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Crop Production and Global Environmental Issues

Name: Crop Production and Global Environmental Issues
Brand: Springer International Publishing AG
SKU: 9783319231617
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Autor: Khalid Rehman Hakeem

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Meeting the world's food security challenge will require a multi-national, collaborative effort to i...

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Autor

Khalid Rehman Hakeem

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2015

Pagini

598

EAN

9783319231617

ISBN

3319231618

Enbook ID

09480199

Editura

Springer International Publishing AG

Greutate

1074

Dimensiuni

155 x 235 x 240

Descriere completă

Meeting the world's food security challenge will require a multi-national, collaborative effort to integrate the best research from science, engineering and socioeconomics so that technological advances can bring benefits where they are most needed. The present book covers the effect of major environmental problems on crop production and how to cope with these issues for sustainable agriculture and improvements of crops.§§The world's population is predicted to hit 9.6 Billion by 2050, up from today's total of nearly 7.3 Billion, and with it food demand is predicted to increase substantially. The post-war 'second agricultural revolution' in developed countries, and the 'green revolution' in developing nations in the mid-1960s converted agricultural practices and elevated crop yields spectacularly, but the outcome is levelling off and will not meet projected demand. Simultaneously, crop production is affected by many other factors, including industrial pollution, overuse of fertilizers and insecticides, heavy metal and radiation stresses etc. It has been noted that many pests are becoming resistant to insecticides. Estimates vary, but around 25% of crops can be lost to pests and diseases. Climate change associated with agriculture is also a global issue. Agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse gases and is estimated to account for 10-12% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many of the issues highlighted are global problems. Meeting the world's food security challenge will require a multi-national, collaborative effort to integrate the best research from science, engineering and socioeconomics so that technological advances can bring benefits where they are most needed. The present book is covering the effects of the major environmental problems on crop production and how to cope with these issues for sustainable agriculture and improvements of crops.§