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Worldwide climatic changes have been raising concerns about potential changes to crop yields and production systems. Such concerns inlcude the ability to accommodate these uncertain effects in order to ensure an adequate food supply for an increasing population. Written by international experts, this book is a comprehensive examination of the potential effects climate change, particularly greenhouses gases, will have on agrosystems. It also reviews the effects such systems have on climate change itself.

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Author:   K Reddy (Mississippi State University, USA) ,  Mary Peet (Department of Horticultural Science, 220 Kilgore Hall, Box 7609, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695-7609, UNITED STATES) ,  Harry Hodges (Department of Plant Sciences, Mississippi State University, USA) ,  Harry Hodges (Department of Plant Sciences, Mississippi State University, USA)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.021kg
ISBN:  

9780851994390

ISBN 10:   0851994393
Pages:   488
Publication Date:   25 April 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction 1: Climate Change and Global Crop Productivity: An Overview, K R Reddy and H F Hodges Part 2: The Problem: Changing Biosphere 2: Climate Change and Variability, L O Mearns, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA 3: Agricultural Contributions to Greenhouse Gas Emissions, D C Reicoski, North Central Soil Conservation Lab, USA, et al. Part 3: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change 4: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Wheat, D W Lawlor IACR-Rothamsted, UK, et al. 5: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Rice, T Horie, Kyoto University, Japan, et al. 6: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Maize and Sorghum, K J Young University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, et al. 7: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Soybean, L H Allen, Jr. USDA-Agricultural Research Service, University of Florida, USA, et al. 8: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Cotton, K R Reddy, et al. 9: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Root and Tuberous Crops, F Miglietta, Inst. Nazionale Analisi e Protezione Agro-ecosistemi, IATA-CNR, Italy, et al. 10: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Vegetable Crops, M M Peet, North Carolina State University, USA, et al. 11: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Tree Crops, I A Janssens, University of Antwerp, Belgium, et al. 12: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Productive Grasslands, J Noesberger and H Blum, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland, et al. 13: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Rangelands, H W Polley, Grassland, Soil & Water Research Laboratory, USA, et al. 14: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Crop, P S Nobel, University of California, USA 15: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Crop/Weed Interactions, J A Bunce USDA-ARS, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USA, et al. 16: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Pests and Population Dynamics, A P Gutierrez, University of California, USA 17: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Soil Organic Matter Dynamics, G I Agren, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden, et al. 18: Crop Ecosystem Responses to Climatic Change: Interactive Effects of Ozone, Ultraviolet-B Radiation, Sulphur Dioxide and Carbon Dioxide on Crops, J V Groth University of Minnesota, USA, et al. Part 4: Mitigation Strategies 19: Crop Breeding Strategies for the 21st Century, A E Hall, University of California, USA, et al. 20: Role of Biotechnology in Crop Productivity in a Changing Environment, N Cheikh, Monsanto Company, USA, et al. Part 5: Economic and Social Impacts 21: Global, Regional and Local Food Production and Trade in a Changing Environment, J Reilly, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, USA, et al.

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