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  title info:
    title: Breeding in a World of Scarcity
    sub title: Proceedings of the 2015 Meeting of the Section “Forage Crops and Amenity Grasses” of Eucarpia
  name:
    name part: Roldán-Ruiz, Isabel.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Baert, Joost.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Reheul, Dirk.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: gw
    date issued: 2016
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XI, 337 p. 72 illus., 28 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: This book includes papers presented at the 2015 meeting of the Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section of Eucarpia. The theme of the meeting “Breeding in a world of scarcity” was elaborated in four sessions: (1) scarcity of natural resources, (2) scarcity of breeders, (3) scarcity of land and (4) scarcity of focus. Parts I to IV of this book correspond to these four sessions. Session 1 refers to the consequences of climate change, reduced access to natural resources and declining freedom in using them. Plant breeding may help by developing varieties with a more efficient use of water and nutrients and a better tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Session 2 refers to the shrinking number of field breeders. There is a need for a mutual empathy between field- and lab-oriented breeding activities, integrating new methods of phenotyping and genotyping. Session 3 underscores the optimal use of agricultural land. Forage needs to be intensively produced in a sustainable way, meeting the energy, protein and health requirements of livestock. Well-adapted varieties, species and mixtures of grasses and legumes are needed. Session 4 refers to the fading of focus in primary production triggered by a range of societal demands. There are few farmers left and they are asked to meet many consumer demands. Both large-scale, multi-purpose species and varieties and specialized niche crops are required. Part V summarizes the conclusions of two open debates, two working group meetings and two workshops held during the conference. The debates were devoted to the future of grass and fodder crop breeding, and to feed quality breeding and testing. The conference hosted meetings of the working groups “Multisite rust evaluation” and “Festulolium”. Workshops focused on “genomic selection and association mapping” and on “phenotyping” with applications in practical breeding research. Part V contains also short sketches of breeding ideas presented as short communications. .
  table of contents: Part I . Scarcity of natural resources -- Part II. Scarcity of breeders -- Part III. Scarcity of land -- Part IV. Scarcity of focus -- Part V. Reports of interactive sessions.
  note: edited by Isabel Roldán-Ruiz, Joost Baert, Dirk Reheul.
  subject:
    topic: Life sciences
  subject:
    topic: Plant breeding
  subject:
    topic: Life Sciences
  subject:
    topic: Plant Breeding/Biotechnology
  classification: SB123-123.5
  classification: S494.5.B563
  classification: 631.52
  classification: 660.6
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  identifier: 9783319289328
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28932-8
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    record creation date: 160613
    record change date: 20160613092747.0
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