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Crop science : progress and prospects /

These proceedings of the Third International Crop Science Congress contain 20 chapters which are divided into 5 parts. Part 1 provides an overview of the basic necessities of man and the constraints imposed by scarce natural resources and the actual genetic potential of the crop. Part 2 discusses th...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Crop Science Congress
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2001.
Subjects:
Crop science > Congresses.
Plant Production.
Plant Cropping Systems.
Biotechnology (General), (Revised June 2002)
Biotechnology.
Crop production.
Cropping systems.
Stress.
Stress factors.
Electronic books.
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • Food Security? We Are Losing Ground Fast! / F.W.T. Penning de Vries
  • The Future of World, National and Household Food Security / F. Heidhues
  • Crop Science Research to Assure Food Security / K.G. Cassman
  • Modifying the Composition of Plant Foods for Better Human Health / R.F. Hurrell
  • Facing the Growing Needs of Mankind - Grasslands and Rangelands / R.J. Wilkins
  • Abiotic Stresses, Plant Reaction and New Approaches Towards Understanding Stress Tolerance / H.J. Bohnert and R.A. Bressan
  • Plant Stress Factors : Their Impact on Productivity of Cropping Systems / U.R. Sangakkara
  • Optimizing Water Use / N.C. Turner
  • Abiotic Stresses and Staple Crops / G.O. Edmeades, M. Cooper, R. Lafitte, C. Zinselmeier, J.-M. Ribaut, J.E. Habben, C. Löffler and M. Bänziger
  • Biotic Stresses in Crops / R. Nelson
  • Management of Complex Interactions for Growth Resources and of Biotic Stresses in Agroforestry / C.K. Ong and M.R. Rao
  • Optimizing Crop Diversification / D.J. Connor
  • Biodiversity of Agroecosystems : Past, Present and Uncertain Future / P.J. Edwards and A. Hilbeck
  • Conservation and Utilization of Biodiversity in the Andean Eco-region / W.W. Collins
  • The Role of Landscape Heterogeneity in the Sustainability of Cropping Systems / J. Baudry and F. Papy
  • Cropping Systems for the Future / J. Boiffin, E. Malezieux and D. Picard
  • Will Yield Barriers Limit Future Rice Production? / J.E. Sheehy
  • New Crops for the 21st Century / J. Janick
  • Plant Biotechnology : Methods, Goals and Achievements / U. Sonnewald and K. Herbers
  • Transgenic Plants for Sustainable Crop Production / B. Keller and E. Hütter Carabias
  • Crop Science : Scientific and Ethical Challenges to Meet Human Needs / L.O. Fresco
  • Declaration of Hamburg / J.H.J. Spiertz.

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