?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1055%2F&rft.title=Food+Security+in+Nutrient-Stressed+Environments%3A+Exploiting+Plants'+Genetic+Capabilities%2C+Summary+and+Recommendations+of+an+International+Workshop+27-30+Sep+1999&rft.creator=Adu-Gyamfi%2C+J+J&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=Attended+by+50+international+participants%2C+this+workshop+marked+the+culmination+of+Phase+III+of+a%0D%0A15-year+Special+Project+at+the+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%0D%0A(ICRISAT)+funded+by+the+Government+of+Japan+Entitled+%22Sustainable+cultivation+of+upland+crops+in%0D%0Athe+semi-arid+tropics%22%2C+the+Project+was+executed+in+collaboration+between+ICRISAT+and+Japan%0D%0AInternational+Research+Center+for+Agricultural+Sciences+(JIRCAS).+The+workshop+objectives+were%0D%0Ato%3A+Explore+the+scope+for+genetic+manipulation+of+the+ability+of+crop+plants+to+access+and+use%0D%0Anutrients%2C+prioritize+candidate+mechanisms+of+enhancing+nutrient+uptake+and+use+in+terms+of%0D%0Atheir+suitability+for+genetic+manipulation%2C+examine+appropriate+methodologies+for+genetic%0D%0Aenhancement+of+crop+plants'+ability+to+absorb+nutrients+and+use+them+efficiently%2C+and+suggest%0D%0Ahow+genetic+options+can+best+be+combined+with+management+options+to+improve+nutrient%0D%0Auptake+and+use.+Over+30+papers+were+presented+in+sessions+on%3A+sustainability+of+breeding+for%0D%0Alow-nutrient+environments%2C+candidate+mechanisms%2C+methodologies%2C+and+combining+genetic%0D%0Aimprovement+with+natural+resource+management.+Extended+abstracts+of+all+papers+are+included%2C%0D%0Atogether+with+an+introductory+review+that+includes+colored+photographs+of+Project+Highlights.%0D%0ASession+interpretive+summaries%2C+and+recommendations+for+future+research+needs%2C+priorities+and%0D%0Astrategies+are+provided.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=1999&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1055%2F1%2FRA_000328.pdf&rft.identifier=++Adu-Gyamfi%2C+J+J++(1999)+Food+Security+in+Nutrient-Stressed+Environments%3A+Exploiting+Plants'+Genetic+Capabilities%2C+Summary+and+Recommendations+of+an+International+Workshop+27-30+Sep+1999.++Manual.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++