Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture

Chapter1. An introduction to climate change phenomenon.- Chapter2. Agro-meteorological Aspect of Climate Change.- Chapter3. Impact of elevated temperature on plant morphological and physiological traits.- Chapter4. Infirmity to climate change and regional impacts.- Chapter5. Climate resilience in agriculture.- Chapter6. Field crop production in relation to climate change.- Chapter7. Horticultural crops as affected by climate change.- Chapter8. Changing climate impacts on forest resources.- Chapter9. Climate change a great threat to fisheries.- Chapter10. Water resources in relation to climate change.- Chapter11. Importance of water management in the era of climate change.- Chapter12. Climate change and Salinity effects on crops.- Chapter13. Morphological, Physiological and Biochemical Modulations in Crops under Salt Stress caused by climate change. Chapter14. Weed management and climate change.- Chapter15. Insect pest management under climate change.- Chapter16. Effects of climate change on the Socio-Economic conditions of farmers-a case study.- Chapter17. Research on climate change issue.- Chapter18. Role of Modeling in studying climate change.- Chapter19. Nutrient dynamics and role of modeling.- Chapter20. Climate smart agriculture technologies.- Chapter21. Internet of Things (IoT) and Sensors Technologies in Smart Agriculture: Applications, Opportunities and Current Trends.- Chapter22. World nations priorities on climate change and food security.- Chapter23. Importance of Carbon sequestration in the scenario of climate change.

Dr. Wajid Nasim Jatoi is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), Bahawalpur, Pakistan. He has also served Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Pakistan for about 7 years including his service as Head of the Department. DR. Wajid has vast experience of almost 13 years in the field of Climate Change and Crop Simulation Modeling. He is PI or Co-PI in at least 7 national and international projects related to crop simulation modeling which have either been completed or in progress. He has more than 50 international publications in the relevant field. The title of his PhD research was "Modeling the impact of climate change on nitrogen use efficiency in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under different agro-climatic conditions of Punjab-Pakistan". He has also completed his two Post-Doctorates from Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Mediterraneennes (CIHEAM)-Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier, France and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Ecosystems Sciences and Sustainable Agriculture Flagship.


Dr. Muhammad Mubeen has been working as Assistant Professor in Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Pakistan since 2014. He has an ample background in the related field. He was awarded HEC Indigenous Scholarship to complete his PhD, the title of which was "Simulating the effect of different irrigation regimes on autumn-sown maize using CSM- CERES-Maize model". He has published about 50 research papers in relevant fields in national and international journals.  He is PI and Co-PI in at least 8 national and international projects (relevant to Climate Change and Crop Simulation Modeling) which are either completed, in progress or submitted.


Prof. Dr. Ashfaq