TY  - GEN
AU  - By R.K. Nanwal
AU  - G.A. Rajanna
TI  - Rainfed Agriculture
SN  - 9781032024608
AV  - SB191.R5 N36 2021
PY  - 2021///
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - environmental aspect
KW  - Soil science
KW  - Water-supply engineering
N2  - TABLE OF CONTENT:
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
ER  -