Climate Dynamics in Horticultural Science Volume Two

<p>Climate change and increased climate variability in terms of rising temperatures shifting rainfall patterns and increasing extreme weather events such as severe drought and devastating floods pose a threat to the production of agricultural and horticultural crops—a threat this is expected to worsen. </p><p></p><p>Climate change is already affecting—and is likely to increase—invasive species pests and disease vectors all adversely affecting agri-horticultural crop productivity. Advances in agricultural knowledge science and technology will be required to develop improved crop traits such as temperature drought pest and salt tolerance. This two-volume set gives readers an understanding of the issues and makes suggestions for ways to mitigate adverse climate change effects on crops.</p><p></p><p>The focus of <b>Volume 1: The Principles and Applications in Horticultural Science</b> is to identify impacts and suggest appropriate and effective adaptation and mitigation strategies. <b>Volume 2: Impact Adaptation and Mitigation</b> focuses on the impact of climate change on horticultural crops and offers ways to adapt practices to mitigate adverse effects. Together the two volumes offer a diverse selection of chapters that address issues of importance to those in the horticulture industry researchers faculty and others. </p><p></p><p>The two-volume set:</p><p></p><p>• Provides a recent understanding about climate change effects on horticulture</p><p></p><p>• Covers unique information regarding important fruit crops including flowers spices and plantation crops</p><p></p><p>• Serves as an excellent source for researchers to formulate their adaptation and mitigation strategies</p><p></p><p>• Covers abiotic and biotic stresses in relation to climate change </p><p></p><p>• Presents environmentally safe and recent technological approaches such as nanotechnology and biodynamics </p><p></p><p>• Includes case studies</p><p></p><p>The books are an excellent resource for researchers; instructors; students in agriculture horticulture environmental science and other allied subjects; and policymakers.</p>