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Improving Crop Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture

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Improving Crop Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture

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An up-to-date overview of current progress in improving crop quality and quantity using modern methods. With a particular emphasis on genetic engineering, this text focusses on crop improvement under adverse conditions, paying special attention to such staple crops as rice, maize, and pulses. Improving Crop Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture includes an excellent mix of specific examples, such as the creation of nutritionally-fortified rice and a discussion of the political and economic implications of genetically engineered food. The result is a must-have hands-on

Improving Crop Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture; Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; PART I: Climate Change and Abiotic Stress Factors; 1 Climate Change and Food Security; 1.1 Background and Introduction; 1.2 State of Food Security; 1.3 Climate Change Impact and Vulnerability; 1.4 Natural Resources Management; 1.5 Adaptation and Mitigation; 1.6 Climate Resilient Agriculture -- The Way Forward; References; 2 Improving Crop Productivity under Changing Environment; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Global Environmental Change Alters Crop Targets; 2.1.2 Crop Productivity2.1.3 Climatic Factors Affecting Crop Production2.1.3.1 Precipitation; 2.1.3.2 Temperature; 2.1.3.3 Atmospheric Humidity; 2.1.3.4 Solar Radiation; 2.1.3.5 Wind Velocity; 2.1.4 Plant Genetic Engineering; 2.1.4.1 Engineering for Herbicide Resistance; 2.1.4.2 Engineering for Insect Resistance; 2.1.4.3 Engineering for Disease Resistance; 2.1.4.4 Engineering for Improving Nutritional Quality; 2.1.4.5 Engineering for Male Sterility; 2.1.4.6 Engineering for Molecular Farming/Pharming; 2.1.4.7 Engineering for Improving Postharvest Traits; 2.1.4.8 Engineering for Abiotic Stress Tolerance2.1.5 Molecular Breeding2.2 Conclusions; References; 3 Genetic Engineering for Acid Soil Tolerance in Plants; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Phytotoxic Effect of Aluminum on Plant System; 3.2.1 Al-Induced Morphophysiological Changes in Roots; 3.2.2 Negative Influence of Al on Cytoskeletal Network of Plant Cells; 3.2.3 Interaction of Al3+ Ions with Cell Wall and Plasma Membrane; 3.2.4 Oxidative Stress Response upon Al Stress; 3.3 Aluminum Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants; 3.3.1 Preventing the Entry of Al into Plant Cell; 3.3.2 Role of Organic Acids in External and Internal Detoxification of Al3.4 Aluminum Signal Transduction in Plants3.5 Genetic Approach for Development of Al-Tolerant Plants; 3.6 Transcriptomics and Proteomics as Tools for Unraveling Al Responsive Genes; 3.7 Future Perspectives; References; 4 Evaluation of Tropospheric O3 Effects on Global Agriculture: A New Insight; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Tropospheric O3 Formation and Its Recent Trend; 4.2.1 Projected Trends of Ozone Concentrations; 4.3 Mechanism of O3 Uptake; 4.3.1 Mode of Action; 4.3.2 O3 Sensing and Signal Transduction; 4.3.3 ROS Detoxification Mechanisms: From Apoplast to Symplast4.3.4 Physiological Responses4.3.4.1 Photosynthesis; 4.3.5 Cultivar Sensitivity in Relation to Growth and Yield; 4.4 Looking Through the "-Omics" at Post-Genomics Era; 4.4.1 Evolution of Multi-Parallel "-Omics" Approaches in Modern Biology; 4.4.2 "-Omics" Response in Ozone-Affected Crop Plants: An In Vivo Assessment; 4.4.2.1 Case Studies in Major Crop Plants; 4.5 Different Approaches to Assess Impacts of Ozone on Agricultural Crops; 4.6 Tropospheric O3 and Its Interaction with Other Components of Global Climate Change and Abiotic Stresses; 4.6.1 Elevated CO2 and O3 Interaction