Plant Resources for Food, Fuel and Conservation

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84407-721-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 482 g

Agriculture and food production have a large footprint on the landscape globally and compete for space with land for nature conservation. This book explores the competition between the food needs of a growing human population and the conservation of biodiversity as intensified by the emerging use of crops for energy production.

As concern about the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on climate grows and oil prices increase, energy production from agricultural crops has become a significant industry. At the same time, growth in food demand due to population growth has been accelerated by growing affluence associated with economic growth in major developing countries increasing per capita consumption. Consumers are concerned that the price of food will continue to increase sharply as a result of this competition but a loss of biodiversity may be another major outcome. Drawing on his expertise in plant conservation genetics, the author provides a balanced appraisal of the potential for developing new or improved crops for food or bioenergy production in the context of climate change, while at the same time protecting biodiversity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Henry, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

1. Plants for Food, Energy and the Environment

2. Plant Resources for Food and Fibre

3. Impact of Climate Change on Food and Fibre Production

4. Energy Resources

5. Plant Resources for Bio-Energy and Chemical Feedstock Uses

6. Competition between Food and Fuel Production

7. Plants and the Environment

8. Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity

9. Competition between Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation

10. Domestication of New Species

11. Options for the Future

References and Further Reading

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Henry is Director of the Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics at Southern Cross University, Australia. He is the author or editor of several books on plant molecular biology, genetics, evolution and biodiversity.