This book provides an overview of the essential disciplines required for
sustainable crop production in unpredictable environments. Chapters
include discussions of adapting to biotic and abiotic stresses,
sustainable and resource-conserving technologies and new tools for
enhancing crop adaptation. Examples of successful applications as well
as future prospects of how each discipline can be expected to evolve
over the next 30 years are also presented. Laying out the basic concepts
needed to adapt to and mitigate changes in crop environments, this is an
essential resource for researchers and students in crop and
environmental science as well as policy makers.