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Insects --- Insects --- Insect pests. --- Bioclimatology. --- Entomology --- Geographical distribution. --- Climatic factors. --- Research.

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Climate change and increased climate variability in terms of rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and increasing extreme weather events, such as severe drought and devastating floods, pose a threat to the production of agricultural and horticultural crops-a threat this is expected to worsen. Climate change is already affecting-and is likely to increase-invasive species, pests, and disease vectors, all adversely affecting agri-horticultural crop productivity. Advances in agricultural knowledge, science, and technology will be required to develop improved crop traits, such as tempera

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Agricultural production has been considered as the key sector for revitalization of the economy and well being of the people in any country. For decades, due to increasing food demand together with policies encouraging production, agricultural science has focused on boosting production through the development of new technologies. Agriculture has become increasingly intensive. Farmers are becoming capable of producing higher yields using less labor and less land due to many factors, including use of fertilizer, and pesticides, introduction of farm machinery, development of hybrid and genetically modified strains and increased knowledge about farm management practices. Intensification of agriculture has not, however, been an unmixed blessing because this success has come at a high environmental cost. The damaging effects of intensification of agriculture include water, air and soil pollution, as well as the loss of wildlife, habitats and landscape features. As agricultural sustainability means maintaining productivity while protecting the natural resource base, there is increasing general recognition of the need to improve environmental performance in agriculture, through enhancing the benefits and reducing the harmful environmental effects. The book ‘Crop Production and Global Environmental Issues’ is a very timely effort in this direction. It discusses the main environmental issues and challenges which affects the crop production and productivity throughout the globe, particularly in developing countries. The book also provides some solutions to cope up with such challenges.

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El libro presenta los aspectos referidos a la dinámica de cambio que ha impuesto la naturaleza sobre las condiciones macro-ecológicas de los Andes desde la era arcaica y formativa de las culturas agrarias andinas peruanas que ocuparon el territorio peruano. Principalmente se ocupa de las modificaciones en las condiciones geo-hidrográficas y de clima-vegetación que se han producido, relacionadas a los periodos de cambio climático universales repercutiendo en el paisaje y el Hombre en las zonas andinas peruanas. Una visión histórica acerca del desarrollo de las poblaciones y culturas pre-hispánicas que ocuparon el territorio desde haceunos 12 a 14 mil años ¿Cuáles fueron las condiciones de clima-vegetación en los Andes peruanos en las eras arcaica y formativa de la agricultura? ¿Es cierto, que los desiertos de la Costa peruana eran bosques en dichas eras? ¿En qué magnitud los procesos de desertificarón, aridización, salinización, deforestación, son el resultado de hechos naturales o producidos por el Hombre? Aficionado con el tema concreto del presente libro, es que en la última década se dedica a la ecología de los Andes peruanos, a la arqueo-astronomía aplicada a los monumentos arqueológicos del Perú pre-hispánico. El autor plantea las posibles "rutas de ingreso" y de poblamiento de los Andes, así como una hipótesis explicativa acerca de los periodos —y zonas— de ocupación territorial de los Andes peruanos, además de una cronología histórica de eventos ‘El Niño’ de carácter catastrófico obtenidas en los paleo-registros y las cuales se relacionan con las posibles explicaciones acerca de la "misteriosa desaparición" de muchas de las culturas pre-incaicas e inicio del periodo incaico.

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It is well known that the impacts of climate change are tangible and hence there can be no debate about the need for appropriate adaptation measures, on a priority basis. However, it is equally important to recognize the fact that adaptation measures actually represent a dynamic synthesis of interventions pertaining to multiple systems. These are particularly of water, soil characteristics, genotypic and phenotypic variations and their expressions, age-correlated biochemical changes aligned with planting schedules and favorable weather/climate conditions. Nutrients, occurrence and distribution of associated vegetation including crop mixes also influence productivity. The overarching aspect of farming practice wields significant influence on the outcome and hence it is important to be clear about the particular focus of the investigations being carried out and reported in a suitable manner.  It is essential to recognize that scientific research in agriculture in India has always produced valuable results of direct relevance to her people. Importantly, preparedness to tackle disasters due to inclement weather system has prominently featured on the agenda. The recent focus on climate change and impacts has provided the necessary impetus to reorganize the framework of investigation to capture the specifics of such impacts. In this context, the importance of micro climate variations too viz-a-viz the larger scales of impacts cannot be overemphasized.  It will be useful to also help characterize natural variations versus artificially induced variations, helping us understand the complexities of individual and synergistic impacts too. Obviously, the limits and limitations of models could determine the spread and depth of the outcomes of investigations. Empirical evidences to reinforce assumptions have to also be documented with utmost care; guided by an understanding of the limits of tolerance, limiting factors, and the precautionary principle especially in the public policy interface. The present volume therefore, showcases these strands with the fond hope that they will stimulate further thinking and enable appropriate action.

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