Editors: Roberto Pilu, Giuseppe Gavazzi

More Food: Road to Survival

eBook: US $39 Special Offer (PDF + Printed Copy): US $218
Printed Copy: US $198
Library License: US $156
ISBN: 978-1-68108-468-8 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-467-1 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2017
DOI: 10.2174/97816810846711170101

Introduction

More Food: Road to Survival is a comprehensive analysis of agricultural improvements which can be achieved through scientific methods. This reference book gives information about strategies for increasing plant productivity, comparisons of agricultural models, the role of epigenetic events on crop production, yield enhancing physiological events (photosynthesis, germination, seedling emergence, seed properties, etc.), tools enabling efficient exploration of genetic variability, domestication of new species, the detection or induction of drought resistance and apomixes and plant breeding enhancement (through molecularly assisted breeding, genetic engineering, genome editing and next generation sequencing).

The book concludes with a case study for the improvement of small grain cereals. Readers will gain an understanding of the biotechnological tools and concepts central to sustainable agriculture

More Food: Road to Survival is, therefore, an ideal reference for agriculture students and researchers as well as professionals involved sustainability studies.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Roberto Pilu
Università degli Studi di Milano
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production, Landscapes, Agroenergy
Milano
Italy


Giuseppe Gavazzi
Università degli Studi di Milano
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production, Landscapes, Agroenergy
Milano
Italy




Contributor(s):
A. Michele Stanca
Department of Life Sciences
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Modena
Italy


Alessandro Tondelli
Consiglio per la ricerca e la sperimentazione in agricoltura (CREA)
Genomics Research Centre
Fiorenzuola d'Arda
Italy


Carlo Pozzi
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscapes
Università degli Studi di Milano
Agroenergy - Milano
Italy


Damiano Martignago
Department of Biosciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano
Italy


Emidio Albertini
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Perugia
Italy


Elahe Tavakol
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscapes
Università degli Studi di Milano
Agroenergy - Milano
Italy
/
Department of Crop Production and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture - Shiraz
Shiraz University
Iran


Enrico Francia
Department of Life Sciences
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Modena
Italy


Fabio Veronesi
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Perugia
Italy


Fabio Fornara
Department of Biosciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano
Italy


Filippo Geuna
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscapes
Università degli Studi di Milano
Agroenergy - Milano
Italy


Francesca Galbiati
Department of Biosciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano
Italy


Franz W. Badeck
Consiglio per la ricerca e la sperimentazione in agricoltura (CREA)
Genomics Research Centre
Fiorenzuola d'Arda
Italy


Daniele Rosellini
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Perugia
Italy


Gabriella Consonni
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscapes
Università degli Studi di Milano
Agroenergy - Milano
Italy


Gaia Pigna
Department of Biosciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano
Italy
/
Department of Plant Sciences
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
USA


Gianluca Bretani
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscapes
Università degli Studi di Milano
Agroenergy - Milano
Italy


Giuseppe Gavazzi
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences- Production, Landscapes
Università degli Studi di Milano
Agroenergy - Milano
Italy


Jorge Gomez-Ariza
Department of Biosciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano
Italy


Laura Rossini
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscapes
Università degli Studi di Milano
Agroenergy - Milano
Italy
/
Parco Tecnologico Padano - Lodi
Italy


Mario Motto
Fondazione Istituto Tecnico Superiore per le nuove Tecnologie della Vita
Bergamo
Italy


Martina Persico
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscapes
Università degli Studi di Milano
Agroenergy - Milano
Italy


Martina Landini
Department of Biosciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano
Italy


Massimo Galbiati
Department of Biosciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano
Italy


Michela Landoni
Department of Biosciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano
Italy


Monica Colombo
Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige (Trento)
Italy


Piero Morandini
Department of Biosciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano
Italy


Paolo Pesaresi
Department of Biosciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano
Italy


Roberto Pilu
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscapes
Università degli Studi di Milano
Agroenergy - Milano
Italy


Salvatore Ceccarelli
Consultant, Rete Semi Rurali, Scandicci
Firenze
Italy


Stefano Bocchi
Università degli Studi di Milano,
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscapes
Agroenergy - Milano
Italy


Stefano Sangiorgio
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences- Production, Landscapes
Università degli Studi di Milano
Agroenergy - Milano
Italy


Vittoria Brambilla
Department of Biosciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano
Italy


Valeria Terzi
Consiglio per la ricerca e la sperimentazione in agricoltura (CREA)
Genomics Research Centre
Fiorenzuola d'Arda
Italy




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