Crop Physiology: Applications for Genetic Improvement and Agronomy

ISBN-13: 9780123744319 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 1000 str.

Sadras

Opis

Never before has a holistic approach to sustainable agriculture and plant physiology been presented in one source.

This book compiles a multi-authored and international perspective on the ways in which crop physiology could be integrated with other disciplines. With a focus on genetic improvement and agronomy, this book addresses the challenges of environmentally sound production of bulk and quality food, fodder, fiber and energy, which are of ongoing international concern.

* Provides a view of crop physiology as an active source of methods, theories, ideas and tools for application in genetic improvement and agronomy

* Written by leading scientists from around the world with publication records of demonstrable influence and impact

* Combines environment-specific cropping systems and general principles of crop science to appeal to advanced students and scientists in agriculture-related disciplines, from molecular sciences to natural resources management

Recenzje

"This volume is a compilation of 21 reviews, ably edited and presented in three parts as Farming System, Capture and Use of Resources and Crop Physiology.The scale The book contains a great deal of useful information."---Experimental Agriculture

"This book provides deep and detailed study of the latest research problems in crop physiology for breeders, geneticist, ecologists, ecophysiologists and physiologists; therefore, this book is recommendable to practitioners of, all those who want to implement the most recent advances in crop technology. Moreover, this textbook is a valuable reference for physiology and agronomy students."-- Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Spis treści

1. Sustainable Agriculture and Crop PhysiologyVictor Sadras, Daniel Calderini and David ConnorPart 1 -Farming Systems: Case Studies2. Farming Systems of Australia: Exploiting the Synergy between Genetic Improvement and Agronomy 3. Farming Systems of Argentina: Yield Constraints and Risk Management 4. Improving Farming Systems in Northern European Conditions5. Cereal-based Cropping Systems in Asia: Nutrition and Disease ManagementPart 2 - Capture and Efficiency in the Use of Resources: Quantitative Frameworks6. Improving Productivity to Face Water Scarcity in Irrigated Agriculture7. Crop Radiation Capture and Use Efficiency: A Framework for Crop Growth Analysis8. Quantifying Crop Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency and Avenues to Improve Nitrogen-use EfficiencyPart 3 - Crop physiology, Genetic Improvement, 9. Darwinian Agriculture: Real, Imaginary and Complex Trade-offs as Constraints and Opportunities10. Modelling Crop Improvement in a G x E x M Framework via Gene-trait-phenotype Relationships11. Integration of Biotechnology, Plant Breeding and Crop Physiology: Dealing with Complex Interactions from a Physiological Perspective12. Crop Development: Genetic Control, Environmental Modulation and Relevance for Genetic Improvement of Crop Yield13. Crop Roots Systems Form and Function: Improving the Capture of Water and Nutrients with Vigorous Root Systems14. Integrated Views in Plant Breeding: Modern Approaches for an Old Topic15. Genetic Improvement of Grain Crops: Yield Potential16. Management and Breeding Strategies for the Improvement of Grain and Oil Quality17. Dynamics of Crop-Pathogen Interactions: From Gene to Continental Scale18. Improving Crop Competitiveness with Weeds: Adaptations and Tradeoffs 19. Dynamic and Functional Monitoring Technologies for Applications in Crop Management 20. Crop Physiology, Modelling and Climate Change: Impact and Adaptation Strategies 21. Whither Crop Physiology?