Overview

Climate change is a diverse, multifactorial phenomenon, meaning that the agronomic strategies needed are case-specific and will have regional differences. This book provides an integrated view of the challenges and opportunities that will face agriculture in the future as a result of climate change. It discusses how the stresses resulting from climate change can be overcome by assessing, measuring and predicting environmental changes and stresses, identifying opportunities and adapting to change and responding to multifactorial change. Challenges and potential strategies that might be taken to overcome these are illustrated using a number of case studies. Climate change will pose many challenges to agriculture in the future, but by taking an integrative approach to predicting and adapting to change, this book will inspire researchers to turn those challenges into opportunities.

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Author:   Jose Araus (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico) ,  Jaume Casadesús (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia dels Aliments (IRTA), Spain) ,  Gustavo Slafer (University of Lleida, Spain) ,  Juan Ferrio Díaz (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781845936808

ISBN 10:   1845936809
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   09 November 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Looking at the Past 1: Global Change and the Origins of Agriculture Part II: Present and Future Challenges in Different Agricultural Systems 2: Climate Change in Drylands: From Assessment Methods to Adaptation Strategies 3: Agronomic Avenues to Maximize the Benefits of Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration in Asian Irrigated Rice Systems 4: Recent Changes in Pampean Agriculture: Possible New Avenues in Coping with Global Change Challenges 5: Global Change Challenges for Horticultural Systems Part III: Coping With Climate Change 6: The Impact of High CO2 on Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance 7: Breeding to Improve Grain Yield in Water-limited Environments: the CSIRO Experience with Wheat 8: Molecular Breeding for a Changing Climate: Bridging Ecophysiology and Molecular Biology 9: Crop Management to Cope with Global Change: a Systems Perspective Aided by Information Technologies Part IV: Integrating Efforts in the Future 10: The Way Ahead: From Science to Policy; Coordinating Efforts in a Global World

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Jose Luis Araus is at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. Gustavo Ariel Slafer teaches at the University of Lleida, Spain.

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