{"product_id":"improving-water-and-nutrient-use-efficiency-in-food-production-systems-isbn-9780813819891","title":"Improving Water and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImproving Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImproving Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Current State and Future Potential of Global Food Production and Consumption 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Heumesser, Simon Thaler, Martin Schönhart, and Erwin Schmid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Water Resources and Global Change 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Wegehenkel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Translating Water into Food: How Water Cycles in Natural and Agricultural Landscapes 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrzej Kędziora and Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Nutrients as Limited Resources: Global Trends in Fertilizer Production and Use 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Heffer and Michel Prud’homme\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Flow of Phosphorus in Food Production and Consumption Systems 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTina-Simone S. Neset, Dana Cordell, and Lotta Andersson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Matching Soil Nutrient Supply and Crop Demand during the Growing Season 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerry Rose and Bill Bowden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Physiology of Nitrogen-Use Efficiency 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAl Imran Malik and Zed Rengel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Improving Crop Nitrogen Use in Dryland Farming: Interactions and Potential Trade-offs between Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor P. Garnett and Greg J. Rebetzke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Water-Use Efficiency 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLianne Merchuk and Yehoshua Saranga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Examples from Common Beans 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew W. Blair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Using Simulation Modeling of Root Growth and Function as an Aid in Breeding for Increased Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt J. Diggle and Vanessa M. Dunbabin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Improving Crop Production in the Arid Mediterranean Climate 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSven-Erik Jacobsen, Christian Richardt Jensen, and Fulai Liu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Agronomic Principles of Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Case Studies in Dryland Grain Production in Australia 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn A. Kirkegaard and Michael J. Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Use of Organic Fertilizers Alone or in Combination with Inorganic Ones: Effects on Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Indian Farming Systems 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCherkumalli Srinivasarao, Bandi Venkateswarlu, Dattatreya Mahabaleswara Hegde, K. Venkateswara\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRao, and Sumanta Kundu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Current Status and Future Perspectives to Increase Nutrientand Water-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems in China 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMingsheng Fan, Xiying Zhang, Lixing Yuan, Weifeng Zhang, and Fusuo Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production in South America 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNand K. Fageria and Luís F. Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eZed Rengel\u003c\/b\u003e is Winthrop Professor in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Western Australia. Agricultural food production is facing a great challenge with both unprecedented population growth and dramatic increases in demands for land, water, and nutrient sources. The key to sustainable agriculture will be to better understand the way crops use water and nutrients and improve crop species to be more efficient in using these vital resources. \u003ci\u003eImproving Water and Nutrients-Use Efficiently in Food Production Systems\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely resource providing scientists, industry personnel, and advanced studies with an up-to -date overview of the food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImproving Water and Nutrients-Use Efficiently in Food Production Systems\u003c\/i\u003e follows a logical progression providing the reader with appropriate context of the issue and efforts being put in place to ensure agricultural sustainability. The first five chapters provide the reader with a global context for the need for efficient use of resources in food production. The following chapters look at various agronomic means, with emphasis on genetics and breeding, by which enhanced water and nutrients-use efficiently can be achieved. The final chapters in the volume cover various efforts in increasing water and nutrient-use in food production systems currently in practice in a range of countries, including China and India as the world's two most populous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA timely volume, \u003ci\u003eImproving Water and Nutrients-Use Efficiently in Food Production Systems, \u003c\/i\u003efully explores avenues by which we can successfully meet the imperative need of improving water and nutrient use in food production.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989409415397,"sku":"NP9780813819891","price":246.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780813819891.jpg?v=1761783992","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/improving-water-and-nutrient-use-efficiency-in-food-production-systems-isbn-9780813819891","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}