Current 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. In order to maintain food security in the face of these challenges, a holistic approach that includes stress-tolerant germplasm, sustainable crop and natural resource management, and sound policy interventions will be needed.The first volume in the CABI Climate Change Series, this book will provide an overview of the essential disciplines required for sustainable crop production in unpredictable environments. Chapters include discussions of adapting to biotic and abiotic stresses, sustainable and resource-conserving technologies and new tools for enhancing crop adaptation. Examples of successful applications as well as future prospects of how each discipline can be expected to evolve over the next 30 years are also presented. Laying out the basic concepts needed to adapt to and mitigate changes in crop environments, this will be an essential resource for researchers and students in crop and environmental science as well as policy makers.
Author(s): Matthew P Reynolds
Edition: First
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 320
Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 9
Foreword......Page 12
Preface......Page 16
Dedication......Page 17
Acknowledgement......Page 18
1 Adapting Crops to Climate Change: a Summary......Page 19
2 Scenarios of Climate Change Within the Context of Agriculture......Page 27
3 Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture to 2030......Page 58
4 Preventing Potential Disease and Pest Epidemics Under a Changing Climate......Page 70
5 Breeding for Adaptation to Heat and Drought Stress......Page 91
6 Breeding Crops for Tolerance to Salinity, Waterlogging and Inundation......Page 112
7 Multi-location Testing as a Tool to Identify Plant Response to Global Climate Change......Page 135
8 Genetic Approaches to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Increasing Carbon Capture and Decreasing Environmental Impact......Page 159
9 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in the Main Cereal Systems: Rice, Wheat and Maize......Page 171
10 How Conservation Agriculture Can Contribute to Buffering Climate Change......Page 197
11 Management of Resident Soil Microbial Community Structure and Function to Suppress Soilborne Disease Development......Page 220
12 Biotechnology in Agriculture......Page 239
13 GIS and Crop Simulation Modelling Applications in Climate Change Research......Page 265
14 Statistical Models for Studying and Understanding Genotype × Environment Interaction in an Era of Climate Change and Increased Genetic Information......Page 283
B......Page 305
C......Page 306
F......Page 307
I......Page 308
N......Page 309
S......Page 310
W......Page 311
Y......Page 312
The colour plates......Page 35
