Crop adaptation to climate change
A major task of our time is to ensure adequate food supplies for the world's current population (now nearing 7 billion) in a sustainable way while protecting the vital functions and biological diversity of the global environment. The task of providing for a growing population is likely to be ev...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, IA :
Wiley-Blackwell
2011.
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| Edición: | [1st ed.] |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009664724506719 |
| Sumario: | A major task of our time is to ensure adequate food supplies for the world's current population (now nearing 7 billion) in a sustainable way while protecting the vital functions and biological diversity of the global environment. The task of providing for a growing population is likely to be even more difficult in view of actual and potential changes in climatic conditions due to global warming, and as the population continues to grow. Current projections suggest that the world's temperatures will rise 1.8-4.0 by 2100 and population may reach 8 billion by the year 2025 and some 9 billion by mi |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (1641 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470960905 9780470960899 9780470960929 |
