Annotation. Worldwide climatic changes have been raising concerns about potential changes to crop yields and production systems. Such concerns include the abili

Trends in population growth suggest that global food production is unlikely to satisfy future demand under predicted climate change scenarios unless rates of cr

Understanding Climate Change Impacts on Crop Productivity and Water examines the greenhouse gas emissions and their warming effect, climate change projections,

How will global warming affect developing countries, which rely heavily on agriculture as a source of economic growth? William Cline asserts that developing cou

Issues covered in this book include the CO2 antitranspiration effect, and the adverse effects of elevated levels of UV-B radiation and ozone on plant growth, pr