Response of Crops to Limited Water: Understanding and Modeling Water Stress Effects on Plant Growth Processes (Advances in Agricultural Systems ... Research, Synthesis, and Applications) - Hardcover

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The new series is produced jointly by American societies for agronomy, crop science, and soil science, and will emphasize transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and its synthesis to solve practical problems. Here the issue is how irrigated agriculture can sustain productivity and meet the growing need for food and fiber as the water available for irrigation is reduced by global climate change. Contributing scientists look in particular at the research knowledge and technologies that are needed for the task. Their answers fall into the broad categories of conserving rain water and irrigation water, preserving groundwater and soil quality by preventing salinity, and increasing the efficiency of water use. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)