Recent Advances in Dryland Agriculture
Author: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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Published: 1988
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: L. L. Somani
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9788172330583
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Proceedings of a national symposium held at Hyderabad, September 13-16, 1988.
Author: L. L. Somani
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Published: 1993-01-01
Total Pages: 728
ISBN-13: 9788172330590
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Proceedings of a national symposium held at Hyderabad, September 13-16, 1988.
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 500
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Proceedings of a national symposium held at Hyderabad, September 13-16, 1988.
Author: Georgine Yorgey
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Published: 2017-06-15
Total Pages: 628
ISBN-13: 9780972199445
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Pacific Northwest is an important wheat production region. In 2015, the National Agricultural Statistics Service indicated that Washington, Idaho, and Oregon harvested more than 240 million bushels of wheat, worth an estimated $1.3 billion. The major areas of production in the inland Pacific Northwest include three major land resource areas with distinctive geologic features and soils as defined by the US Department of Agriculture: the Columbia Basin, the Columbia Plateau, and the Palouse and Nez Perce Prairies, all of which are within the Northwestern Wheat and Range Region. It also includes a small portion of dryland cropping in the North Rocky Mountains major land resource area, adjacent to the eastern edge of the Palouse and Nez Perce Prairies. In the dryland areas, which are the focus of this book, wheat is grown in rotation with crop fallow and much smaller acreages of other small grains, legumes, and alternative crops. In light of ongoing and new challenges being faced by farmers in the region it is an opportune time to synthesize research-based advances in knowledge to support farmer decision-making and improve the long-term productive capacity of farmland in the region. This book should be viewed as a resource that launches further inquiry rather than an end point.
Author: R.P. Singh
Publisher: Scientific Publishers
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 561
ISBN-13: 9386102226
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →There are chapters on varied topics covering the major gamut of dryland agriculture. The topics covered by eminent-scientists are : Dryland agricultural research in India - a historical perspective. The eminence of authors and the institutions they represent gives credence to the contents of the book. Research and development workers, all would like to possess this book for ready reference and use.
Author: Muhammad Farooq
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-01-05
Total Pages: 574
ISBN-13: 3319479288
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a ready reference on recent innovations in dryland agriculture and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. It covers the basic concepts and history, components and elements, breeding and modelling efforts, and potential benefits, experiences, challenges and innovations relevant to agriculture in dryland areas around world.
Author: S. Lakshmikanthamma
Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9788175330337
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Study restricted to the Mittemari micro watershed in Kolar District, Karnataka.
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Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-03-07
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 1461389828
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the beginning of agriculture until about 1950, increased food production came almost entirely from expanding the cropland base. Since 1950, however, the yield per unit of land area for major crops has increased dramatically. Much of the increase in yields was because of increased inputs of energy. Between 1950 and 1985, the farm tractor fleet quadrupled, world irrigated area tripled, and use of fertilizer increased ninefold. Between 1950 and 1985, the total energy used in world agriculture increased 6. 9 times. Irrigation played a particularly important role in the rapid increase in food production between 1950 and 1985. The world's irrigated land in 1950 totaled 94 million hectares but increased to 140 million by 1960, to 198 million by 1970, and to 271 million hectares in 1985. However, the current rate of expansion has slowed to less than 1 % per year. The world population continues to increase and agricultural production by the year 2000 will have to be 50 to 60% greater than in 1980 to meet demands. This continued demand for food and fiber, coupled with the sharp decline in the growth rate of irrigation development, means that much of the additional agricultural production in future years must come from cultivated land that is not irrigated. Agricultural production will be expanded in the arid and semiarid regions because these regions make up vast areas in developing countries where populations are rapidly rising.
Author: Michael Mortimore
Publisher: World Conservation Union
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 100
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Drylands cover 41 percent of the earth' s terrestrial surface. The urgency of and international response to climate change have given a new place to drylands in terms both of their vulnerability to predicted climate change impacts and their potential contribution to climate change mitigation. This book aims to apply the new scientific insights on complex dryland systems to practical options for development. A new dryland paradigm is built on the resources and capacities of dryland peoples, on new and emergent economic opportunities, on inward investment, and on the best support that dryland science can offer.