middle West Climatic changes - Risk assessment - Middle West Plants - Effect of global warming on - Middle West Vegetation and climate Water levels - Great Lakes (North America) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-88949-8
0-253-00774-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation: An Introduction; 2 The Midwestern United States: Socioeconomic Context and Physical Climate; 3 Vulnerability and Adaptability of Agricultural Systems in the Southeast United States to Climate Variability and Climate Change; 4 Uncertainty and Hysteresis in Adapting to Global Climate Change; 5 Climate-Agriculture Vulnerability Assessment for the Midwestern United States
6 Potential Future Impacts of Climate on Row Crop Production in the Great Lakes Region7 Vulnerability of Soil Carbon Reservoirs in the Midwest to Climate Change; 8 Michigan's Tart Cherry Industry: Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change; 9 Climate Change Vulnerability and Impacts on Human Health; 10 Intra-Urban Variations in Vulnerability Associated with Extreme Heat Events in Relationship to a Changing Climate; 11 Historical and Projected Changes in Human Heat Stress in the Midwestern United States 12 Vulnerability of the Electricity and Water Sectors to Climate Change in the Midwest13 The Drought Risk Management Paradigm in the Context of Climate Change; 14 Local Adaptation to Changing Flood Vulnerability in the Midwest; 15 The Response of Great Lakes Water Levels and Potential Impacts of Future Climate Scenarios; 16 Vulnerability of the Energy System to Extreme Wind Speeds and Icing; 17 Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation in the Midwestern United States: What Next?; List of Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452953503321 |
Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change in the Midwest [[electronic resource] ] : impacts, risks, vulnerability, and adaptation / / edited by S.C. Pryor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/740977 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PryorS. C. <1967-> |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Middle West
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Middle West Climatic changes - Risk assessment - Middle West Plants - Effect of global warming on - Middle West Vegetation and climate Water levels - Great Lakes (North America) |
ISBN |
1-283-88949-8
0-253-00774-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation: An Introduction; 2 The Midwestern United States: Socioeconomic Context and Physical Climate; 3 Vulnerability and Adaptability of Agricultural Systems in the Southeast United States to Climate Variability and Climate Change; 4 Uncertainty and Hysteresis in Adapting to Global Climate Change; 5 Climate-Agriculture Vulnerability Assessment for the Midwestern United States
6 Potential Future Impacts of Climate on Row Crop Production in the Great Lakes Region7 Vulnerability of Soil Carbon Reservoirs in the Midwest to Climate Change; 8 Michigan's Tart Cherry Industry: Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change; 9 Climate Change Vulnerability and Impacts on Human Health; 10 Intra-Urban Variations in Vulnerability Associated with Extreme Heat Events in Relationship to a Changing Climate; 11 Historical and Projected Changes in Human Heat Stress in the Midwestern United States 12 Vulnerability of the Electricity and Water Sectors to Climate Change in the Midwest13 The Drought Risk Management Paradigm in the Context of Climate Change; 14 Local Adaptation to Changing Flood Vulnerability in the Midwest; 15 The Response of Great Lakes Water Levels and Potential Impacts of Future Climate Scenarios; 16 Vulnerability of the Energy System to Extreme Wind Speeds and Icing; 17 Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation in the Midwestern United States: What Next?; List of Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779360103321 |
Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change in the Midwest : impacts, risks, vulnerability, and adaptation / / edited by S.C. Pryor |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/740977 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PryorS. C. <1967-> |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Middle West
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Middle West Climatic changes - Risk assessment - Middle West Plants - Effect of global warming on - Middle West Vegetation and climate Water levels - Great Lakes (North America) |
ISBN |
1-283-88949-8
0-253-00774-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation: An Introduction; 2 The Midwestern United States: Socioeconomic Context and Physical Climate; 3 Vulnerability and Adaptability of Agricultural Systems in the Southeast United States to Climate Variability and Climate Change; 4 Uncertainty and Hysteresis in Adapting to Global Climate Change; 5 Climate-Agriculture Vulnerability Assessment for the Midwestern United States
6 Potential Future Impacts of Climate on Row Crop Production in the Great Lakes Region7 Vulnerability of Soil Carbon Reservoirs in the Midwest to Climate Change; 8 Michigan's Tart Cherry Industry: Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change; 9 Climate Change Vulnerability and Impacts on Human Health; 10 Intra-Urban Variations in Vulnerability Associated with Extreme Heat Events in Relationship to a Changing Climate; 11 Historical and Projected Changes in Human Heat Stress in the Midwestern United States 12 Vulnerability of the Electricity and Water Sectors to Climate Change in the Midwest13 The Drought Risk Management Paradigm in the Context of Climate Change; 14 Local Adaptation to Changing Flood Vulnerability in the Midwest; 15 The Response of Great Lakes Water Levels and Potential Impacts of Future Climate Scenarios; 16 Vulnerability of the Energy System to Extreme Wind Speeds and Icing; 17 Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation in the Midwestern United States: What Next?; List of Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819372103321 |
Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating resilient landscapes in an era of climate change : global case studies and real-world solutions / / Amin Rastandeh and Meghann Jarchow |
Edizione | [1 ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, UK ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 pages) |
Disciplina | 577.5/5 |2 23 |
Collana | Routledge Studies in Conservation and the Environment |
Soggetto topico |
Landscape ecology
Vegetation and climate Biodiversity - Climatic factors |
ISBN |
1-00-326644-4
1-003-26644-4 1-000-82294-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Landscape resilience in the face of climate change: A call to transition from despair to hope -- 2 Multifunctional land consolidations in Denmark: Rethinking the pattern of landownership to create resilient future landscapes -- 3 Resilient food production - resilient landscapes: The role of heterogeneity and scale -- 4 Redeveloping relationships with landscapes for food, water, and energy self-sufficiency in Southeastern South Dakota, USA -- 5 A social perennial vision for the North American Great Plains rooted in the resilience of a natural system-inspired agriculture -- 6 Resilient food systems in the context of intersectional discrimination: Successful strategies of women and Indigenous Peoples in Mesoamerica -- 7 Ecological intensification in grasslands for resilience and ecosystem services: The case of beef production systems on the Campos Grasslands of South America -- 8 How does gardening reduce vulnerability for the urban poor in Small Island Developing States? A case study of Port Vila, Vanuatu -- 9 The case of the Khayelitsha Wetlands Park, South Africa: Securing biodiversity and social benefits from urban greenspace -- 10 Green infrastructure in Hornsby, NSW: A collaborative method toward landscape resilience -- 11 Satoyama landscapes: Creating resilient socio-ecological production landscapes in Japan -- 12 Shifting concepts of urban landscape in Helsinki: From primary forests to high tech nature-based solutions -- 13 Traditional nature-based architecture and landscape design: Lessons from Samoa and Wider Oceania -- 14 Estimation of spatiotemporal variation in potential ecosystem services: A case study of Aydın, Turkey.
15 Scenario-based thinking to negotiate coastal squeeze of ecosystems: Green, blue, grey and hybrid infrastructures for climate adaptation and resilience -- 16 Utilization of forest landscapes for biodiversity conservation in a Mediterranean ecosystem: A case study of Greece -- 17 Creating resilient landscapes: From a hopeful vision to a long-lasting existence -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910772081503321 |
London, UK ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2022] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evapotranspiration measurements of native vegetation, Owens Valley, California, June 1986 / / edited by David H. Wilson, Robert J. Reginato, and Kenneth J. Hollett |
Autore | Wilson Dave |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sacramento, California : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1992 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 83 pages) : illustrations, map |
Collana | Water-resources investigations report |
Soggetto topico |
Evapotranspiration - California - Owens Valley - Measurement
Water-supply - California - Owens Valley Vegetation and climate - California - Owens Valley Hydrologic cycle Evapotranspiration - Measurement Vegetation and climate Water-supply |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715947903321 |
Wilson Dave | ||
Sacramento, California : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1992 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fire and rain [[electronic resource] ] : how the destruction of tropical forests is fueling climate change : hearing before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, February 14, 2008 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 67 pages) |
Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Tropics
Global warming - Tropics Deforestation - Environmental aspects Vegetation and climate Climatic changes Environmental policy - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Fire and rain |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703059103321 |
Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global climate change and plant stress management / / edited by Mohammad Wahid Ansari, Anil Kumar Singh and Narendra Tuteja |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley, , [2023] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (462 pages) |
Disciplina | 581.35 |
Soggetto topico |
Plant genetics
Plants - Effect of stress on - Genetic aspects Plants - Metabolism Vegetation and climate |
Soggetto non controllato |
Botany
Science |
ISBN |
1-119-85855-0
1-119-85853-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Author Biographies -- Part 1 Views and Visions -- Chapter 1 Boosting Resilience of Global Crop Production Through Sustainable Stress Management -- References -- Chapter 2 Sustaining Food Security Under Changing Stress Environment -- References -- Chapter 3 Crop Improvement Under Climate Change -- 3.1 Crop Diversity to Mitigate Climate Change -- 3.2 Technology to Mitigate Climate Change -- 3.3 Farm Practices to Mitigate Climate Change -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Reactive Nitrogen in Climate Change, Crop Stress, and Sustainable Agriculture: A Personal Journey -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Reactive Nitrogen in Climate Change, Agriculture, and Beyond -- 4.3 Nitrogen, Climate, and Planetary Boundaries of Sustainability -- 4.4 Emerging Global Response and India's Leadership in It -- 4.5 Regional and Global Partnerships for Effective Interventions -- 4.6 Building Crop NUE Paradigm Amidst Growing Focus on Stress -- 4.7 From NUE Phenotype to Genotype in Rice -- 4.8 Furthering the Research and Policy Agenda -- References -- Part 2 Climate Change: Global Impact -- Chapter 5 Climate-Resilient Crops for CO2 Rich-Warmer Environment: Opportunities and Challenges -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Climate Change Trend and Abiotic Stress: Yield Losses Due to Major Climate Change Associated Stresses Heat, Drought and Their Combination -- 5.3 Update on Crop Improvement Strategies Under Changing Climate -- 5.3.1 Advances in Breeding and Genomics -- 5.3.2 Advances in Phenomics and High Throughput Platforms -- 5.3.3 Non-destructive Phenotyping to Exploit Untapped Potential of Natural Genetic Diversity -- 5.4 Exploiting Climate-Smart Cultivation Practices -- 5.5 CO2-Responsive C3 Crops for Future Environment -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References.
Chapter 6 Potential Push of Climate Change on Crop Production, Crop Adaptation, and Possible Strategies to Mitigate This -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Influence of Climate Change on the Yield of Plants -- 6.3 Crop Adaptation in Mitigating Extreme Climatic Stresses -- 6.4 Factors That Limit Crop Development -- 6.5 Influence of Climate Change on Plants' Morphobiochemical and Physiological Processes -- 6.6 Responses of Plant Hormones in Abiotic Stresses -- 6.7 Approaches to Combat Climate Changes -- 6.7.1 Cultural Methodologies -- 6.7.2 Conventional Techniques -- 6.7.3 Strategies Concerned with Genetics and Genomics -- 6.7.4 Strategies of Genome Editing -- 6.7.5 Involvement of CRISPR/Cas9 -- 6.8 Conclusions -- Conflict of Interest Statement -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 7 Agrifood and Climate Change: Impact, Mitigation, and Adaptation Strategies -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Causes of Climate Change -- 7.2.1 Greenhouse Gases -- 7.2.2 Fossil Fuel Combustion -- 7.2.3 Deforestation -- 7.2.4 Agricultural Expansion -- 7.3 Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture -- 7.3.1 Crop Productivity -- 7.3.2 Disease Development -- 7.3.3 Plant Responses to Climate Change -- 7.3.4 Livestock -- 7.3.5 Agriculture Economy -- 7.4 Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change -- 7.4.1 Climate-Smart Cultural Practices -- 7.4.2 Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies -- 7.4.3 Stress-Tolerant Varieties -- 7.4.4 Precision Management of Nutrients -- 7.4.5 Forestry and Agroforestry -- 7.5 Conclusions and Future Prospects -- References -- Chapter 8 Dynamic Photosynthetic Apparatus in Plants Combats Climate Change -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Climate Change and Photosynthetic Apparatus -- 8.3 Engineered Dynamic Photosynthetic Apparatus -- 8.4 Conclusion and Prospects -- References. Chapter 9 CRISPR/Cas Enables the Remodeling of Crops for Sustainable Climate-Smart Agriculture and Nutritional Security -- 9.1 Introduction: CRISPR/Cas Facilitated Remodeling of Crops -- 9.2 Impact of Climate Changes on Agriculture and Food Supply -- 9.3 Nutritionally Secure Climate-Smart Crops -- 9.4 Novel Game Changing Genome-Editing Approaches -- 9.4.1 Knockout-Based Approach -- 9.4.2 Knock-in-Based Approach -- 9.4.3 Activation or Repression-Based Approach -- 9.5 Genome Editing for Crop Enhancement: Ushering Towards Green Revolution 2.0 -- 9.5.1 Mitigation of Abiotic Stress -- 9.5.2 Alleviation of Biotic Stress -- 9.5.3 Biofortification -- 9.6 Harnessing the Potential of NGS and ML for Crop Design Target -- 9.7 Does CRISPR/Cas Address the Snag of Genome Editing? -- 9.8 Edited Plant Code: Security Risk Assessment -- 9.9 Conclusion: Food Security on the Verge of Climate change -- References -- Part 3 Socioeconomic Aspects of Climate Change -- Chapter 10 Perspective of Evolution of the C4 Plants to Develop Climate Designer C4 Rice as a Strategy for Abiotic Stress Management -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 How Did Plants Evolve to the C4 System? -- 10.2.1 Gene Amplification and Modification -- 10.2.2 Anatomical Preconditioning -- 10.2.3 Increase in Bundle Sheath Organelles -- 10.2.4 Glycine Shuttles and Photorespiratory CO2 Pumps -- 10.2.5 Enhancement of PEPC and PPDK Activity in the Mesophyll Tissue -- 10.2.6 Integration of C3 and C4 Cycles -- 10.3 What Are the Advantages of C4 Plants over C3 Plants? -- 10.4 Molecular Engineering of C4 Enzymes in Rice -- 10.4.1 Green Tissue-Specific Promoters -- 10.4.2 Expressing C4 Enzyme, PEPC in Rice -- 10.4.3 Expressing C4 Enzyme, PPDK in Rice -- 10.4.4 Expressing C4 Enzyme, ME and NADP-ME in Rice -- 10.4.5 Expressing Multiple C4 Enzymes in Rice -- 10.5 Application of CRISPR for Enhanced Photosynthesis. 10.6 Single-Cell C4 Species -- 10.7 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 11 Role of Legume Genetic Resources in Climate Resilience -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Legumes Under Abiotic Stress -- 11.2.1 Legumes Under Drought Stress -- 11.2.2 Legumes Under Waterlogging -- 11.2.3 Legumes Under Salinity Stress -- 11.2.4 Legumes Under Extreme Temperature -- 11.3 Genetic Resources for Legume Improvement -- 11.3.1 Lentil -- 11.3.2 Mungbean -- 11.3.3 Pigeon Pea -- 11.3.4 Chickpea -- 11.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 Oxygenic Photosynthesis - a Major Driver of Climate Change and Stress Tolerance -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Evolution of Chlorophyll -- 12.3 The Great Oxygenation Event -- 12.4 Role of Forest in the Regulation of O2 and CO2 Concentrations in the Atmosphere -- 12.5 Evolution of C4 Plants -- 12.6 The Impact of High Temperature -- 12.7 C4 Plants Are Tolerant to Salt Stress -- 12.8 Converting C3 Plants into C4 - A Himalayan Challenge -- 12.9 Carbonic Anhydrase -- 12.10 Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase -- 12.11 Malate Dehydrogenase -- 12.12 Decarboxylating Enzymes -- 12.12.1 NAD/NADP-Malic Enzyme -- 12.12.2 Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase -- 12.13 Pyruvate Orthophosphate Dikinase -- 12.14 Regulation of C4 Photosynthetic Gene Expression -- 12.15 Use of C3 Orthologs of C4 Enzymes -- 12.16 Conclusions and Future Directions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 13 Expand the Survival Limits of Crop Plants Under Cold Climate Region -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Physiology of Cold Stress Tolerant Plants -- 13.3 Stress Perception and Signaling -- 13.4 Plant Survival Mechanism -- 13.5 Engineering Cold Stress Tolerance -- 13.6 Future Directions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 14 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and Climate-Smart Agriculture: Prospects and Challenges -- 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 What Is Climate-Smart Agriculture? -- 14.3 AMF as a Tool to Practice Climate-Smart Agriculture -- 14.3.1 AMF in Increasing Productivity of Agricultural Systems -- 14.3.2 AMF-Induced Resilience in Crops to Climate Change -- 14.3.3 AMF-Mediated Mitigation of Climate Change -- 14.3.4 Agricultural Practices and AMF Symbiosis - Crop Rotations, Tillage, and Agrochemicals -- 14.3.5 AMF Symbiosis and Climate Change -- 14.3.6 Conclusions and Future Perspectives -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Part 4 Plant Stress Under Climate Change: Molecular Insights -- Chapter 15 Plant Stress and Climate Change: Molecular Insight -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Different Stress Factors and Climate Changes Effects in Plants -- 15.2.1 Water Stress -- 15.2.2 Temperature Stress -- 15.2.3 Salinity Stress -- 15.2.4 Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation Stress -- 15.2.5 Heavy Metal Stress -- 15.2.6 Air Pollution Stress -- 15.2.7 Climate Change -- 15.3 Plant Responses Against Stress -- 15.3.1 Water Stress Responses -- 15.3.2 Temperature Stress Responses -- 15.3.3 Salinity Stress Responses -- 15.3.4 Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation Stress -- 15.3.5 Heavy Metal Stress Responses -- 15.3.6 Air Pollution Stress Responses -- 15.3.7 Climate Change Responses -- 15.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16 Developing Stress-Tolerant Plants: Role of Small GTP Binding Proteins (RAB and RAN) -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 A Brief Overview of GTP-Binding Proteins -- 16.3 Small GTP-Binding Proteins -- 16.3.1 RAB -- 16.3.2 RAN -- 16.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 17 Biotechnological Strategies to Generate Climate-Smart Crops: Recent Advances and Way Forward -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Climate Change and Crop Yield -- 17.3 Effect of Climate Change on Crop Morpho-physiology, and Molecular Level -- 17.4 Plant Responses to Stress Conditions -- 17.5 Strategies to Combat Climate Change. 17.5.1 Cultural and Conventional Methods. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830738903321 |
Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley, , [2023] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Green planet [[electronic resource] ] : how plants keep the Earth alive / / Stanley A. Rice |
Autore | Rice Stanley A. <1957-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
Disciplina | 581.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Plant ecology
Vegetation and climate Plants, Useful |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-03358-1
9786612033582 0-8135-4653-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | An injured paradise -- Plants put the oxygen in the air -- Greenhouse earth : plants help to keep the Earth from overheating -- Shade : trees make good air conditioners -- The water cycle : plants prevent droughts and floods -- Plants feed the world -- Plants create soil -- Plants create habitats -- Plants heal the landscape -- How agriculture changed the world -- Why we need plant diversity -- What can we do? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454560303321 |
Rice Stanley A. <1957-> | ||
New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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