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Agriculture For Competitive Examinations
The book covers the entire syllabus for the civil services examination conducted by UPSC and State Public Service Commission. The chapters have been arranged subject wise so as to cover the entire syllabus of agriculture paper. All the subjects viz. agronomy, forestry, plant breeding, soil science, horticulture, vegetables, entomology, pathology, extension education, economics, genetics, seed technology, plant physiology etc have been covered in the book.
Rainfed Agriculture
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. Print and electronic editions not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bhutan).
Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management
It is supported by suitable examples and diagrams. The broad chapters included in the book are: Rainfed agriculture: Introduction, types, characteristics, distribution and importance; History of rainfed agriculture & watershed in India; Problems and prospects of rainfed agriculture in India; Soil and climatic conditions prevalent in rainfed areas; Drought: types, effect of water deficit on physio- morphological characteristics of the plants, Mechanism of crop adaptation under moisture deficit condition; Water harvesting: importance, its techniques, Efficient utilization of water through soil and crop management practices, Study of mulches and antitranspirants; Management of crops in rainfed ...
Farming Systems And Sustainable Agriculture
The introductory book covers farming System-scope, importance and concept; Types and systems of farming system and factors affecting types of farming; Farming system components and their maintenance and its advantages; Allied enterprises and their importance; Tools for determining production and efficiencies in cropping and farming system; Sustainable agriculture-problems and its impact on agriculture; Conservation agriculture strategies in agriculture; HEIA, LEIA and LEISA and its techniques for sustainability; Integrated farming system-historical background, objectives and characteristics; Site specific development of IFS model for different agro-climatic zones; Resource use efficiency and...
Climate-Smart and Resilient Food Systems and Security
Zusammenfassung: This contributed book, as a part of a series of CERES publications, contributes to the scientific debate about the interlinkages between climate change, environment, and food systems. It highlights the opportunities to accelerate the transformation of such systems within the perspective of sustainable, inclusive, and climate-smart practices. Most chapters are based on empirical research particularly done in vulnerable and resource-constrained countries from the Global South (such as India, Kenya, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam) and provide policy-oriented inputs and recommendations to guide change processes at multiple scales. This project has implications for research, innovation, and policy design.
Principles Of Organic Farming
Organic farming is one of the alternate forms of agriculture that is aimed at sustainable agricultural production. It is a holistic way of farming in which quality agricultural production is achieved with an aim to conserve rather improve our natural resources. It relies on crop rotations, green manures, organic manures, biofertilizers, composts and biological pest management for crop production excluding or strictly limiting the use of synthetic fertilizers, chemical pesticides, plant growth regulators and livestock feed additives. The book "Principles of Organic Farming" has been designed to fulfill the requirements of undergraduate students of agriculture stream as per syllabus of Vth Dea...
Advances in Conservation Agriculture Volume 3
Summarises current research on the adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles in different regions around the world Highlights the emergence of CA as a key alternative to tillage-based agriculture Reviews the challenges of effective implementation of CA in different contexts (e.g. drier conditions, poor soil quality)
