Improving Water and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems [Hardcover]

Improving Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems provides professionals, students, and policy makers with an?in-depth view of various aspects of water and nutrient us in crop production. The book covers topics related to global economic, political, and social issues related to food production and distribution, describes various strategies and mechanisms that increase water and nutrient use efficiency, and review te curren situation and potential improvements in major food-producing systems on each continent. The book also deals with problems experienced by developed countries separtaely from problems facing developing countries.

Improving Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency emphasizes judicious water and nutrient management which is aimed at maximising water and nutrient utilisation in the agricultural landscape, and minimising undesirable nutrient losses to the environment.

Contributors vii

Preface xi

1 Current State and Future Potential of Global Food Production and Consumption 3
Christine Heumesser, Simon Thaler, Martin Sch?nhart, 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 Kdziora and Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz

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

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 Roselãƒ