CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE IN INDIA: IMPACT AND ADAPTATION

Book Details:

• Author(s): S. Sheraz Mahdi (Editor)

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 2024

• ISBN: 9783031528880

• Pages: 286

• Cover: Hardcover

• Sale Territory: India Only

About the Book

This book presents the most recent understanding of climate change and its effects on agriculture in India, including allied sectors like horticulture and fisheries. It explores the impact of climate change on various cereal crops, examining both abiotic and biotic stresses. The book delves into mitigation strategies, with an emphasis on modern technologies like nanotechnology and the utilization of underutilized crops. It serves as a comprehensive resource on climate resilience in agricultural systems, providing valuable insights into the evolving dynamics of agriculture in response to climate change.

The book is essential for researchers, instructors, and students in the fields of agriculture, horticulture, and environmental science.

Contents

1. Future Changes in Rainfall and Temperature Under Emission Scenarios over India for Rice and Wheat Production – P. Parth Sarthi

2. Impact of El-Nino and La-Nina on Indian Climate and Crop Production – Vyas Pandey, A. K. Misra, and S. B. Yadav

3. Simulating the Impact of Climate Change and its Variability on Agriculture – Naveen Kalra and Manoj Kumar

4. Are GCMs and Crop Models Capable of Providing Useful Information for Decision Making? – Lalu Das, Hanuman Prasad, Jitendra Kumar Meher, Javed Akhter, and S. Sheraz Mahdi

5. Mapping Agriculture Dynamics and Associated Flood Impacts in Bihar Using Time-series Satellite Data – C. Jeganathan and P. Kumar

6. Impact Assessment of Bio Priming Mediated Nutrient Use Efficiency for Climate Resilient Agriculture – Amitava Rakshit

7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Selected Cropping Patterns in Bangladesh – M. M. Haque, J. C. Biswas, M. Maniruzzaman, A. K. Choudhury, U. A. Naher, B. Hossain, S. Akhter, F. Ahmed, and N. Kalra

8. Global Climate Change and Inland Open Water Fisheries in India: Impact and Adaptations – B. K. Das, U. K. Sarkar, and K. Roy

9. Looking at Climate Change and its Socio-Economic and Ecological Implications through BGC (Bio-Geo-Chemical Cycle)-Lens – J. S. Pandey

10. Adaptation and Intervention in Crops for Managing Atmospheric Stresses – N. P. Singh, S. K. Bal, N. S. More, Yogeshwar Singh, and A. Gudge

11. Impact of Climate Change on Tropical Fruit Production Systems and its Mitigation Strategies – Vishal Nath, Gopal Kumar, S. D. Pandey, and Swapnil Pandey

12. Tackling Climate Change: A Breeder’s Perspective – P. K. Singh and R. S. Singh

13. Decreasing the Vulnerability to Climate Change in Less Favoured Areas of Bihar: Smart Options in Agriculture – Anshuman Kohli, Sudhanshu Singh, Sheetal Sharma, S. K. Gupta, Mainak Ghosh, Y. K. Singh, B. K. Vimal, Vinay Kumar, and Sanjay Kumar Mandal

14. Nanotechnology in the Arena of Changing Climate – Nintu Mandal, Rajiv Rakshit, Samar Chandra Datta, and Ajoy Kumar Singh

15. Harnessing Under-utilized Crop Species: A Promising Way Towards Sustainability – Madhumita, S. Sheraz Mahdi, Suborna Roy Coudhary, and Aziz Mujtaba Aezum

16. Weather Based Information on Risk Management in Agriculture – K. K. Singh, A. K. Baxla, Priyanka Singh, and P. K. Singh

17. Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change by Improving Agriculture in India – Rattan Lal

18. Scenario of Crop Production in Temperate and Cold Arid Region with Respect to Climate Change – Latief Ahmad, Sabah Parvaze, S. Sheraz Mahdi, R. H. Kanth, and B. S. Dhekale

19. Climate Scenario in Cold Arid Region and its Future Prediction – Latief Ahmad, Sabah Parvaze, S. Sheraz Mahdi, and R. H. Kanth

20. Impact of Climate Change on Temperate Fruit Production in Kashmir Valley, North Western Himalayan Region of India – Nazeer Ahmed, F. A. Lone, K. Hussain, Raihana H. Kanth, and S. Sheraz Mahdi

About the Author / Editor

S. Sheraz Mahdi is an Assistant Professor-cum-Jr. Scientist (Agronomy) at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Shalimar, Srinagar, Kashmir (J&K), India. He specializes in crop-climate modeling, climate change, and cereal crop production. Dr. Mahdi has served the Bihar Agricultural University and has been an independent researcher in the cold arid region of Kargil Ladakh. He holds a PhD in Agronomy from SKUAST-K and has published over 45 research papers, 12 books, and numerous popular articles. Dr. Mahdi has been awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.