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<p>Contributors vii</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p>1 Current State and Future Potential of Global Food Production and Consumption 3<br /><i>Christine Heumesser, Simon Thaler, Martin Schönhart, and Erwin Schmid</i></p> <p>2 Water Resources and Global Change 21<br /><i>Martin Wegehenkel</i></p> <p>3 Translating Water into Food: How Water Cycles in Natural and Agricultural Landscapes 33<br /><i>Andrzej Kędziora and Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz</i></p> <p>4 Nutrients as Limited Resources: Global Trends in Fertilizer Production and Use 57<br /><i>Patrick Heffer and Michel Prud’homme</i></p> <p>5 The Flow of Phosphorus in Food Production and Consumption Systems 79<br /><i>Tina-Simone S. Neset, Dana Cordell, and Lotta Andersson</i></p> <p>6 Matching Soil Nutrient Supply and Crop Demand during the Growing Season 93<br /><i>Terry Rose and Bill Bowden</i></p> <p>7 Physiology of Nitrogen-Use Efficiency 105<br /><i>Al Imran Malik and Zed Rengel</i></p> <p>8 Improving Crop Nitrogen Use in Dryland Farming: Interactions and Potential Trade-offs between Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 123<br /><i>Trevor P. Garnett and Greg J. Rebetzke</i></p> <p>9 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Water-Use Efficiency 145<br /><i>Lianne Merchuk and Yehoshua Saranga</i></p> <p>10 Breeding Approaches to Increasing Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Examples from Common Beans 161<br /><i>Matthew W. Blair</i></p> <p>11 Using Simulation Modeling of Root Growth and Function as an Aid in Breeding for Increased Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency 177<br /><i>Art J. Diggle and Vanessa M. Dunbabin</i></p> <p>12 Improving Crop Production in the Arid Mediterranean Climate 187<br /><i>Sven-Erik Jacobsen, Christian Richardt Jensen, and Fulai Liu</i></p> <p>13 Agronomic Principles of Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency: Case Studies in Dryland Grain Production in Australia 211<br /><i>John A. Kirkegaard and Michael J. Robertson</i></p> <p>14 Use of Organic Fertilizers Alone or in Combination with Inorganic Ones: Effects on Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Indian Farming Systems 235<br /><i>Cherkumalli Srinivasarao, Bandi Venkateswarlu, Dattatreya Mahabaleswara Hegde, K. Venkateswara</i> <i>Rao, and Sumanta Kundu</i></p> <p>15 Current Status and Future Perspectives to Increase Nutrientand Water-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems in China 263<br /><i>Mingsheng Fan, Xiying Zhang, Lixing Yuan, Weifeng Zhang, and Fusuo Zhang</i></p> <p>16 Water- and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production in South America 275<br /><i>Nand K. Fageria and Luís F. Stone</i></p> <p>Index 297</p>

<b>Zed Rengel</b> is Winthrop Professor in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Western Australia.

Agricultural food production is facing a great challenge with both unprecedented population growth and dramatic increases in demands for land, water, and nutrient sources. The key to sustainable agriculture will be to better understand the way crops use water and nutrients and improve crop species to be more efficient in using these vital resources. <i>Improving Water and Nutrients-Use Efficiently in Food Production Systems</i> is a timely resource providing scientists, industry personnel, and advanced studies with an up-to -date overview of the food.<br /><br /><i>Improving Water and Nutrients-Use Efficiently in Food Production Systems</i> follows a logical progression providing the reader with appropriate context of the issue and efforts being put in place to ensure agricultural sustainability. The first five chapters provide the reader with a global context for the need for efficient use of resources in food production. The following chapters look at various agronomic means, with emphasis on genetics and breeding, by which enhanced water and nutrients-use efficiently can be achieved. The final chapters in the volume cover various efforts in increasing water and nutrient-use in food production systems currently in practice in a range of countries, including China and India as the world's two most populous.<br /><br />A timely volume, <i>Improving Water and Nutrients-Use Efficiently in Food Production Systems, </i>fully explores avenues by which we can successfully meet the imperative need of improving water and nutrient use in food production.<i><br /></i>

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