Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 2

Cultivation techniques

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Science

• Author: Prof. Peter J. Gregory, Mukesh Meena, Sreejith Aravindakshan, Alwin Keil, Dr Vijesh Krishna, Dr Q. Xue, Dr Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Prof. S. Asseng, Dr Brian L. Beres, Prof. C. J. Pozniak, Dr Tinashe Chiurugwi, Dr Rajiv Kumar Sharma, Prof. T. Oweis, F Bassi, S Patil, M Karrou, M El-Bouhssini, M Sanchez-Garcia, A Amri, Prof. Arun Kumar Joshi, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Simanchal Sahu, Christina K. Clarke, J. Rudd, J. Bell, T. Marek, S. Liu, Tadesse Dessalegn, Tesfaye Solomon, Tesfaye Gebre Kristos, Abiy Solomon, Shure Seboka, Yazie Chane, Kamala A. Roberts, Fetien Abay, Rizana Mahroof, J. R. Guarin, Reem Aboukhaddour, Haley Catton, J. M. Clarke, K. Nilsen, D. Khitiri, X. Lin, K. Ammar, Simon Kerr, Ian Midgley, Johnson Kamwaga, Peter Njau, Terry van Gevelt, Claudia Canales, Max Marcheselli, Dr Thomas F. Döring, L. A. Boyd, Dr W. Tadesse, Dr M. Baum
• ISBN: 9781786760227
• Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Publication: July 31, 2017
• Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Language: English

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 560% 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 1 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.