Improvement of Crops in the Era of Climatic Changes: Volume 1

by Parvaiz Ahmad

Book Overview

Current trends in population growth hint that global food production is unlikely to gratify future demands under predicted climate change scenarios unless the rates of crop improvement are accelerated. Crop production faces numerous challenges, due to changing environmental conditions and evolving needs for new plant-derived materials. These challenges come at a time when the plant sciences are witnessing remarkable progress in understanding fundamental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493955659
• ISBN13: 9781493955657
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 397 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"