Davies, W.J. and Zhang, J. and Yang, J. and Dodd, I.C. (2011) Novel crop science to improve yield and resource use efficiency in water-limited agriculture. Journal of Agricultural Science, 149 (S1). pp. 123-131.
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Abstract
Globally, agriculture accounts for 0·80–0·90 of all freshwater used by humans and, in many crop production systems, this water use is unsustainable. The current paper focuses on the potential exploitation of novel drought stress biology in both crop improvement programmes and via changed crop management practices. The aim is to deliver ‘more crop per drop’. In order to respond to the challenge of feeding a world population of seven billion and growing, it is concluded that an interdisciplinary approach is needed involving new genetic opportunities and plant breeding. It is also shown how crop management can exploit the drought stress physiology of plants to deliver improved water productivity without sacrificing crop yield.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Foresight project on global food and farming futures |
| Author Affiliation: | Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Sandhya Gir |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2011 03:32 |
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2011 03:33 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021859610001115 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/2027 |
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