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Improving crop productivity in sustainable agriculture /

An up-to-date overview of current progress in improving crop quality and quantity using modern methods. With a particular emphasis on genetic engineering, this text focusses on crop improvement under adverse conditions, paying special attention to such staple crops as rice, maize, and pulses. Improv...

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Group Author: Tuteja, Narendra; Gill, Sarvajeet Singh; Tuteja, Renu
Published: Wiley-Blackwell,
Publisher Address: Weinheim :
Publication Dates: [2013]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Crop improvement
Sustainable agriculture
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527665334
Summary: An up-to-date overview of current progress in improving crop quality and quantity using modern methods. With a particular emphasis on genetic engineering, this text focusses on crop improvement under adverse conditions, paying special attention to such staple crops as rice, maize, and pulses. Improving Crop Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture includes an excellent mix of specific examples, such as the creation of nutritionally-fortified rice and a discussion of the political and economic implications of genetically engineered food. The result is a must-have hands-on.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxxi, 518 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9783527665334
3527665331
9783527665181
3527665188
9783527665198
3527665196
9783527665204
352766520X
9781299157804
1299157807
Index Number: SB106
CLC: S33
Contents: Part 1. Climate Change and Abiotic Stress Factors: Climate Change and Food Security / R.B. Singh -- Improving Crop Productivity under Changing Environment / Navjot K. Dhillon, Satbir S. Gosal, Manjit S. Kang -- Genetic Engineering for Acid Soil Tolerance in Plants / Sagarika Mishra, Lingaraj Sahoo, Sanjib K. Panda -- Evaluation of Tropospheric O₃ Effects on Global Agriculture: A New Insight / Richa Rai, Abhijit Sarkar, S.B. Agrawal, Madhoolika Agrawal -- Part 2. Methods to Improve Crop Productivity: Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases in Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants: "-Omics" Appr

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