R. K. Nanwal, G. A. Rajanna

Rainfed Agriculture (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000833362
• Artikelnr.: 66385756

Autorenporträt

R.K. Nanwal, G.A. Rajanna

Inhaltsangabe

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