Crop Protection Under Changing Climate
Khawar Jabran · Singarayer Florentine · Bhagirath Singh Chauhan
Aug 2020 · Springer Nature
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204
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This book addresses the impact of important climatic changes on plant pests (including weeds, diseases and insect pests), and their interactions with crop plants. Anthropogenic activities have seriously impacted the global climate. As a result, carbon dioxide (CO2) and temperature levels of the earth are on a continuous rise. The global temperature is expected to increase by a 3°C or more by the end of this century. The CO2 concentration was below 300 parts per million (ppm) before the start of the industrial era; however, recently it has exceeded 400 ppm. This is highest ever in human history. Other than global warming and elevated CO2 concentrations, anthropogenic activities have also disturbed the global water cycle, ultimately, impacting the quantity and distribution of rainfall. This has resulted in drought conditions in many parts of the world.
Global warming, elevated CO2 concentration and drought are considered the most important recent climatic changes that are impacting global ecosystems and human societies. Among other impacts, the effects of climatic changes on pests, pest-crop interactions and pest control are important with relevance to global food security, and hence require immediate attention by plant scientists. This book discusses innovative and the most effective pest control methods under an environment of changing climate and elaborates on the impact of drought on plant pests and their control.
Global warming, elevated CO2 concentration and drought are considered the most important recent climatic changes that are impacting global ecosystems and human societies. Among other impacts, the effects of climatic changes on pests, pest-crop interactions and pest control are important with relevance to global food security, and hence require immediate attention by plant scientists. This book discusses innovative and the most effective pest control methods under an environment of changing climate and elaborates on the impact of drought on plant pests and their control.
About the author
Khawar Jabran is working as Assistant Professor in Nigde Omer Halisdemir University where he is leading the discipline of weed science. He has published more than 100 research publications as research articles, review papers, books and book chapters etc.
Professor Singarayer Florentine is a restoration and invasive species ecologist, with over 20 years of experience in research and higher education teaching in Australia. Prof. Florentine has published just over 100 refereed papers in the highest globally ranked journals in his field.
Bhagirath Chauhan, Weed Team Leader at the University of Queensland, leads an applied Weed Science and Management Program focused on field crop weed issues in the northern region of Australia. He has more than 300 publications, including books, book chapters and journal articles. He is editors of several journals
Professor Singarayer Florentine is a restoration and invasive species ecologist, with over 20 years of experience in research and higher education teaching in Australia. Prof. Florentine has published just over 100 refereed papers in the highest globally ranked journals in his field.
Bhagirath Chauhan, Weed Team Leader at the University of Queensland, leads an applied Weed Science and Management Program focused on field crop weed issues in the northern region of Australia. He has more than 300 publications, including books, book chapters and journal articles. He is editors of several journals
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