Improving Water and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems Book

Contributors vii

Preface xi

1 Current State and Future Potential of Global Food Production and Consumption 3
Christine Heumesser, Simon Thaler, Martin Schönhart, and Erwin Schmid

2 Water Resources and Global Change 21
Martin Wegehenkel

3 Translating Water into Food: How Water Cycles in Natural and Agricultural Landscapes 33
Andrzej Kedziora and Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz

4 Nutrients as Limited Resources: Global Trends in Fertilizer Production and Use 57
Patrick Heffer and Michel Prud’homme

5 The Flow of Phosphorus in Food Production and Consumption Systems 79
Tina-Simone S. Neset, Dana Cordell, and Lotta Andersson

6 Matching Soil Nutrient Supply and Crop Demand during the Growing Season 93
Terry Rose and Bill Bowden

7 Physiology of Nitrogen-Use Efficiency 105
Al Imran Malik and Zed Rengel

8 Improving Crop Nitrogen Use in Dryland Farming: Interactions and Potential Trade-offs between Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 123
Trevor P. Garnett and Greg J. Rebetzke

9 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Water-Use Efficiency 145
Lianne Merchuk and Yehoshua Saranga

10 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Examples from Common Beans 161
Matthew W. Blair

11 Using Simulation Modeling of Root Growth and Function as an Aid in Breeding for Increased Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 177
Art J. Diggle and Vanessa M. Dunbabin

12 Improving Crop Production in the Arid Mediterranean Climate 187
Sven-Erik Jacobsen, Christian Richardt Jensen, and Fulai Liu

13 Agronomic Principles of Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Case Studies in Dryland Grain Production in Australia 211
John A. Kirkegaard and Michael J. Robertson

14 Use of Organic Fertilizers Alone or in Combination with Inorganic Ones: Effects on Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Indian Farming Systems 235
Cherkumalli Srinivasarao, Bandi Venkateswarlu, Dattatreya Mahabaleswara Hegde, K. Venkateswara Rao, and Sumanta Kundu

15 Current Status and Future Perspectives to Increase Nutrientand Water-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems in China 263
Mingsheng Fan, Xiying Zhang, Lixing Yuan, Weifeng Zhang, and Fusuo Zhang

16 Water-and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production in South America 275
Nand K. Fageria and Luís F. Stone

Index 297

Color plate section is located between pages 180 and 181.