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25%OFFSean W Price - Crop Genetic Resources: Climate Issues, Economics & Policy - 9781634831352 - V9781634831352
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Crop Genetic Resources: Climate Issues, Economics & Policy

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Description for Crop Genetic Resources: Climate Issues, Economics & Policy Hardback. Editor(s): Price, Sean W. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG; TVB; TVK; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Climate change poses significant risks to future crop productivity as temperatures rise, rainfall patterns become more variable, and pest and disease pressures increase. The use of crop genetic resources to develop varieties more tolerant to rapidly changing environmental conditions will be an important part of agricultural adaptation to climate change. Finding new genetic traits that can facilitate adaptation -- and incorporating them into commercially successful varieties -- is time-consuming, expensive, and technically difficult. This book reviews the types of genetic resources, the ways they have been used, and how they might be used in the future. The book also discusses ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
161
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781634831352
SKU
V9781634831352
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