1. Sustainable Agriculture and Crop PhysiologyVictor Sadras, Daniel Calderini and David ConnorPart 1 –Farming Systems: Case Studies2. Farming Systems of Australia: Exploiting the Synergy between Genetic Improvement and Agronomy Ralph A. Fischer 3. Farming Systems of Argentina: Yield Constraints and Risk Management Pablo Calviño and Juan Monzon 4. Improving Farming Systems in Northern European ConditionsPirjo Peltonen-Sainio, Ari Rajala, Hannu Känkänen and Kaija Hakala5. Cereal-based Cropping Systems in Asia: Nutrition and Disease ManagementRam C. SharmaPart 2 - Capture and Efficiency in the Use of Resources: Quantitative Frameworks 6. Improving Productivity to Face Water Scarcity in Irrigated AgricultureElias Fereres and Victoria González-Dugo7. Crop Radiation Capture and Use Efficiency: A Framework for Crop Growth AnalysisClaudio O. Stöckle and Armen R. Kemanian 8. Quantifying Crop Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency and Avenues to Improve Nitrogen-use EfficiencyGilles Lemaire and François GastalPart 3 – Crop physiology, Genetic Improvement, and Agronomy 9. Darwinian Agriculture: Real, Imaginary and Complex Trade-offs as Constraints and OpportunitiesR. Ford Denison 10. Modelling Crop Improvement in a G x E x M Framework via Gene-trait-phenotype RelationshipsCarlos Messina, Graeme Hammer, Zhanshan Dong, Dean Podlich and Mark Cooper 11. Integration of Biotechnology, Plant Breeding and Crop Physiology: Dealing with Complex Interactions from a Physiological PerspectiveFernando H. Andrade, Rodrigo G. Sala, Ana C. Pontaroli and Alberto León12. Crop Development: Genetic Control, Environmental Modulation and Relevance for Genetic Improvement of Crop YieldGustavo Slafer, Adriana Kantolic, Maria Appendino, Daniel Miralles, and Roxana Savin13. Crop Roots Systems Form and Function: Improving the Capture of Water and Nutrients with Vigorous Root SystemsJairo Palta and Michelle Watt14. Integrated Views in Plant Breeding: Modern Approaches for an Old TopicGrazia M. Borrelli, Pasquale De Vita, Anna M. Mastrangelo, and Luigi Cattivelli15. Genetic Improvement of Grain Crops: Yield PotentialM. John Foulkes, Matthew P. Reynolds, and Roger Sylvester-Bradley 16. Management and Breeding Strategies for the Improvement of Grain and Oil QualityLuis Aguirrezábal, Pierre Martre, Gustavo Pereyra-Irujo, Natalia Izquierdo, and Vincent Allard17. Dynamics of Crop-Pathogen Interactions: From Gene to Continental ScaleRobert F. Park, Michael Ayliffe, Jeremy J. Burdon, and David Guest 18. Improving Crop Competitiveness with Weeds: Adaptations and Tradeoffs Glenn K. McDonald and Gurjeet S. Gill19. Dynamic and Functional Monitoring Technologies for Applications in Crop Management Daniel Rodriguez, Andrew J. Robson, and Robert Belford20. Crop Physiology, Modelling and Climate Change: Impact and Adaptation Strategies Senthold Asseng, Weixing Cao, Weijian Zhang and Fulco Ludwig 21. Whither Crop Physiology? Antonio Hall and Victor Sadras