Aids researchers in determining areas that require further experimentation or areas that should be revisited in light of new technology. Such concerns include the ability to accommodate these uncertain effects to ensure an adequate food supply for an increasing population. This book is the first comprehensive examination of the potential effects climate change will have on crop production systems. It also reviews the effects such systems have on climate change itself. There are individual chapters on the principal cereal crops, soybean, cotton, vegetables, roots and tubers, as well as on grasslands, trees and rangelands.
Environmental factors influence a number of plant physiological processes uniquely.
These chapters discuss the mechanisms of species responses to temperature, carbon dioxide, radiation, water and nutrients. Playing an important role in fostering dialogue among the scientific community, including policy makers, and in furthering integrated responses to global climatic change, this book is written by leading international authorities from the USA, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. It is indispensable for advanced students and researchers in crop science, including breeding and technology, environmental plant physiology, ecology and climatology.