xxii, 538 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 26 cm.

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Part 1: Tapping and creating genetic resources -- 1. Systematic assessment for conservation and utilisation of crop genetic resources / Paula Bramel and Sarada Krishnan -- 2. Crop species origins, the impact of domestication and the potential of wide hybridisation for crop improvement / Bikram S. Gi...

Part 2: Redesigning crop plants -- 5. Reducing mineral and vitamin deficiencies through biofortification: progress under HarvestPlus / Howarth Bouis and Ross Welch -- 6. Delivering biofortified crops in developing countries / Howarth Bouis, Jan Low and Robert S. Zeigler -- 7. Fatty acids and pharmam...

Part 3: Modern Plant Breeding -- 10. Modern plant breeding: a perspective from the public in the United States / P. Stephen Baenziger -- 11. Improving the regulation and social acceptace of crop-protection and seeds products produced using new technologies: an industry perspective / Alan Raybould --...

Part 4: Managing the crop -- 14. Closing crop yield gaps around the world / R.A. Fischer -- 15. The soil microbiome and crop nitrogen nutrition in anaerobic systems: a case study in rice / J.K. Ladha and P.M. Reddy -- 16. Manipulating molecular interactions between hosts and pathogens for enhancing...

Part 5: Sustainable intensive systems -- 19. Remote sensing for sustainable agricultural management / Andy Nelson -- 20. A new public-private interface for staple crops: the sustainable rice revolution / Robert S. Zeigler and Achim Dobermann -- 21. Linking public goods with private interests: invest...

Part 6: Major agricultural regions in transition -- 22. Agricultural growth, transformation and policies in China / Jikun Huang -- 23. Modern plant and agricultural sciences and public policies in India: creating a sustainable global food supply / Rita Sharma -- 24. Unlocking Africa's agricultural p...

Part 7. Globalisation of food supply -- 26. The rapid transformation of food supply chains in developing and emerging economies with implications for farmers and consumers / Thomas Reardon and B. Minten -- 27. Social changes and policies driving the transformation of consumption in the food systems...