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Improving Water and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems
Zed Rengel (Edited by), Z Rengel (Author)
9780813819891, Wiley
Hardback, published 22 February 2013
320 pages
25.2 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.721 kg
Improving Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems provides professionals, students, and policy makers with an in-depth view of various aspects of water and nutrient us in crop production. The book covers topics related to global economic, political, and social issues related to food production and distribution, describes various strategies and mechanisms that increase water and nutrient use efficiency, and review te curren situation and potential improvements in major food-producing systems on each continent. The book also deals with problems experienced by developed countries separtaely from problems facing developing countries. Improving Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency emphasizes judicious water and nutrient management which is aimed at maximising water and nutrient utilisation in the agricultural landscape, and minimising undesirable nutrient losses to the environment.
Contributors vii Preface xi 1 Current State and Future Potential of Global Food Production and Consumption 3 2 Water Resources and Global Change 21 3 Translating Water into Food: How Water Cycles in Natural and Agricultural Landscapes 33 4 Nutrients as Limited Resources: Global Trends in Fertilizer Production and Use 57 5 The Flow of Phosphorus in Food Production and Consumption Systems 79 6 Matching Soil Nutrient Supply and Crop Demand during the Growing Season 93 7 Physiology of Nitrogen-Use Efficiency 105 8 Improving Crop Nitrogen Use in Dryland Farming: Interactions and Potential Trade-offs between Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 123 9 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Water-Use Efficiency 145 10 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Examples from Common Beans 161 11 Using Simulation Modeling of Root Growth and Function as an Aid in Breeding for Increased Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 177 12 Improving Crop Production in the Arid Mediterranean Climate 187 13 Agronomic Principles of Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Case Studies in Dryland Grain Production in Australia 211 14 Use of Organic Fertilizers Alone or in Combination with Inorganic Ones: Effects on Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Indian Farming Systems 235 15 Current Status and Future Perspectives to Increase Nutrientand Water-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems in China 263 16 Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production in South America 275 Index 297
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Subject Areas: Science: general issues [PD]
