Crop Science : Progress and Prospects

by J. Nösberger; H. H. Geiger; P. C. Struik

• ISBN13: 9780851995304
• ISBN10: 0851995306
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-03
• Publisher: Cab Intl

Summary

This book includes keynote invited papers from the Third International Crop Science Congress held in Hamburg, Germany, in August 2000. All papers have been prepared within strict editorial guidelines to ensure that the work is a balanced review text that provides an overview of the major issues confronting crop science today and in the future. It represents a suitable advanced textbook for students, as well as offering research workers concise overviews of topics adjacent to their areas of research. Contributors include leading authorities from Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xv
Congress Sponsors	p. xvii
Facing the Growing Needs of Mankind
Food Security? We Are Losing Ground Fast!	p. 1
The Future of World, National and Household Food Security	p. 15
Crop Science Research to Assure Food Security	p. 33
Modifying the Composition of Plant Foods for Better Human Health	p. 53
Facing the Growing Needs of Mankind--Grasslands and Rangelands	p. 65
Stress in Crops and Cropping Systems
Abiotic Stresses, Plant Reaction and New Approaches Towards Understanding Stress Tolerance	p. 81
Plant Stress Factors: Their Impact on Productivity of Cropping Systems	p. 101
Optimizing Water Use	p. 119
Abiotic Stresses and Staple Crops	p. 137
Biotic Stresses in Crops	p. 155
Management of Complex Interactions for Growth Resources and of Biotic Stresses in Agroforestry	p. 175
Diversity in Agroecosystems
Optimizing Crop Diversification	p. 191
Biodiversity of Agroecosystems: Past, Present and Uncertain Future	p. 213
Conservation and Utilization of Biodiversity in the Andean Ecoregion	p. 231
The Role of Landscape Heterogeneity in the Sustainability of Cropping Systems	p. 243
Designing Crops and Cropping Systems for the Future
Cropping Systems for the Future	p. 261
Will Yield Barriers Limit Future Rice Production?	p. 281
New Crops for the 21st Century	p. 307
Plant Biotechnology: Methods, Goals and Achievements	p. 329
Transgenic Plants for Sustainable Crop Production	p. 351
Position Papers
Crop Science: Scientific and Ethical Challenges to Meet Human Needs	p. 369
Declaration of Hamburg	p. 381
Index	p. 385
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