Plant Genomics and Climate Change
This book explores the impact of climate change on agriculture and our future ability to produce the crops which are the foundation of the human diet. The sustainability of agriculture is being challenged by climate change and rising food demand from
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ant Genomics and Climate Change
Plant Genomics and Climate Change
David Edwards • Jacqueline Batley Editors
Plant Genomics and Climate Change
Editors David Edwards School of Plant Biology and Institute of Agriculture University of Western Australia Crawley, WA, Australia
Jacqueline Batley School of Plant Biology and Institute of Agriculture University of Western Australia Crawley, WA, Australia
ISBN 978-1-4939-3534-5 ISBN 978-1-4939-3536-9 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-3536-9
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Preface
The sustainability of agriculture is being challenged by climate change and rising food demand from a larger and wealthier human population. Humanity faces a global food deficit unless the efficiency and resilience of crop production is improved. Within the coming decades challenges to international food production will occur like no other time in human history, and a substantial increase in the production of food is essential if we are to continue to feed the growing human population. There is an urgent need to increase crop yield, quality and stability of production, enhancing the resilience of crops to climate variability and increasing the productivity of minor crops to diversify food production. Improvements in agricultural practice and the increased use of fertilisers and pesticides have increased food production over the last few decades; however it is now considered that further such improvements are limited. The science of genomics offers the greatest potential for crop improvement. This book explores the impact of climate change on agriculture and our future ability to produce the crops which are the foundation of the human diet. Further chapters address t
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