An Assessment of Natural Resources of the Indian Desert/edited by B.B.S. Kapoor, K.K. Singh, Ahmed Ali and R.K. Gehlot. Bikaner, Madhu, 2001, x, 292 p., $54. ISBN 81-86644-02-4.
Contents: Preface. 1. Watershed management for sustainable development of the Thar desert/Mohd. Anwar and Mohd. Ajmal. 2. Soils of the arid zone : their genesis and classification/M.L. Soni and R.K. Beniwal. 3. Management of salt-affected and waterlogged soils in Indira Gandhi Nahar Project areas of Western Rajasthan/K.K. Singh and B.B.S. Kapoor. 4. Conservation of soils of the Thar desert/G.K. Khetawat. 5. Indira Gandhi Canal Irrigation in the Thar desert—an ecological assessment/Ahmed Ali and Sneh Lata Singhvi. 6. Impact of Indira Gandhi Canal Irrigation on vegetation of the Thar desert/B.B.S. Kapoor and Ritu. 7. Edible wild plants of the arid region of Rajasthan/R.K. Gehlot. 8. Forage production and rangeland management in the arid and semi-arid regions/R. Kumar. 9. Development of pasture and silvi-pasture systems in the arid ecosystem of Rajasthan/R.K. Beniwal, M.L. Soni and N.D. Yadav. 10. Weed management in the arid region/S. Kumar, B.B.S. Kapoor and Ritu. 11. Eco-friendly way for sustainable productivity in the arid ecosystem—an overview/L.J. Gulati. 12. Adaptations of wildlife of the Thar desert to arid environment/Ved Prakash Meena. 13. Endangered wildlife of the Indian desert/M.M. Saxena. 14. Work potential of camel under arid ecosystem and its management/Raghvendar S, Champak Bhakat and M.S. Sahani. 15. Prospects of animal production in the arid region of Rajasthan/B.C. Mondal and R.K. Beniwal. 16. Policy guidelines for afforestation in drylands/K.K. Singh and Hari Singh. 17. Challenges in dryland agriculture/S. Kumar and A. Basit. 18. Potential and management of the arid horticulture/B.B. Vashishtha. 19. Cropping system for arid rainfed ecosystem/N.D. Yadav and R.K. Beniwal. 20. Impact of Indira Gandhi Canal Irrigation on landuse changes and cropping pattern/S.K. Mathur and M.S. Shekhawat. 21. Senna : a new commercial crop for the arid region/B.B.L. Sharma and Padma Prajapati. 22. Pulse management under saline and alkaline situations/D. Kumar, Manju, Seema and Neetu. 23. Datepalm production in the Thar desert/J.P.S. Pundir and R. Porwal. 24. Mushroom cultivation technology in the Indian arid zone/N.L. Vyas. 25. Disease management of pearl millet in the arid and semi-arid regions/Arun Kumar. 26. Major diseases of moth bean and their management in the arid region/N.K. Khatri. 27. Pest management in the arid fruit crops/Veer Singh Yadav. 28. Use of fertilizer under drought/S.P. Vyas. 29. Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra in the development of agriculture in arid ecosystem/Atul Chandra.