Food security and climate change /
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd,
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Publisher Address: | Hoboken, NJ : |
Publication Dates: | 2019. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xxii, 546 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781119180647 1119180643 |
Index Number: | S600 |
CLC: | S162.5 |
Call Number: | S162.5/F686 |
Contents: |
Climate change, agriculture and food security / Changes in food supply and demand by 2050 / Crop responses to rising atmospheric [CO₂] and global climate change / Adaptation of cropping systems to drought under climate change (examples from Australia and Spain) / Combined impacts of carbon, temperature, and drought to sustain food production / Scope, options and approaches to climate change / Mitigation and adaptation approaches to sustain food security under climate change / Role of plant breeding to sustain food security under climate change / Role of plant genetic resources in food security / Breeding new generation genotypes for conservation agriculture in maize-wheat cropping systems under climate change / Pests and diseases under climate change : its threat to food security / Crop production management to climate change / Vegetable genetic resources for food and nutrition security under climate change / Sustainable vegetable production to sustain food security under climate change at global level / Sustainable production of roots and tuber crops for food security under climate change / The roles of biotechnology in agriculture to sustain food security under climate change / Application of biotechnologies in the conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources for food security / Climate change influence on herbicide efficacy and weed management / Farmers' knowledge and adaptation to climate change to ensure food security / Farmer and community-led approaches to climate change adaptation of agriculture using agricultural biodiversity and genetic resources / Accessing genetic diversity for food security and climate change adaptation in select communities in Africa / |