Historically, plant diseases have had catastrophic impact on food production. For example: potato blight caused the Irish famine in 1845; brown spot of rice caused the Great Bengal Famine of 1943; southern corn leaf blight caused a devastating epidemic on the US corn crop in 1970. Food security is threatened by an ongoing sequence of plant diseases, some persistent for decades or centuries, others more opportunistic. Wheat blast and banana xanthomonas wilt are two contrasting examples of many that currently threaten food production. Other emerging diseases will follow. The proposed title aims to provide a synthesis of expert knowledge to address this central challenge to food security for the 21st century.
Chapters [5] and [11] are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.Historically, plant diseases have had catastrophic impact on food production. For example: potato blight caused the Irish famine in 1845; brown spot of rice caused the Great Bengal Famine of 1943; southern corn leaf blight caused a devastating epidemic on the US corn crop in 1970. Food security is threatened by an ongoing sequence of plant diseases, some persistent for decades or centuries, others more opportunistic. Wheat blast and banana xanthomonas wilt are two contrasting examples of many that currently threaten food production. Other emerging diseases will follow. The proposed title aims to provide a synthesis of expert knowledge to address this central challenge to food security for the 21st century.
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Plant Diseases and Food Security in the 21st Century
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Plant Diseases and Food Security in the 21st Century
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9783030579012 |
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Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
Publication date: | 05/23/2021 |
Series: | Plant Pathology in the 21st Century , #10 |
Edition description: | 1st ed. 2021 |
Pages: | 284 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d) |