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Crop Physiology: Applications for Genetic Improvement and Agronomy in Diverse Cropping Systems, Third Edition continues to provide the most comprehensive and current guide to crop science. From breeding and genetic improvements to adapting to climate change and different farming systems, this book offers a practical tool for understanding the relationships and challenges of successful cropping. It also addresses the need for environmentally sound production of food, fodder, fiber, and energy. With its focus on genetic improvement and agronomy, the book is crucial for those involved in modern agriculture.
Additionally, the third edition introduces a new section on crop ecophysiology, providing insights into the latest scientific advances and practical implementations. It discusses challenges like soil and water scarcity, climate change, and sustainable agricultural practices. The book emphasizes the importance of genetic improvements and agronomic strategies for achieving higher yields. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students seeking to navigate the complexities of contemporary agriculture and to meet both quantitative and qualitative production targets.
List of contents
Part 1. Cropping systems1. Brazil
2. Kenya / broader
3. Spain
4. India
5. SE Asia
Part 2. Crop ecophysiologySection I: Development6. Development of cereals I
7. Development of pulses and oilseed crops II
8. Allocation of plant resources
9. Plant-Plant relations
Section II: Resources10. Capture and efficiency in the use of carbon
11. Capture and efficiency in the use of water
12. Capture and efficiency in the use of nitrogen
13. Capture and efficiency in the use of phosphorous
14. N fixation (legumes, and non-legumes)
Section III: Stresses15. Waterlogging
16. Heat
17. Drought
18. Low Temperatures
19. Soil Chemical and Physical Constraints
Section IV: Integration20. Complexity of cropping systems
21. Genotype x Environment x Management (GxExM)
22. Precision farming
About the author
Dr. Ignacio A. Ciampitti received his degree in Agronomy at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. M.S. Plant Nutrition, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a Ph.D. in Crop Physiology, Purdue University. His research program focuses on integrating field, statistics, remote sensing and modeling research for understanding plant responses. He is currently leading efforts for Digital Agriculture with work at national and international scale. Dr. Ciampitti has authored or co-authored + 200 peer-reviewed articles and acted as main editor (with P.V. Vara Prasad) of the book, Sorghum: A State of the Art and Future Perspetives. Currently, he is an Associate Editor-in-Chief for the European Journal of Agronomy and technical editor for Crop Science journal, and part of the Editorial Board for Remote Sensing, Field Crops Research, and Forecasting journals. He is also a board member of the Crop Science Society of America.
Dr. Daniela Bustos-Korts studied Agricultural Sciences and later an MSc in Crop Physiology at Universidad Austral de Chile. She did a PhD in Statistical Genetics at Biometris, Wageningen University, Netherlands. After her PhD she worked at the same university as a postdoctoral researcher in projects related to genetic diversity in wheat and barley and on the prediction of genotype by environment interaction integrating statistical models and crop growth models. Later, she worked as an assistant Professor at Wageningen University, teaching MSc and PhD courses in topics related to the application of statistics to plant breeding. Daniela currently works at Universidad Austral de Chile, where she leads projects integrating genomic, phenomic and environmental information to predict wheat adaptation to drought. She is also member of the Editorial board of Theoretical and Applied Genetics and a guest Editor at In Silico Plants.
Dr. Daniel Calderini is a full professor of the Plant Production and Plant Protection Institute of Universidad Austral de Chile since 2002. He has specialised in the Physiology of Crops and Cereals. Dr. Calderini was distinguished with The People's Republic of China Friendship Award. He is Coordinator of the Network "Sustainable Intensification of Extensive Crop Production” of the Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development. He was the head of the Graduate School and the Doctorate Program of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. His physiological research was carried out on pea, lupin, rapeseed, sunflower and quinoa in addition to temperate cereals.Victor Sadras is a crop ecophysiologist with interest in the adaptation of crops to environmental stresses, including water deficit, extreme temperatures, nutrient deficit, soil physical and chemical constraints, pathogens and insects. He has measured and modelled aspects of the water, carbon and nitrogen economies of annual (wheat, field pea, chickpea, sunflower, maize, soybean, cotton) and perennial crops (grapevine, olive) in rain-fed and irrigated systems.
