Fully revised to include the latest scientific developments, Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems: Current Challenges and Adaptation, Second Edition continues to provide vital insights into the complex and dynamic relationship between climate, agriculture, soil and plants. Building on its proven value in guiding real-world application as well as inspiring further research, this new edition includes new insights and practices. Agricultural ecosystems are highly dependent on weather and climate for the production of necessary foods to sustain human life. Despite leading cutting-edge tools and technologies for developing improved varieties, genetically modified organisms, and irrigation systems, climate change is still a major constraint to agricultural productivity. It takes years to assess the impacts of climate change and vulnerability to it and to prepare proper countermeasures against it. Developing countermeasures drawn based on scientific diagnosis and assessment of the impacts of climate change on agriculture are essential in establishing the vision and administrative policies of future agriculture. Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems focuses on recent research and updates on interactions between agriculture, ecosystems, environment, and climate change bringing together ideas and innovations of the latest scientific findings on climate change and enriched by renowned researchers knowledge and experience in this field. It reflects the importance of acting now on climate change: to eliminate hunger; to enable the agriculture sectors to adapt to climate change.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xxi 8. 1. The impact of climate change on agricultural ecosystem - p. 1 9. 2. Flood risk and climate change: global and regional perspectives - p. 22 10. 3. Impact of xenobiotics under a changing climate scenario - p. 47 11. 4. Impact of climate change on plant–microbe interactions under agroecosystems - p. 59 12. 5. An agroecological perspective for climate-smart agriculture - p. 69 13. 6. Climate change: a challenge for postharvest management, food loss, food quality - p. 87 14. 7. Impact of plant growth promoting microorganisms on draught and salinity stress management - p. 99 15. 8. Abatement techniques for greenhouse gases and ammonia emissions from livestock farms and a computational software - p. 116 16. 9. Impact of climate change on plant productivity and ecosystem sustainability: challenges and solutions - p. 134 17. 10. Harnessing microbes for drought stress mitigation: a promising approach for water stress management in plants - p. 170 18. 11. Plant–microbe interaction: a “celestial wedlock” that overcomes climatic disasters for sustainable development - p. 199 19. 12. Impact of climate change on pest and disease outbreaks in agricultural ecosystems - p. 228 20. 13. Climate change and secondary metabolism in plants: resilience to disruption - p. 267 21. 14. Impact of xenobiotics under a changing climate scenario: an actualization - p. 298 22. 15. Impact of climate change on food security and plant disease management - p. 331 23. Rising CO2, thriving plants: unraveling growth mechanisms and adaptive strategies - p. 370 24. 17. Agrochemicals: harmful and beneficial effects of climate change scenarios - p. 399 25. 18. Smart crop varieties and Precision agriculture: a way ahead for climate-resilient sustainable agriculture - p. 435 26. 19. Sustainable agricultural practices using beneficial fungi under changing climate scenarios - p. 467 27. Index - p. 487
Fully revised to include the latest scientific developments, Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems: Current Challenges and Adaptation, Second Edition continues to provide vital insights into the complex and dynamic relationship between climate, agriculture, soil and plants. Building on its proven value in guiding real-world application as well as inspiring further research, this new edition includes new insights and practices. Agricultural ecosystems are highly dependent on weather and climate for the production of necessary foods to sustain human life. Despite leading cutting-edge tools and technologies for developing improved varieties, genetically modified organisms, and irrigation systems, climate change is still a major constraint to agricultural productivity. It takes years to assess the impacts of climate change and vulnerability to it and to prepare proper countermeasures against it. Developing countermeasures drawn based on scientific diagnosis and assessment of the impacts of climate change on agriculture are essential in establishing the vision and administrative policies of future agriculture. Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems focuses on recent research and updates on interactions between agriculture, ecosystems, environment, and climate change bringing together ideas and innovations of the latest scientific findings on climate change and enriched by renowned researchers knowledge and experience in this field. It reflects the importance of acting now on climate change: to eliminate hunger; to enable the agriculture sectors to adapt to climate change.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xxi 8. 1. The impact of climate change on agricultural ecosystem - p. 1 9. 2. Flood risk and climate change: global and regional perspectives - p. 22 10. 3. Impact of xenobiotics under a changing climate scenario - p. 47 11. 4. Impact of climate change on plant–microbe interactions under agroecosystems - p. 59 12. 5. An agroecological perspective for climate-smart agriculture - p. 69 13. 6. Climate change: a challenge for postharvest management, food loss, food quality - p. 87 14. 7. Impact of plant growth promoting microorganisms on draught and salinity stress management - p. 99 15. 8. Abatement techniques for greenhouse gases and ammonia emissions from livestock farms and a computational software - p. 116 16. 9. Impact of climate change on plant productivity and ecosystem sustainability: challenges and solutions - p. 134 17. 10. Harnessing microbes for drought stress mitigation: a promising approach for water stress management in plants - p. 170 18. 11. Plant–microbe interaction: a “celestial wedlock” that overcomes climatic disasters for sustainable development - p. 199 19. 12. Impact of climate change on pest and disease outbreaks in agricultural ecosystems - p. 228 20. 13. Climate change and secondary metabolism in plants: resilience to disruption - p. 267 21. 14. Impact of xenobiotics under a changing climate scenario: an actualization - p. 298 22. 15. Impact of climate change on food security and plant disease management - p. 331 23. Rising CO2, thriving plants: unraveling growth mechanisms and adaptive strategies - p. 370 24. 17. Agrochemicals: harmful and beneficial effects of climate change scenarios - p. 399 25. 18. Smart crop varieties and Precision agriculture: a way ahead for climate-resilient sustainable agriculture - p. 435 26. 19. Sustainable agricultural practices using beneficial fungi under changing climate scenarios - p. 467 27. Index - p. 487
