Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management

Title: Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management
Author: S. Jeyaraman
Publisher: Scientific Publishers
Language: English
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN: 9788196246914 (Hardcover)
E-ISBN: 9788196246433 (eBook)
Pages: 1000
Binding: Hard Bound
Year of Publication: 2024
Size: 7.25" x 10" x 2"
Weight: 2.038 kg
Readership: Teachers and Students
Book Type: Reference Book

Book Description:
In light of India's New Education Policy 2020 (NEP-2020), which aims to integrate holistic multidisciplinary education, this book focuses on sustainable rainfed agriculture and watershed management, covering traditional knowledge, emerging technologies, and critical issues like climate change and food sufficiency. The book delves into various aspects of rainfed agriculture systems, including crop and cropping systems, diversified land use (such as agroforestry and dryland horticulture), livestock and animal husbandry, and grazing practices.

The text is designed to address the educational needs of agricultural students and professionals across countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and beyond. It integrates local and traditional knowledge with modern farming practices for effective management of rainfed agricultural systems. Aimed primarily at undergraduate and postgraduate students in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and agricultural engineering, it serves as an essential reference for both students and extension officers.

The book provides a thorough understanding of principles and practices related to rainfed agriculture, agroforestry, and watershed planning and management, with specific focus on sustainable farming systems. It offers solutions for climate resilience and water management, along with effective farming practices tailored for dryland and rainfed areas.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Dry Farming and Rainfed Agriculture: An Introduction

2. Dryland Types and Their Climatic Classification

3. Climate in Rainfed Agriculture

4. Soils in Dryland Agriculture

5. Land and Crop Management Practices in Rainfed Agriculture

6. Drought Types and Their Management

7. Climatic Analysis for Crop Planning

8. Plant Ideotypes, Choice of Crops and Varieties, Crop Substitution and Cropping Systems in Drylands

9. Contingent Crop Planning and Midterm Correction for Aberrant Weather Conditions

10. Weed Management Practices in Drylands

11. Soil Fertility Management in Drylands

12. Soil and Water Conservation Measures

13. Water Management in Rainfed Agriculture

14. Crop Protection in Dryland Crops

15. Mechanization of Rainfed Agriculture

16. Crop Yield and Productivity

17. Conservation Agriculture

18. Integrated Farming Systems for Dryland Areas

19. Agroforestry

20. Alternate Land Use Based Farming Systems in Rainfed Agriculture

21. Wasteland Development: Definition, Extent, and Classification

22. Watershed Management

23. Rainwater Harvesting on Watershed Basis

24. Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management