Improving Water and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

Av Zed Rengel, Zed (University of Western Australia) Rengel

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-02-22
Mått178 x 252 x 18 mm
Vikt721 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9780813819891

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Contributors viiPreface xi1 Current State and Future Potential of Global Food Production and Consumption 3Christine Heumesser, Simon Thaler, Martin Schönhart, and Erwin Schmid2 Water Resources and Global Change 21Martin Wegehenkel3 Translating Water into Food: How Water Cycles in Natural and Agricultural Landscapes 33Andrzej Kędziora and Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz4 Nutrients as Limited Resources: Global Trends in Fertilizer Production and Use 57Patrick Heffer and Michel Prud’homme5 The Flow of Phosphorus in Food Production and Consumption Systems 79Tina-Simone S. Neset, Dana Cordell, and Lotta Andersson6 Matching Soil Nutrient Supply and Crop Demand during the Growing Season 93Terry Rose and Bill Bowden7 Physiology of Nitrogen-Use Efficiency 105Al Imran Malik and Zed Rengel8 Improving Crop Nitrogen Use in Dryland Farming: Interactions and Potential Trade-offs between Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 123Trevor P. Garnett and Greg J. Rebetzke9 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Water-Use Efficiency 145Lianne Merchuk and Yehoshua Saranga10 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Examples from Common Beans 161Matthew W. Blair11 Using Simulation Modeling of Root Growth and Function as an Aid in Breeding for Increased Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 177Art J. Diggle and Vanessa M. Dunbabin12 Improving Crop Production in the Arid Mediterranean Climate 187Sven-Erik Jacobsen, Christian Richardt Jensen, and Fulai Liu13 Agronomic Principles of Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Case Studies in Dryland Grain Production in Australia 211John A. Kirkegaard and Michael J. Robertson14 Use of Organic Fertilizers Alone or in Combination with Inorganic Ones: Effects on Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Indian Farming Systems 235Cherkumalli Srinivasarao, Bandi Venkateswarlu, Dattatreya Mahabaleswara Hegde, K. Venkateswara Rao, and Sumanta Kundu15 Current Status and Future Perspectives to Increase Nutrientand Water-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems in China 263Mingsheng Fan, Xiying Zhang, Lixing Yuan, Weifeng Zhang, and Fusuo Zhang16 Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production in South America 275Nand K. Fageria and Luís F. StoneIndex 297