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050	0	0	_aSB106.I47 _bI472 2014
082	0	4	_a631.523 _223
245	0	0	_aImprovement of crops in the era of climatic changes / _cParvaiz Ahmad, Mohd Rafiq Wani, Mohamed Mahgoub Azooz, Lam-Son Phan Tran, editors.
264		1	_aNew York : _bSpringer, _c[2014]-
300			_avolume : 1 _billustrations (some color) ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_a"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 processes of plant growth and development. Drought, heat, cold and salinity are among the major abiotic stresses that often cause a series of morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular alterations which adversely affect plant growth, development and productivity, consequently posing a serious challenge for sustainable food production in large parts of the world, particularly in emerging countries. This emphasizes the urgency of finding better ways to translate new advances in plant science into concrete successes in agricultural production. To overcome the pessimistic influence of abiotic stresses and to maintain the food security in the face of these challenges, new, improved and tolerant crop varieties, contemporary breeding techniques, and cavernous understanding of the mechanisms that counteract detrimental climate changes are indubitably needed to sustain the requisite food supply. In this context, Improvement of Crops in the Era of Climatic Changes, Volume 1 provides a state-of-the-art guide to recent developments that aid in the understanding of plant responses to abiotic stresses and lead to new horizons vis--vis prime strategies for translating current research into applied solutions to create strong yields and overall crop improvement under such unfavourable environments. Written by a diverse group of internationally famed scholars, Improvement of Crops in the Era of Climatic Changes, Volume 1 is a brief yet all-inclusive resource that is immensely advantageous for researchers, students, environmentalists, soil scientists, professionals, and many others in the quest of advancement in this flourishing field of research."-- _cBack cover.
650		0	_aCrop improvement. _9132613
700	1		_aAhmad, Parvaiz, _eeditor of compilation. _9132547
700	1		_aWani, Mohd Rafiq, _eeditor of compilation. _9132616
700	1		_aAzooz, Mohamed Mahgoub, _eeditor of compilation. _9132617
700	1		_aTran, Lam-Son Phan, _eeditor of compilation. _9132618
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1602/2013950910-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1602/2013950910-d.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1602/2013950910-t.html
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