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Lentil
In the last three decades, the global production of lentils has almost tripled due to larger harvest areas but also more importantly from progress in research and productivity. Chapters outline improvements in production, such as water and soil nutrient management, agronomy, mechanization and weed ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
The Lentil: Botany, Production and Uses
The lentil has an ancient origin but is now confronted with issues of food security, poverty, water scarcity and the need to find sustainable agricultural systems in a changing climate. A crop primarily grown in the developing world, it is ideally suited to address these issues through its ability ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Plant Genetic Resources and Climate Change
by Michael Jackson • Nigel Maxted • William Erskine • Helen Ougham • Martin Parry • Geoff Hawtin • Sue Armstrong • Andy Jarvis • Salvatore Ceccarelli • Ianto Thomas • Kenneth Mcnally • Ben Vosman • Brian Ford-Lloyd • Richard Betts • Pam Berry • Wayne Powell • Robert Zeigler • Mauricio Bellon • Jeremy Pritchard • Abdelbagi Ismail • Pv Prasad • Gerald Moore • David Mackill • John Sheehy • Hari Upadhyaya • Colette Broekgaarden • Nora Castaneda Alvarez* Provides specific examples of germplasm research related to climate change threats * Edited by internationally renowned experts in the field * The final chapter of the book draws a synthesis of the many issues raised within the book... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Plant Genetic Resources and Climate Change (CABI Climate Change Series #10)
by Nigel Maxted • William Erskine • Helen Ougham • Geoff Hawtin • Sue Armstrong • Andy Jarvis • Salvatore Ceccarelli • Ianto Thomas • Ben Vosman • Richard Betts • Pam Berry • Wayne Powell • Robert Zeigler • Mauricio Bellon • Jeremy Pritchard • Abdelbagi Ismail • Pv Prasad • Gerald Moore • David Mackill • John Sheehy • Hari Upadhyaya • Colette Broekgaarden • Nora Castaneda Alvarez • Kenneth McNally* Provides specific examples of germplasm research related to climate change threats * Edited by internationally renowned experts in the field * The final chapter of the book draws a synthesis of the many issues raised within the book... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014