Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Wheat Volume 2: Cultivation Techniques (Hardcover)

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Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Wheat Volume 2: Cultivation Techniques (Hardcover)

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This is book number 6 in the Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science series.

Wheat is the most widely cultivated cereal in the world and a staple food for around 3 billion people. It has been estimated that demand for wheat could increase by up to 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from pests and diseases and the need to make cultivation more resource-efficient and sustainable.

Drawing on an international range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways of improving the cultivation of wheat at each step in the value chain, from breeding to post-harvest storage. Volume 2 reviews research in improving cultivation techniques. Chapters in Part 1 review topics such as variety selection, seed and root growth, water and nutrient management. Part 2 goes on to discuss broader issues such as sustainable intensification and organic cultivation. The final part of the collection covers ways of improving wheat cultivation in the developing world.

Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 2: Cultivation techniques will be a standard reference for cereal scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in wheat cultivation. It is accompanied by Volume 1 which reviews breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases.

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Product Details ISBN: 9781786760203
ISBN-10: 1786760207
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
Publication Date: July 31st, 2017
Pages: 352
Language: English
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science