Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Maize Volume 1: From Improved Varieties to Local Applications

by Santiago Lopez Ridaura, Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez, Mariana Wongtschowski, et al.

Maize is one of the most important and widely grown cereal crops in the world and is a staple food for almost a billion people, particularly in the developing world. It has been estimated that maize yields need to increase by 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from pests and diseases and the need to make cultivation more resource-efficient and sustainable.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786760088
• ISBN13: 9781786760081
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"