Description
Book Synopsis* Provides specific examples of germplasm research related to climate change threats * Edited by internationally renowned experts in the field * The final chapter of the book draws a synthesis of the many issues raised within the book
Table of Contentsa: Preface 1: Food Security, Climate Change and Genetic Resources 2: Genetic Resources and Conservation Challenges under the Threat of Climate Change 3: Climate Projections 4: Effects of Climate Change on Potential Food Production and Risk of Hunger 5: Regional Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture and the Role of Adaptation 6: International Mechanisms for Conservation and Use of Genetic Resources 7: Crop Wild Relatives and Climate Change 8: Climate Change and On-farm Conservation of Crop Landraces in Centres of Diversity 9: Germplasm Databases and Informatics 10: Exploring ‘Omics’ of Genetic Resources to Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change 11: Harnessing Meiotic Recombination for Improved Crop Varieties 12: High Temperature Stress 13: Drought 14: Salinity 15: Response to Flooding: Submergence Tolerance in Rice 16: Effects of Climate Change on Plant–Insect Interactions and Prospects for Resistance Breeding Using Genetic Resources"
