Screen LibraryImprovement of crops in the era of climatic changes. Volume 1 /
"Current trends in population growth hint that global food production is unlikely to gratify future demands under predicted climate change scenarios unless the rates of crop improvement are accelerated. Crop production faces numerous challenges, due to changing environmental conditions and evol...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Current trends in population growth hint that global food production is unlikely to gratify future demands under predicted climate change scenarios unless the rates of crop improvement are accelerated. Crop production faces numerous challenges, due to changing environmental conditions and evolving needs for new plant-derived materials. These challenges come at a time when the plant sciences are witnessing remarkable progress in understanding fundamental processes of plant growth and development. Drought, heat, cold and salinity are among the major abiotic stresses that often cause a series |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 397 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781461488293 (hardback) : 9781461488309 (eBook) |
| Index Number: | SB106 |
| CLC: | S33 |
| Call Number: | S33/I348-1/v. 1 |