| Description |
xii, 345 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The climate change : agriculture conundrum / W.G. Sombroek and R. Gommes -- The effects of changes in the world hydrological cycle on availabilty of water resources / T.E. Evans -- The effects of global change on soil conditions in relation to plant growth and food production / R. Brinkman and W.G. Sombroek -- The CO₂ fertilization effect : higher carbohydrate production and retention as biomass and seed yield / L.H. Allen Jr., J.T. Baker and K.J. Boote -- The effects of elavated CO₂ and temperature change on transpiration and crop water use / S.C. Van de Geijn and J. Goudriaan -- Effects of higher day and night temperatures on growth and yields of some crop plants / Y.P. Abrol and K.T. Ingram -- Adverse effects of elevated levels of ultraviolet (UV)-B radiation and ozone (O₃) on crop growth and productivity / S.V. Krupa and H. Jäger -- Combined effects of changing CO₂, temperature, UV-B radiation and O₃ on crop growth / M.H. Unsworth and W.E. Hogsett -- The potential effects of climate change on world food production and security / G. Fischer ... [et al.] -- Climate change, global agriculture and regional vulnerability / J. Reilly -- Integrating land-use change and evaluating feedbacks in global change models : the IMAGE 2 approach / R. Leemans, G.J. Van den Born and L. Bouwman -- Global change impacts on agriculture, forestry and soils : the programme of the global change and terrestrial ecosystems core project of IGBP / B. Tinker ... [et al.] -- Global climatic change and agricultural production : an assessment of current knowledge and critical gaps / F.A. Bazzaz and W.G. Sombroek. |
| Subject |
Climatic changes.
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Climatic changes. |
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Agriculture.
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Agriculture. |
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Crops and climate.
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Crops and climate. |
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Meteorology, Agricultural.
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Meteorology, Agricultural. |
| Added Author |
Bazzaz, F. A. (Fakhri A.)
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Sombroek, Wim G.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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| ISBN |
0471969273 paper acid-free paper |
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0471957631 cloth acid-free paper |
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