Crop Adaptation to Climate Change

Shyam S. Yadav is International Advisor in Agriculture at Civilian Technical Assistance Program, General Directorate of Programs, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock, Kabul, Afghanistan Robert Redden is a Curator of genetic resources at the Australian Temperate and Field Crops Collection (ATFCC), Department of Primary Industries, AustraliaJerry L. Hatfield is Laboratory Director and Supervisory Plant Physiologist at the USDA-Agriculture Research Service, United States of AmericaHermann Lotze-Campen is a Group Leader in Earth System Analysis at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), GermanyAnthony Hall is Emeritus Professor of Plant Physiology at the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside, California, United States of America

• List of Contributors ixList of Editors xviAbout the Editors xviiForeword by Daniel Hillel and Cynthia Rosenzweig xxForeword by M.S. Swaminathan xxiiForeword by Martin Parry xxivForeword by Ahmed Djoghlaf xxvForeword by Cary Fowler xxviiForeword by David K. Skelly xxixForeword by Walter P. Falcon xxxPreface xxxiiAcknowledgments xxxiiiChapter 1.1: Climate Change, Population Growth, and Crop Production: An Overview 1 Hermann Lotze-CampenChapter 1.2: Downscaling Global Climatic Predictions to the Regional Level: A Case Study of Regional Effects of Climate Change on Wheat Crop Production in Victoria, Australia 12Garry O’Leary, Brendan Christy, Anna Weeks, James Nuttall, Penny Riffkin, Craig Beverly, and Glenn FitzgeraldChapter 2: Agroecology: Implications for Plant Response to Climate Change 27Jerry L. Hatfield and John H. PruegerChapter 3.1: Impacts of Climate Change on Crop Production in Latin America 44Andy Jarvis, Julian Ramirez, Osana Bonilla-Findji, and Emmanuel ZapataChapter 3.2: Changing Climate in North America: Implications for Crops 57Jerry L. HatfieldChapter 3.3: Regional Impacts of Climate Change: Africa 66Ranjana Bhattacharjee, Bonny R. Ntare, Emmanuel Otoo, and Pius Z. YandaChapter 3.4: Regional Climate Impacts on Agriculture in Europe 78Hermann Lotze-CampenChapter 3.5: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union 84Andrei Kirilenko and Nikolay DroninChapter 3.6: Climate Change Impact in Agriculture: Vulnerability and Adaptation Concerns of Semiarid Tropics in Asia 107Naveen P. Singh, Ma Cynthia S. Bantilan, A. Ashok Kumar, Pasupuleti Janila, and Abu Wali R. HassanChapter 3.7: Climate Change Impacts in Japan and Southeast Asia: Implications for Crop Adaptation 131Sivapuram V.R.K. PrabhakarChapter 3.8: Regional Impacts: Australia 143Mark S. Howden and Steven J. CrimpChapter 4: Synthesis of Regional Impacts and Global Agricultural Adjustments 156Neil C. Turner and Rolf MeyerChapter 5.1: Impacts of High-Temperature Stress and Potential Opportunities for Breeding 166Rishi P. Singh, P.V. Vara Prasad, Ambrish K. Sharma, and K. Raja ReddyChapter 5.2: Responses to Increased Moisture Stress and Extremes: Whole Plant Response to Drought under Climate Change 186Vincent Vadez, Jana Kholova, Sunita Choudhary, Paul Zindy, Médulline Terrier, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Pasala Ratna Kumar, and Neil C. TurnerChapter 6: Plant Responses to Increased Carbon Dioxide 198S. Seneweera and R.M. NortonChapter 7: Genetics Options for Improving the Productivity of Wheat in Water-Limited and Temperature-Stressed Environments 218R.M. Trethowan and T. MahmoodChapter 8: Genetic Adjustment to Changing Climates: Pea 238Clarice J. Coyne, Rebecca J. McGee, Robert J. Redden, Mike J. Ambrose, Bonnie J. Furman, and Carol A. MilesChapter 9: Genetic Adjustment to Changing Climates: Chickpea 251Muhammad Imtiaz, Rajinder S. Malhotra, and Shyam S. YadavChapter 10: Genetic Adjustment to Changing Climates: faba bean 269Gérard Duc, Wolfgang Link, Pascal Marget, Robert J. Redden, Frederick L. Stoddard, Ana MariaTorres, and Jose I. CuberoChapter 11: Adaptation of the Potato Crop to Changing Climates 287Roland Schafleitner, Julian Ramirez, Andy Jarvis, Daniele Evers, Raymundo Gutierrez, and Mariah ScurrahChapter 12: Genetic Adjustment to Changing Climates: Rice 298Tanguy Lafarge, Shaobing Peng, Toshihiro Hasegawa, William P. Quick, S.V. Krishna Jagadish, and Reiner WassmannChapter 13: Genetic Adjustment to Changing Climates: Maize 314Mark E. Westgate and Jerry L. HatfieldChapter 14: Sorghum Genetic Enhancement for Climate Change Adaptation 326Belum V.S. Reddy, A. Ashok Kumar, Sampangiramireddy Ramesh, and Pulluru S. ReddyChapter 15: Breeding Cowpea for Future Climates 340Anthony E. HallChapter 16: Genetic Improvement of Common Beans and the Challenges of Climate Change 356Stephen Beebe, Julian Ramirez, Andy Jarvis, Idupulapati M. Rao, Gloria Mosquera, Juan M. Bueno, and Matthew W. BlairChapter 17: Improving Soybean Cultivars for Adaptation to Climate Change and Climate Variability 370Kenneth J. BooteChapter 18: Genetic Adjustment to Changing Climates: Vegetables 396Robert C. de la Peña, Andreas W. Ebert, Paul A. Gniffke, Peter Hanson, and Rachael C. SymondsChapter 19: Adaptation of Cassava to Changing Climates 411Hernán Ceballos, Julian Ramirez, Anthony C. Bellotti, Andy Jarvis, and Elizabeth AlvarezChapter 20: Changing Climates: Effects on Growing Conditions for Banana and Plantain (Musa spp.) and Possible Responses 426Julian Ramirez, Andy Jarvis, Inge Van den Bergh, Charles Staver, and David TurnerChapter 21: Genetic Adjustment to Changing Climates: Sugarcane 439Geoff Inman-Bamber, Phillip Jackson, and Maryse BourgaultChapter 22: Breeding Oilseed Brassica for Climate Change 448Phillip A. Salisbury and Martin J. BarbettiChapter 23: The Genetic Envelope of Winegrape Vines: Potential for Adaptation to Future Climate Challenges 464Leanne B. Webb, Peter R. Clingeleffer, and Stephen D. TyermanChapter 24: The Potential of Climate Change Adjustment in Crops: A Synthesis 482Robert J. Redden, Shyam S. Yadav, Jerry L. Hatfield, Boddupalli M. Prasanna, Surinder K. Vasal, and Tanguy LafargeChapter 25: Crop Germplasm Diversity: The Role of Gene Bank Collections in Facilitating Adaptation to Climate Change 495Laura K. Snook, M. Ehsan Dulloo, Andy Jarvis, Xavier Scheldeman, and Margaret KnellerChapter 26: Underutilized Species and Climate Change: Current Status and Outlook 507Stefano Padulosi, Vernon Heywood, Danny Hunter, and Andy JarvisChapter 27: Wild Relative and Transgenic Innovation for Enhancing Crop Adaptation to Warmer and Drier Climate 522Gang-Ping Xue and C. Lynne McIntyreChapter 28: Energy Crops to Combat Climate Change 546Abdullah A. JaradatChapter 29: Research from the Past to the Future 556EC (Ted) WolfeIndex 571

“This work can serve as a teaching guide for graduate students to stimulate research and to understand crop adaptation strategies in a change climate.  Summing Up: Recommended.  Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals.”  (Choice, 1 September 2012)