Breeding perennial grain crops (part 3 of 3)
Publication: Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, June 2002, 21(2): 59-91.
Part 3: One-third of the planet’s arable land has been lost to soil erosion in recent decades, and the pace of this degradation will increase as the limits of our food-production capacity are stretched. The persistent problem of worldwide soil erosion has rekindled interest in perennial grain crops. (Reference section)