Climate Change and Agriculture in India: Impact and Adaptation

Download or read book Climate Change and Agriculture in India: Impact and Adaptation written by Syed Sheraz Mahdi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the most recent understanding about climate change and its effects on agriculture in India. Further in-depth research is showcased regarding important allied sectors such as horticulture and fisheries, and examines the effect of climate change on different cereal crops. The individual chapters discuss the different mitigation strategies for climate change impacts and detail abiotic and biotic stresses in relation to climate change. The book provides an insight into environmentally safe and modern technologies approaches such as nanotechnology and utilization of underutilized crops under a changing climate. This book provides a solid foundation for the discussion of climate resilience in agricultural systems and the requirements to keep improving agricultural production. This book is an excellent resource for researchers, instructors, students in agriculture, horticulture and environmental science.