Breeding for improved adaptation to conservation agriculture improves crop yields
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi (India) : 4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, 2009.Subject(s):
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World Congress on Conservation Agriculture; 4: Innovations for improving efficiency, equity and environment p. 207-211Summary: Food production must be increased to meet projected global demands. However, declining investment in agriculture, reduced inputs and an increasingly variable production environment make this a significant challenge. Combining resource efficient agronomy with better adapted crop cultivars will be vital if the productivity of the world’s food producing systems is to be maintained or increased. The existence of genotype x resource conserving crop management practice interactions, traits controlling these interactions and breeding strategies that can be used to improve yield under conservation agriculture are discussed.
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| Conference paper | CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library | CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection | CIS-5476 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 637881 |
Food production must be increased to meet projected global demands. However, declining investment in agriculture, reduced inputs and an increasingly variable production environment make this a significant challenge. Combining resource efficient agronomy with better adapted crop cultivars will be vital if the productivity of the world’s food producing systems is to be maintained or increased. The existence of genotype x resource conserving crop management practice interactions, traits controlling these interactions and breeding strategies that can be used to improve yield under conservation agriculture are discussed.
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