Rainfed Agriculture

List of contents

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; Study of mulches and antitranspirants 5. Principles of Intercropping; cropping systems/intercropping systems in rainfed agriculture; mulches and antitranspirants 6. Concept of watershed resource management, problems, approach 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: mitigating stress in dryland area 13. Tools and implements used in dryland agriculture 14. Collection of biometric data of rainfed crops and its interpretation

About the author

R.K. Nanwal, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, Haryana, India
G.A. Rajanna, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, IARI-PUSA, New Delhi, India

Summary

The chapters of the book cover the entire gamut of rainfed agriculture supported by suitable examples and diagrams. Note: T& F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This title is co-published with NIPA.

Product details

• Authors: R.K. Nanwal, R.k. Rajanna Nanwal, G.A. Rajanna
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781032024608
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3202460-8
• No. of pages: 332
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Irrigation, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Agricultural science, Agricultural engineering and machinery, Agricultural Engineering & Machinery