Crop Physiology
Applications for Genetic Improvement and Agronomy
- 1st Edition - April 15, 2009
- Authors: Victor O. Sadras, Daniel F. Calderini
- Editors: Victor O. Sadras, Daniel F. Calderini
- Language: English
Never before has a holistic approach to sustainable agriculture and plant physiology been presented in one source. This book compiles a multi-authored and international perspective… Read more
Never before has a holistic approach to sustainable agriculture and plant physiology been presented in one source. This book compiles a multi-authored and international perspective on the ways in which crop physiology could be integrated with other disciplines. With a focus on genetic improvement and agronomy, this book addresses the challenges of environmentally sound production of bulk and quality food, fodder, fiber and energy, which are of ongoing international concern.
- Provides a view of crop physiology as an active source of methods, theories, ideas and tools for application in genetic improvement and agronomy
- Written by leading scientists from around the world with publication records of demonstrable influence and impact
- Combines environment-specific cropping systems and general principles of crop science to appeal to advanced students and scientists in agriculture-related disciplines, from molecular sciences to natural resources management
Primary:Agronomists; plant geneticists and plant breeding professionals; crop physiologists, ecologists, and ecophysiologists; plant physiologists Secondary:horticultural scientists; those involved with grain and cereal crops and sustainable agriculture; environmental microbiologistsTertiary:Students of plant breeding and crop ecophysiology
1. Sustainable Agriculture and Crop PhysiologyVictor Sadras, Daniel Calderini and David ConnorPart 1 –Farming Systems: Case Studies2. Farming Systems of Australia: Exploiting the Synergy between Genetic Improvement and Agronomy Ralph A. Fischer 3. Farming Systems of Argentina: Yield Constraints and Risk Management Pablo Calviño and Juan Monzon 4. Improving Farming Systems in Northern European ConditionsPirjo Peltonen-Sainio, Ari Rajala, Hannu Känkänen and Kaija Hakala5. Cereal-based Cropping Systems in Asia: Nutrition and Disease ManagementRam C. SharmaPart 2 - Capture and Efficiency in the Use of Resources: Quantitative Frameworks 6. Improving Productivity to Face Water Scarcity in Irrigated AgricultureElias Fereres and Victoria González-Dugo7. Crop Radiation Capture and Use Efficiency: A Framework for Crop Growth AnalysisClaudio O. Stöckle and Armen R. Kemanian 8. Quantifying Crop Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency and Avenues to Improve Nitrogen-use EfficiencyGilles Lemaire and François GastalPart 3 – Crop physiology, Genetic Improvement, and Agronomy 9. Darwinian Agriculture: Real, Imaginary and Complex Trade-offs as Constraints and OpportunitiesR. Ford Denison 10. Modelling Crop Improvement in a G x E x M Framework via Gene-trait-phenotype RelationshipsCarlos Messina, Graeme Hammer, Zhanshan Dong, Dean Podlich and Mark Cooper 11. Integration of Biotechnology, Plant Breeding and Crop Physiology: Dealing with Complex Interactions from a Physiological PerspectiveFernando H. Andrade, Rodrigo G. Sala, Ana C. Pontaroli and Alberto León12. Crop Development: Genetic Control, Environmental Modulation and Relevance for Genetic Improvement of Crop YieldGustavo Slafer, Adriana Kantolic, Maria Appendino, Daniel Miralles, and Roxana Savin13. Crop Roots Systems Form and Function: Improving the Capture of Water and Nutrients with Vigorous Root SystemsJairo Palta and Michelle Watt14. Integrated Views in Plant Breeding: Modern Approaches for an Old TopicGrazia M. Borrelli, Pasquale De Vita, Anna M. Mastrangelo, and Luigi Cattivelli15. Genetic Improvement of Grain Crops: Yield PotentialM. John Foulkes, Matthew P. Reynolds, and Roger Sylvester-Bradley 16. Management and Breeding Strategies for the Improvement of Grain and Oil QualityLuis Aguirrezábal, Pierre Martre, Gustavo Pereyra-Irujo, Natalia Izquierdo, and Vincent Allard17. Dynamics of Crop-Pathogen Interactions: From Gene to Continental ScaleRobert F. Park, Michael Ayliffe, Jeremy J. Burdon, and David Guest 18. Improving Crop Competitiveness with Weeds: Adaptations and Tradeoffs Glenn K. McDonald and Gurjeet S. Gill19. Dynamic and Functional Monitoring Technologies for Applications in Crop Management Daniel Rodriguez, Andrew J. Robson, and Robert Belford20. Crop Physiology, Modelling and Climate Change: Impact and Adaptation Strategies Senthold Asseng, Weixing Cao, Weijian Zhang and Fulco Ludwig 21. Whither Crop Physiology? Antonio Hall and Victor Sadras
"This volume is a compilation of 21 reviews, ably edited and presented in three parts as Farming System, Capture and Use of Resources and Crop Physiology…The scale The book contains a great deal of useful information…"—Experimental Agriculture
"This book provides deep and detailed study of the latest research problems in crop physiology for breeders, geneticist, ecologists, ecophysiologists and physiologists; therefore, this book is recommendable to practitioners of, all those who want to implement the most recent advances in crop technology. Moreover, this textbook is a valuable reference for physiology and agronomy students."—Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 15, 2009
- Language: English
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Victor O. Sadras
Dr. Victor O. Sadras is a crop ecophysiologist with expertise in the adaptation of crops to environmental stresses, including water deficit, extreme temperatures, nutrient deficiency, soil physical and chemical constraints, pathogens, and insects. He has studied and modeled aspects of the water, carbon, and nitrogen economies of annual crops (wheat, field pea, chickpea, sunflower, maize, soybean, cotton) and perennial crops (grapevine and olive) in rain-fed and irrigated systems.
Affiliations and expertise
South Australian R&D Institute, AustraliaDC
Daniel F. Calderini
Dr. Daniel F. Calderini has been a Full Professor at the Plant Production and Plant Protection Institute of Universidad Austral de Chile since 2002. He specializes in the physiology of crops and cereals. Dr. Calderini was honored with the People’s Republic of China Friendship Award. He is the coordinator of the ‘Sustainable Intensification of Extensive Crop Production’ network within the Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development. Additionally, he has served as the head of the Graduate School and the Doctorate Program at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. His physiological research has focused on pea, lupin, rapeseed, sunflower, quinoa, and temperate cereals.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of the Plant Production and Plant Protection Institute, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, ChileVS
Victor O. Sadras
Dr. Victor O. Sadras is a crop ecophysiologist with expertise in the adaptation of crops to environmental stresses, including water deficit, extreme temperatures, nutrient deficiency, soil physical and chemical constraints, pathogens, and insects. He has studied and modeled aspects of the water, carbon, and nitrogen economies of annual crops (wheat, field pea, chickpea, sunflower, maize, soybean, cotton) and perennial crops (grapevine and olive) in rain-fed and irrigated systems.
Affiliations and expertise
South Australian R&D Institute, AustraliaDC
Daniel F. Calderini
Dr. Daniel F. Calderini has been a Full Professor at the Plant Production and Plant Protection Institute of Universidad Austral de Chile since 2002. He specializes in the physiology of crops and cereals. Dr. Calderini was honored with the People’s Republic of China Friendship Award. He is the coordinator of the ‘Sustainable Intensification of Extensive Crop Production’ network within the Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development. Additionally, he has served as the head of the Graduate School and the Doctorate Program at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. His physiological research has focused on pea, lupin, rapeseed, sunflower, quinoa, and temperate cereals.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of the Plant Production and Plant Protection Institute, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, ChileRead Crop Physiology on ScienceDirect