Developing Climate-Resilient Crops

1879,-

Kjøp

<P><STRONG>Developing Climate-Resilient Crops: Improving Global Food Security and Safety</STRONG> is timely, as the world is gradually waking up to the fact that a global food crisis of enormous proportions is brewing. Climate change is creating immense problems for agricultural productivity worldwide, resulting in higher food prices. This book elucidates the causative aspects of climate modification related to agriculture, soil, and plants, and discusses the relevant resulting mitigation process and also how new tools and resources can be used to develop climate-resilient crops.</P><B><P>Features:</P><UL></B><P><LI>Addresses the limits of the anthropogenic global warming theory advocated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change</LI><P></P><P><LI>Presents the main characters (drought tolerance, heat tolerance, water-use efficiency, disease resistance, nitrogen-use efficiency, nitrogen fixation, and carbon sequestration) necessary for climate-resilient agriculture</LI><P></P><P>