1 online resource ( xii, 307 p.) : ill.

Improving Water and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Current State and Future Potential of Global Food Production and Consumption; Introduction; Global Food Production; Agricultural Land Expansion; Productivity Growth; Climate Change;...

Future Trends in Water AvailabilityRunoff; Soil Water Storage; Consequences for Agricultural Production; Uncertainties in Climate Change Projections; References; 3 Translating Water into Food: How Water Cycles in Natural and Agricultural Landscapes; Introduction; Physical Basis of Water Cycling; Wat...

Restoration of Small Midfield PondsImproving Soil Water Retention and Hydraulic Properties; Conclusions; References; 4 Nutrients as Limited Resources: Global Trends in Fertilizer Production and Use; Fertilizer Consumption; Evolution of Global and Regional Fertilizer Consumption since the 1960s; Evol...

Current SituationFertilizer Industry's Investment Climate and Capacity Developments; Medium-Term Outlook for World Fertilizer Supply and Supply-and-Demand Balances; Resource Management; Industrial Nitrogen; Phosphate Rock; Potash Ore; Challenges Facing the Fertilizer Industry; Nutrient-Use Efficienc...

Phosphorus as a PollutantSustainable Pathways for Future Phosphorus Flows; Regional Example 1: Australia; Regional Example 2: Sweden; The Road Ahead; References; 6 Matching Soil Nutrient Supply and Crop Demand during the Growing Season; Introduction; Soil Supply of Nutrients; Principles Governing So...