Rainfed Agriculture
eBook - ePub

Rainfed Agriculture

  1. 332 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Rainfed Agriculture

About this book

This book discusses various issues related to Rainfed Agriculture, for example:

  • Soil and water conservation
  • Drought management strategies
  • Rain-water harvesting
  • Crops and cropping system for dryland agriculture
  • Conservation agriculture
  • Climate-smart agriculture and watershed management

The subject matter is both narrative and critical, explained with illustrations and tables.

This book is co-published with NIPA. Taylor and Francis does not sell or distribute its print and electronic editions in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781032429243
eBook ISBN
9781000833362
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Agriculture
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Preface
  6. Important Abbreviations Related to Rainfed Agriculture
  7. Contents
  8. 1. Rainfed Farming: Introduction Characteristics, Distribution and Problems
  9. 2. Efficient Management of Rainfed Crops, Contingent Crop Planning for Aberrant Weather Situations
  10. 3. Management of Rainfed Crops Choice of Crops and Varieties Planting Methods Under Low Rainfall Conditions
  11. 4. Water Harvesting and Moisture Conservation
  12. 5. Principles of Intercropping; Cropping Systems/Intercropping Systems in Rainfed Agriculture; Mulches and Antitranspirants
  13. 6. Concept of Watershed Resource Management, Problems, Approaches and Components
  14. 7. Drought and Its Management
  15. 8. Land Use Capability Classification, Scope of Agro-Horticultural, Agro-Forestry and Silvi-Pasture in Dryland Agriculture
  16. 9. Tillage, Tilth, Frequency and Depth of Cultivation - Compaction in Soil Tillage, Concept of Conservation Tillage
  17. 10. Soil Erosion: Definition, Nature and Extent of Erosion, Types of Erosion and Factors Affecting Soil Erosion
  18. 11. Drainage Considerations and Agronomic Management; Rehabilitation of Abandoned Jhum Lands and Measures to Prevent Soil Erosion
  19. 12. Stress Physiology: Strategies for Mitigating Stress in Dryland Areas
  20. 13. Tools and Implements Used in Dryland Agriculture
  21. 14. Collection of Biometric Data on Dryland Crops and Its Interpretation
  22. 15. Suggested Readings and Acknowledgement
  23. 16. Practical Excercises

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