Crop Science 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Savin, Roxana (Editor), Slafer, Gustavo a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1493986228 ISBN-13: 9781493986224 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $379.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General - Science | Chemistry - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
Dewey: 338.927 |
Series: Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology |
Physical Information: 514 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book offers a comprehensive and state-of-the-art source reference for understanding the functions and mechanisms responsible for yield and quality determination under a range of conditions. By uncovering relationships and challenges of successful and scalable crop management and breeding, this volume addresses the challenges of environmentally sound production of bulk and quality food, fodder, fiber, and energy which are of ongoing international concern. Contemporary agriculture and crop management confronts the challenge of increasing demand in terms of quantitative and qualitative production targets. These targets have to be achieved against a background of climate change, including soil and water scarcity and higher temperatures, and the environmental and social aspects of agricultural sustainability. This book views crop production as an active source of methods, theories, ideas, and tools for application in genetic improvement and agronomy. |