Sustainable Agriculture in Egypt: Climate Change Mitigation

The book discusses the impact of climate change on crop production and the physiological and biochemical basis for crops tolerance. It also highlights the importance of improving crop adaptability and stability to climate change and modern technology. The author addresses various strategic food grain, staple food crop, oil crops, and fiber crops, discussing genotype x environment interaction, adaptability and yield stability, and genetic behavior. The book ends with an update of the book topics, conclusions, and recommendations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 10 September 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book is divided into four parts, each containing ten chapters. The first part serves as an introduction, encompassing chapters 1 to 10. Chapter 1 provides a concise overview of the book's chapters, while chapters 2 to 10 delve into various aspects of climate change's impact on crop production and the physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying crop tolerance.

The second part focuses on the critical periods of crop plants' exposure to stress conditions and the anticipated effects of climate change on productivity and quality. Chapter 2 delves into the vulnerability of crop plants during specific growth stages and the potential impacts of climate change on their yield and quality. Chapter 3, on the other hand, highlights the foundations of crop tolerance to environmental stress and the plant traits that are relevant to stress tolerance. It explores the mechanisms of adaptation to environmental stress conditions and discusses various phenological, morpho-physiological, and biochemical traits that can be used as selection criteria for crop improvement.

The third part consists of five chapters under the theme "Improving Crop Adaptability and Stability to Climate Change and Modern Technology." Chapter 4 explores the importance of strategic food grain crops, specifically wheat, as a vital component of global food security. Chapter 5 focuses on the significance of staple food crops, such as rice, in meeting the dietary needs of a growing population. Chapter 6 delves into one of the most important food legume crops, the faba bean, and its potential for sustainable agriculture. Chapter 7 and 8 discuss two important oil crops, sesame and sunflower, and their role in meeting the world's energy demands. Chapter 9, however, concentrates on cotton, recognized as one of the most important fiber crops, and explores its adaptability and yield stability in response to climate change.

Within these chapters, the author addresses these crops under various headings, including genotype x environment interaction and its relation to climatic change on yield production, the performance of genotypes in response to environmental changes, adaptability and yield stability to environmental conditions, additive main effects and multiplicative interaction models, gene action, and genetic behavior.

This book provides a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in the field of agriculture, as it offers a comprehensive understanding of the challenges posed by climate change and the strategies for improving crop adaptability and stability. By exploring the interactions between crop genotypes and their environments, the book sheds light on the mechanisms of adaptation and identifies potential avenues for crop improvement. The practical insights and recommendations provided in this book will undoubtedly contribute to the development of resilient and sustainable agricultural systems that can withstand the impacts of climate change.

Weight: 516g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030818753
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022