Climate Change and Crop Production ― Foundations for Agroecosystem Resilience

Climate Change and Crop Production: Foundations for Agroecosystem Resilience presents an overview of agroecology within the framework of climate change. It will cover elements of the changing climate and their impacts on crop production and agroecosystems. The book will report on how plants will cope with these changes, how we can mitigate these negative impacts to ensure food production for the growing population, adn how to preserve our ecosystems. Many chapters will provide information on the adaptation and resilience of food production systems within the changing climate. Chapter authors from six continents provide an international perspective on climate change and crop production.

Dr. Noureddine Benkeblia is a Professor of Crop Science involved in food science focusing on food-plants biochemistry and physiology. His work is mainly devoted to the pre- and postharvest metabolism in crops. Prof. Benkeblia, received his BSc, MPhil and Doctor in Food Sciences from the Institut National Agronomique (Algeria), and Doctor in Agriculture (PhD) from Kagoshima University (Japan). After a few years teaching in Algeria, he joined INRA, Avignon (France) as a Postdoctoral Scientist from 2000. From 2002 to 2007, he worked as a Visiting Professor at the University of Rakuno Gakuen, Ebetsu (Japan), and Research Associate at Hokaido University. Prof. Benkeblia joined the Department of Life Sciences, the University of the West Indies (Jamaica) in 2008, continuing his work on the physiology, the biochemistry and metabolomics of fructan-containing plants in Jamaica. He also works on the postharvest physiology and biochemistry of local fruits. Prof. Benkeblia has published over 150 papers, over 37 books and book chapters, and was recipient of many awards among them the UWI-Award for "Most Outstanding Research" in 2011 and 2013.