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Author:   Zed Rengel (University of Western Australia)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   0.721kg
ISBN:  

9780813819891

ISBN 10:   081381989
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   22 February 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributors vii Preface xi 1 Current State and Future Potential of Global Food Production and Consumption 3 Christine Heumesser, Simon Thaler, Martin Schönhart, and Erwin Schmid 2 Water Resources and Global Change 21 Martin Wegehenkel 3 Translating Water into Food: How Water Cycles in Natural and Agricultural Landscapes 33 Andrzej Kędziora and Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz 4 Nutrients as Limited Resources: Global Trends in Fertilizer Production and Use 57 Patrick Heffer and Michel Prud’homme 5 The Flow of Phosphorus in Food Production and Consumption Systems 79 Tina-Simone S. Neset, Dana Cordell, and Lotta Andersson 6 Matching Soil Nutrient Supply and Crop Demand during the Growing Season 93 Terry Rose and Bill Bowden 7 Physiology of Nitrogen-Use Efficiency 105 Al Imran Malik and Zed Rengel 8 Improving Crop Nitrogen Use in Dryland Farming: Interactions and Potential Trade-offs between Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 123 Trevor P. Garnett and Greg J. Rebetzke 9 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Water-Use Efficiency 145 Lianne Merchuk and Yehoshua Saranga 10 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Examples from Common Beans 161 Matthew W. Blair 11 Using Simulation Modeling of Root Growth and Function as an Aid in Breeding for Increased Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 177 Art J. Diggle and Vanessa M. Dunbabin 12 Improving Crop Production in the Arid Mediterranean Climate 187 Sven-Erik Jacobsen, Christian Richardt Jensen, and Fulai Liu 13 Agronomic Principles of Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Case Studies in Dryland Grain Production in Australia 211 John A. Kirkegaard and Michael J. Robertson 14 Use of Organic Fertilizers Alone or in Combination with Inorganic Ones: Effects on Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Indian Farming Systems 235 Cherkumalli Srinivasarao, Bandi Venkateswarlu, Dattatreya Mahabaleswara Hegde, K. Venkateswara Rao, and Sumanta Kundu 15 Current Status and Future Perspectives to Increase Nutrientand Water-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems in China 263 Mingsheng Fan, Xiying Zhang, Lixing Yuan, Weifeng Zhang, and Fusuo Zhang 16 Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production in South America 275 Nand K. Fageria and Luís F. Stone Index 297

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Zed Rengel is Winthrop Professor in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Western Australia.

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