Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Agroforestry - past, present and future/S.K. Dhyani. 2. Challenges and scope of agroforestry research in India/S.K. Dhyani. 3. Agroforestry research: perspective and potential/O.P. Chaturvedi and I.A. Khan. 4. Tree improvement for agroforestry species in India/V.K. Gupta. 5. Ecosystem development through agroforestry measures/O.P. Chaturvedi and P. Ratha Krishnan. 6. Important agroforestry systems developed for different agroclimatic regions of India under AICRPAF/A.K. Handa, S.K. Dhyani and Uma. 7. Bamboo based agroforestry systems in India/S.P. Ahlawat, R.V. Kumar, V.K. Gupta and S.K. Dhyani. 8. Options for non-timber forest produce from agroforestry systems/A. Venkatesh. 9. Development of biofuel as renewable source of energy/R.V. Kumar, Parul Shukla, S.P. Ahlawat, D.R. Palsaniya and S.K. Dhyani. 10. Bio-amelioration of salt affected soils through agroforestry/R.S. Yadav, D.R. Palsaniya, Ramesh Singh, Munna Ram and Garima Gupta. 11. Minor fruit plants and their agroforestry perspectives in Bundelkhand Region of Central India/D.R. Palsaniya, R.K. Tewari, R. Tiwari and C.K. Bajpai. 12. Biomass, bioenergy, environmental and livelihood benefits from Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) D.C. in India/I.A. Khan, K. Karemulla and O.P. Chaturvedi. 13. Role of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in establishment of agroforestry systems on marginal lands/Anil Kumar and Ashok Shukla. 14. Nutrient recycling and soil fertility management in agroforestry system/Munna Ram, R.S. Yadav and Sunil Kumar. 15. Carbon sequestration potential in different land uses and opportunities offered by agroforestry/Ram Newaj and Shabir Ahmad Dar. 16. Biodrainage technology for saline and water logged lands/A. Balasubramanian and S. Manivasakan. 17. Approaches and resource conservation strategies for sustainable management of agroforestry interventions/Ramesh Singh, D.R. Palsaniya, R.K. Tewari, R.S. Yadav and R.K. Singh. 18. Tree-crop interactions and their management in agroforestry/D.R. Palsaniya, Ram Newaj and R.S. Yadav. 19. Potentials of contract farming in agroforestry/D.R. Palsaniya, R.S. Yadav, Ramesh Singh, O.P. Chaturvedi, R.V. Kumar, and R.K. Tewari. 20. Industrial agroforestry through contract farming/K.T. Parthiban, S. Vennila, R. Seenivasan, G.P. Saravanan and M. Govinda Rao. 21. Seed technological aspects for dry land agroforestry/P. Masilamani, A. Vijayakumar, S. Saravanan, C. Buvaneswaran and A. Venkatesh. 22. Litterfall, decomposition and nutrient release and its implications in agroforestry interventions/R.S. Yadav, D.R. Palsaniya, R.K. Tiwari, and Garima Gupta. 23. Advances in evaluation of water use efficiency in crops and trees in the context of climate change/Badre Alam. 24. Scope for value addition in agri-horticulture/A.K. Shukla and Sunil Kumar. 25. Land use diversification with special reference to agroforestry/R.K. Tewari, D.R. Palsaniya and Rajeev Tiwari. 26. Livestock production under agroforestry land uses in India/N. Das and S.K. Mahanta. 27. Agroforestry based livestock production for livelihood security/Purushottam Sharma. 28. Toxic chemicals in feed and fodder and their implication in animal and human health/Subir K. Nag. 29. Top feeds in alteration of rumen function and its environment for efficient nutrients utilization/Sultan Singh. 30. Propagation of tree borne oil species towards productivity improvement/P. Ratha Krishnan. 31. Impact of tree shelterbelts in sustainable management of arid farming system/Rajendra Prasad and R.S. Mertia. 32. Allelopathy and its role in agroforestry/S.K. Das and A.K. Rai. 33. Below ground diversity in agroforestry and its role in soil management/Sharmila Roy. 34. Climatic variability and change: implications for Indian agriculture/J.B. Singh and Pradeep Behari. 35. Climate change with reference to response of fodder crops to elevated CO2/R.K. Bhatt. 36. Assessment of climate change through satellite remote sensing/J.P. Singh, Neeraj Kushwaha, R.S. Chaurasia and Kamlesh Kumar. 37. Application of GIS tools for alternate land use options/D.V.K. Nageswara Rao. 38. Applications of GIS and remote sensing technologies in natural resource analyses with emphasis on agroforestry/R.H. Rizvi, I.A. Khan and K.D. Kaushik. 39. Indicators for assessment of soil quality in agroforestry/Rajendra Prasad, S.K. Dhyani and O.P. Chaturvedi. 40. Marketing issues and constraints in agroforestry/D.R. Palsaniya, S.K. Dhyani, R.K. Tewari, Ramesh Singh and R.S. Yadav. 41. Role of market intelligence and commodity futures in risk management and price discovery/A.K. Vasisht. 42. Biotechnological approaches in agroforestry research/Suresh Kumar and A. Chandra. 43. Biochemical and molecular markers and their applications in tree improvement/A. Chandra and Suresh Kumar. 44. Decision support system and data bases in agroforestry/P. Ratha Krishnan and R. Indumathy. 45. Statistical software tools for data analysis/Ajit, A.K. Handa and Uma. 46. Economic analysis of agroforestry systems: methods and illustrations/K. Kareemulla. 47. Biometrics and economics of poplar based agroforestry systems in Northern India/A. Venkatesh, R.K. Tewari, Rajendra Singh, K. Kareemulla, A. Kumar, O.P. Chaturvedi and S.K. Dhyani. 48. Economic appraisal of agroforestry projects/R.S. Tripathi. 49. Extension tools/approaches for enhancing livelihood security through tree based systems/R.P. Dwivedi. 50. Extension management perspectives in agroforestry/R.P. Dwivedi. 51. Significance and development of indigenous knowledge: a framework for action/S.N. Pandey. 52. Role of K.V.K. in women empowerment/Nishi Roy. 53. Effect of tree introduction on disease incidence in component crops of agroforestry systems/Anil Kumar and Ashok Shukla. 54. Meeting challenges in forage production through agroforestry in India/S.A. Faruqui and Sunil Kumar.
"Agroforestry is practiced traditionally since time immemorial to meet diverse needs of households and holds good prospects in present times also on account of global climate change and population pressure. At micro level in farms, there are twin problems of getting and sustaining higher crop productivity vis-a-vis minimizing environmental impact and maintaining soil quality. These twin problems can get solved by developing and adopting site specific agroforestry systems. In the context, this book identifies the key issues associated with agroforestry practices for meeting challenges of sustaining high resource productivity, livelihood security with mitigation of climate challenge. It discusses solutions to these challenges by giving region specific agroforestry systems, manipulation of agroforestry knowledge for soil and water conservation and solving many issues in agroforestry. Topics covered include scope and practices of agroforestry, mitigation of climate change, manipulation of processes in agroforestry for better resource productivity, ecosystem development through agroforestry, issues in agroforestry research and development."
