proportions to be used, interaction with the whole component of the nutrient
solution, and characteristics of the substrate in what are going to be used, temperature, just to mention a few.
To unravel the mechanisms behind the production of plants and plant compounds under specific agricultural and climatic conditions, without compromising
on crop yield, it is of great scientific, economic, political, and social interest since
population will continue to grow in the coming years, and this population will
increasingly want not only to add years to life, but also add life to years. The
response required to the current agricultural challenge is not a lone ranger view but
a holistic approach.
References
Adam D (2001) Nutritionists question study of organic food. Nature 412(6848):666
Ahmad M, Akram M, Rauf R, Khan IA (2007) Adoption of and constraints in use of high yielding
varieties: a case study of four villages of district Peshawar and Charsadda. Sarhad J Agric
23(3):803
Aires A, Mota V, Saavedra M, Rosa E, Bennett R (2009) The antimicrobial effects of
glucosinolates and their respective enzymatic hydrolysis products on bacteria isolated from
the human intestinal tract. J Appl Microbiol 106(6):2086–2095
Alcamo J, Dronin N, Endejan M, Golubev G, Kirilenko A (2007) A new assessment of climate
change impacts on food production shortfalls and water availability in Russia. Global Environ
Change 17(3):429–444
Álvarez-Sánchez B, Priego-Capote F, Luque de Castro M (2010) Metabolomics analysis I.
Selection of biological samples and practical aspects preceding sample preparation. TrAC
Trends Anal Chem 29(2):111–119
Alwan A (2011) Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2010. World Health
Organization, Geneva
Andrews M, Cripps M, Edwards G (2012) The potential of beneficial microorganisms in
agricultural systems. Ann Appl Biol 160(1):1–5
Aubert C (2007) Can organic farming mitigate the impact of agriculture on global warming. In:
Proceedings of the international conference on food security, FAO, Rome, pp 7–8
Bai ZG, Dent DL, Olsson L, Schaepman ME (2008) Proxy global assessment of land degradation.
Soil Use Manag 24(3):223–234
Baille A (2004) Requirements and constraints in designing Mediterranean greenhouses. In: CIGR
congress ‘‘New trends in Farm Buildings’’ Evora,(Portugal)
Barrett CB (2010) Measuring food insecurity. Science 327(5967):825–828
Bayoumi YA (2008) Improvement of postharvest keeping quality of white pepper fruits
(Capsicum annuum, L.) by hydrogen peroxide treatment under storage conditions. Acta
Biologica Szegediensis 52(1):7–15
Benavides-Mendoza A, Burgos-Limón D, Ortega-Ortíz H, Ramírez H (2007) El ácido benzoico y
poliácido acrílico-quitosán en la calidad y rendimiento del tomate cultivado en suelo calcáreo.
Terra Latinoam 25(3):123–129
Bennett AJ, Bending GD, Chandler D, Hilton S, Mills P (2012) Meeting the demand for crop
production: the challenge of yield decline in crops grown in short rotations. Biol Rev
87(1):52–71
Bent AF, Mackey D (2007) Elicitors, effectors, and R genes: the new paradigm and a lifetime
supply of questions. Annu Rev Phytopathol 45:399–436
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solution, and characteristics of the substrate in what are going to be used, temperature, just to mention a few.
To unravel the mechanisms behind the production of plants and plant compounds under specific agricultural and climatic conditions, without compromising
on crop yield, it is of great scientific, economic, political, and social interest since
population will continue to grow in the coming years, and this population will
increasingly want not only to add years to life, but also add life to years. The
response required to the current agricultural challenge is not a lone ranger view but
a holistic approach.
References
Adam D (2001) Nutritionists question study of organic food. Nature 412(6848):666
Ahmad M, Akram M, Rauf R, Khan IA (2007) Adoption of and constraints in use of high yielding
varieties: a case study of four villages of district Peshawar and Charsadda. Sarhad J Agric
23(3):803
Aires A, Mota V, Saavedra M, Rosa E, Bennett R (2009) The antimicrobial effects of
glucosinolates and their respective enzymatic hydrolysis products on bacteria isolated from
the human intestinal tract. J Appl Microbiol 106(6):2086–2095
Alcamo J, Dronin N, Endejan M, Golubev G, Kirilenko A (2007) A new assessment of climate
change impacts on food production shortfalls and water availability in Russia. Global Environ
Change 17(3):429–444
Álvarez-Sánchez B, Priego-Capote F, Luque de Castro M (2010) Metabolomics analysis I.
Selection of biological samples and practical aspects preceding sample preparation. TrAC
Trends Anal Chem 29(2):111–119
Alwan A (2011) Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2010. World Health
Organization, Geneva
Andrews M, Cripps M, Edwards G (2012) The potential of beneficial microorganisms in
agricultural systems. Ann Appl Biol 160(1):1–5
Aubert C (2007) Can organic farming mitigate the impact of agriculture on global warming. In:
Proceedings of the international conference on food security, FAO, Rome, pp 7–8
Bai ZG, Dent DL, Olsson L, Schaepman ME (2008) Proxy global assessment of land degradation.
Soil Use Manag 24(3):223–234
Baille A (2004) Requirements and constraints in designing Mediterranean greenhouses. In: CIGR
congress ‘‘New trends in Farm Buildings’’ Evora,(Portugal)
Barrett CB (2010) Measuring food insecurity. Science 327(5967):825–828
Bayoumi YA (2008) Improvement of postharvest keeping quality of white pepper fruits
(Capsicum annuum, L.) by hydrogen peroxide treatment under storage conditions. Acta
Biologica Szegediensis 52(1):7–15
Benavides-Mendoza A, Burgos-Limón D, Ortega-Ortíz H, Ramírez H (2007) El ácido benzoico y
poliácido acrílico-quitosán en la calidad y rendimiento del tomate cultivado en suelo calcáreo.
Terra Latinoam 25(3):123–129
Bennett AJ, Bending GD, Chandler D, Hilton S, Mills P (2012) Meeting the demand for crop
production: the challenge of yield decline in crops grown in short rotations. Biol Rev
87(1):52–71
Bent AF, Mackey D (2007) Elicitors, effectors, and R genes: the new paradigm and a lifetime
supply of questions. Annu Rev Phytopathol 45:399–436
1 Strategies for Sustainable Plant Food Production
41