This book contains papers and posters presented at the 18th Eucarpia
Fodder Crops Section Meeting held at Loen, Nordfjord, Norway in August
1993.
In most environments some form of marginal conditions or stress
prevails. Few crops are being produced under such a wide range of
environmental and management stresses as fodder crops. Improved
adaptation of fodder crops to marginal conditions is crucial in
developing sustainable, low-input agricultural systems. The book is
unique in demonstrating the large diversity both in crops and
environmental stresses that confront the forage breeders. Both general
and specific aspects of adaptation to marginal growing conditions are
presented, ranging from problems caused by snow and ice in the Subarctic
regions of Europe to the severe drought problems in the Mediterranean
regions.
For everyone involved in studies of adaptation and breeding of perennial
plants for marginal conditions or stress environments.