With the increase in crop yields from modern agriculture reaching a plateau in most of the countries, and the environmental degradation along with ecological imbalances due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, high yielding variety seeds becoming a matter of concern, the need for agricultural sustainability is being felt all over the world. In this regard to attain high levels of food grain production to pace the demands of the ever growing population, emphasis has given on intensive agricultural practices. The technology developed since past few decades have clearly proved detrimental to the natural resources base, ecology and environment. The present book entitled 'Agricultural Sustainability and Approaches' has been edited keeping in mind to enunciate various approaches on agricultural sustainability. The chapters enlisted in this edited book true lucidly highlight concepts, basic information on agriculture sustainability and approaches.
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- Cover
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. Methods of Crop Improvement for Allogamous Crops
- 2. Regulation of Dormancy and Germination
- 3. Green Manuring: A Suitable Method for Increasing Soil Organic Matter for Sustainable Production
- 4. Indian Agriculture in the Era of Changing Climate
- 5. Impact of Climate Change on Fruit Production
- 6. Nutritive Value of Seabuckthorn
- 7. Use of Biotechnological Tools in Modern Agriculture
- 8. Terminator Gene Technology for Modern Seed Industry
- 9. Propagation Methods in Mango
- 10. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: A Good Agricultural Practices
- 11. Water Resources and Management
- 12. Seed Treatments: A Panacea for Enhancing Seed Quality
- 13. Thermo-Periodism in Medicinal Plant Seeds
- 14. Carbide Ripened Mango: Health Related Issues
- 15. Status of Natural Dyes and Dye-Yielding Plants in Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region
- 16. Management of Soil Fertility for Sustainable Agriculture
- 17. Web Blight of Urd Bean (Vigna mungo L.) and it’s Management
- 18. Multidisciplinary Actions of Trichoderma in Biological Control of Plant Diseases
- 19. Common Property Resources Contribution and their Sustainable Management in Enhancing Farm Income and Employment in Himachal Pradesh
- 20. Analysing Production and Marketing Practices of Peas and Tomatoes in District Nainital and U.S. Nagar
- 21. Dairy Development in India: Recent Trends and Future Prospects
- 22. Commercial Dairy Farming: A Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis
- 23. Role of SHG for Rural Development
- 24. Strategic Model for Effective Functioning of SHG
- 25. Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Biodiversity
- Index
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