Contents: Vol. I: Preface. I. Inventory and assessment of degraded lands--problems and potentials: 1. Degraded lands of Punjab and their development through agroforestry/H.S. Thind and M.S. Dhillon. 2. Land use pattern, land degradation hazard and sustainability in the Indian desert region/R.B. Singh and G.S. Chauhan. 3. Inventory and assessment of degraded lands in a semi-arid district Lalitpur with focus on agroforestry development/R.K. Tyagi and Vinod Shankar. 4. Degraded grey soils in Vietnam/Tran Kong Tau.
II: Alternate land management systems for ameliorating productivity and sustainability of degraded lands: 1. Development of degraded lands for downstream employment/N. Sivakumar and Vineeta Hoon. 2. Better land management systems for degraded lands in Tamil Nadu, India/E.S. Thangam. 3. Rehabilitation of degraded wastelands through soil and water conservation and silvipasture at Gaharawa watershed/D.P. Singh and C.R. Hazra. 4. Stabilisation of degraded limestone mined lands with special reference to agroforestry/K.S. Dadhwal. 5. Strategies for degraded hill development in Himachal Pradesh/S.D. Kashyap and A.S. Panwar. 6. Risk efficiency of tree/shrub based mixed farming under dryland condition/K. Singh and C.R. Hazra. 7. Land resource management and steps for transfer of agroforestry technology/L.K. Jha. 8. Prospects of agroforestry in the rural development of Arunachal Pradesh/P. Rethy and Binay Singh. 9. Alternate land management systems for sustainable development of salt affected soils/Gurbachan Singh, N.T. Singh and J.C. Dagar. 10. Potentialities of afforestation of waterlogged saline soils/O.S. Tomar, P.S. Minhas and Raj K. Gupta. 11. Alternate land management systems with special reference to forage production on the degraded hills of intermediate zone of J & K/S.K. Gupta. 12. Alternate land uses for sustained production in semiarid vertisols/Anil K. Srivastva. 13. Alternate land use systems for environmental improvement and sustained production in arid tropics of India/J.P. Gupta. 14. Forages from rainfed agroforestry in Bundelkhand region of India and its influence on soil fertility/C.R. Hazra. 15. Herbage productivity and soil fertility from Subabool (Leucaena leucocephala) based intercropping under dryland condition/C.R. Rawat and C.R. Hazra. 16. Agroforestry: an approach to sustainable development of degraded lands in North Eastern Hill region of India/D.S. Chauhan and S.K. Dhyani. 17. Sustainable silvi-pastoral system for sub-tropical rangelands infested with Lantana camara L./D.C. Katoch. 18. Agri-horticulture in arid region for stability and sustainability/J.P. Gupta and A.K. Sharma. 19. Guava-based landuse to manage degraded lands on hill slopes of North-Eastern region/Ram Chandra and R.N. Prasad. 20. Increasing production potential of degraded lands through ley farming systems/K.P. Niranjan, R.L. Arya and R.B. Yadava. 21. Forage legume based cropping system for sustained crop productivity in marginal lands/B.S. Sinsinwar and K.C. Sharma.
III. Traditional agroforestry systems and their productivity and sustainability: 1. Improvement of swidden agriculture through agroforestry--a case study/U.R. Sangakkara and K.H. Seneviratne Bandara. 2. Agroforestry practices in India: challenges and opportunities/K.G. Tejwani. 3. Social forestry in north-eastern India: present status and future strategies/M.L. Khan. 4. Traditional agroforestry systems and their soil productivity on degraded alfisols/ultisols in hilly terrain/B.P. Singh, S.K. Dhyani and R.N. Prasad. 5. Shifting cultivation in central eastern India: problems of sustainability/Anil K. Srivastva.
IV. MPTS--their inventory and potential of introduction in agroforestry systems: 1. Traditional MPTS heritage of India/Jai Prakash Singh and Bimal Misri. 2. Potential of some multipurpose tree species (MPTS) under saline and sodic conditions/R.B. Yadava and Om Prakash. 3. Evaluation of MPTS for agroforestry systems to ameliorate fertility of degraded acid alfisols on slopy lands/S.K. Dhyani, B.P. Singh. D.S. Chauhan and R.N. Prasad. 4. Evaluation of calcareous mine spoils for tree seedling growth/S. Paulsamy, S. Manian, K. Udaiyan, M. Natarajan and V. Manorama. 5. Selection of woody species for sustainable development of degraded lands through agroforestry in arid and semiarid area of Saurashtra and Kutch of Gujarat, India/S.M. Pandya. 6. Evaluation of multipurpose tree species for agroforestry in arid and semiarid regions of India/Sunil Puri, K.S. Bangarwa and Shambhu Singh. 7. Multipurpose tree species with potential for introduction in agroforestry systems in the Himalayan mountains/A.R. Nautiyal and G.C.S. Negi. 8. Preliminary selection of poplar genotypes for agroforestry systems/D.K. Khurana. 9. Melia azaderach Linn.--a potential species for biomass plantation in Nagaland/N.P. Singh. 10. Role of Ardu (Ailanthus excelsa) and other trees in agroforestry in semiarid areas of Rajasthan/J.S. Mann. 11. Seasonal growth pattern of Leucaena leucocephala in an agroforestry system in northern India/D.K. Muldoon. 12. Evaluation of some new selections of Leucaena leucocephala on dry degraded lands/P.S. Pathak and V.K. Gupta. 13. Performance of Subabul (Hawaiian Giant K-8) under different management systems in the Andaman Islands/A.K. Sharma. 14. Leucaena leucocephala for rehabilitation of degraded land in sub-montane region of western Himalayas/L.N. Singh, S. Kumar, M.C. Garg and S.P. Singh. 15. Structure and primary production pattern in age series Shisham plantation on degraded lands of Bundelkhand region/U.N. Singh and R.B.S. Sengar. 16. Biomass production and its distribution in an age series of Eucalyptus hybrid plantation on a Red Soil watershed/A. Raizada and M.S. Rama Mohan Rao. 17. The vertical distribution of fine root biomass of twelve tree species on the Tilla land of Tripura, India/I.P. Singh, M. Datta and S.K. Dhyani. 18. SEWN--as a tool to evaluate trees for salinity and waterlogging/V.B. Kuligod, M. Hebbara, S.G. Patil, M.V. Manjunatha and G.D. Radder. 19. Evaluation of tree species for their bio-drainagability in irrigation commands/S.G. Patil, M.V. Manjunatha, M. Hebbara, V.B. Kuligod and Raj K. Gupta. 20. Saline irrigation and its schedules for the establishment of Kikar (Acacia nilotica) and Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) on a highly calcareous soil/P.S. Minhas, Y.P. Singh, O.S. Tomar, R.K. Gupta and Raj K. Gupta. 21. Nutritional evaluation of alder (Alnus nepalensis) leaves for goat/B.P.S. Yadav and J.J. Gupta. 22. Insect pests of multipurpose tree species and their control for higher biomass production/K.C. Pandey and S.A. Faruqui. 23. Allelopathic MPTS and their prospects in agroforestry systems in India/S.S. Parihar.
V. Designing agroforestry systems for degraded lands: 1. Common agroforestry systems and their management for optimising production/R. Deb Roy. 2. Potential of agroforestry for sustainable development of degraded lands in India/Rama K. Singh and Ashok Kumar Singh. 3. Agroforestry for sustainable development of degraded lands in Bundelkhand/Dhananjai Singh and Daulat Singh. 4. Agroforestry system for sustainable development of Usar area/C.M. Misra, S.L. Singh and S.K. Shukla. 5. Agroforestry for sustainable development of degraded lands in the Deccan plateau/L. Venkatratnam. 6. Management of agroforestry systems for sustainable crop production in the semi-arid areas/A.S. Gill. 7. Tree management in agroforestry systems for optimizing forage productivity/M.M. Roy. 8. A statistical approach to agroforestry/D.P. Handa. 9. Lopped biomass prediction models for fodder trees of eastern Himalaya/K.A. Singh, V.A. Parthasarthy and I.P. Pradhan. 10. Effect of different tree covers on selected forage crops in a partially reclaimed alkali soil/Ashok Kumar, N.T. Singh and Lalita Batra. 11. Coconut based forage production system compared with others in the humid tropical conditions of Kerala/G. Raghavan Pillai, G. Rajasree, L. Girija Devi and K.R. Sheela. 12. Forage crop production as influenced by tree densities of Eucalyptus/C.B. Singh, H.K. Singh and Banwari Lal. 13. Performance of intercrops under different agroforestry systems/B.S. Kumpawat and S.S. Rathore. 14. Performance of gladiolus cv. Sylvia in agri-silviculture system in Himachal Pradesh/H.S. Baweja and A.S. Panwar. 15. Alley cropping in Leucaena leucocephala with field crops for sustained productivity/Arjun Prasad. 16. Growth and productivity of trees and alley crops under agroforestry system/A. Khara, S. Bandyopadhyay, S.K. Das and S. Pal. 17. Assessment of runoff under different land uses in hilly micro-watersheds/K.K. Satapathy and R.N. Prasad. 18. Nutrient management for winter forages and soil fertility in Albizia lebbeck based croppings/S.B. Tripathi and C.R. Hazra. 19. Shelterbelt of Leucaena and its effect on crop yield in rainfed agroforestry system/Arjun Prasad. 20. Apiculture in agroforestry to boost rural economy/R.K. Tikoo and D.P. Abrol. 21. Designing agroforestry systems for effective insect pest management/Sharmila Roy. 22. Pest-parasite-predator fauna in forages grown under agroforestry system and their utilization in pest management/S.A. Faruqui and K.C. Pandey. 23. Nutrient cycling and soil improvement through agroforestry/A.K. Patra, M.R. Pahwa and R.B. Yadava. 24. Effect of management practices on crop production under agroforestry system/R.C. Singh and P.S. Pathak. Author index.
Vol. II: VI. Grassland management: 1. Rangeland genetic resources management in India/S.R. Gupta, Sanjeev Gupta and U.P. Singh. 2. Chromosomal survey in some wild species of Pennisetum/S.N. Tripathi. 3. Evaluation of some exotic collections of Medicago sativa on a Karewa in Kashmir/Bimal Misri. 4. Evaluation of Stylosanthes species for its nutritional composition at different stages of maturity/A.B. Mojumdar and A. Rekib. 5. Harmful effects of exotic weeds on range vegetation and grazing animals in India/S.S. Parihar and Vinod Shankar. 6. Evaluation of different pasture production systems as influenced by grazing animals in semi-arid tropics of India/K.C. Kanodia. 7. Status of grazinglands of Aravalli Hills (South-east Rajasthan)/S.S. Katewa. 8. Effect of nitrogen on the yield of tree grass species at Solan in Himachal Pradesh/B. Gupta, S.K. Sharma and Kulwant Rai Sharma. 9. Response of perennial Dinanath (Pennisetum Pedicellatum Trin.) to nitrogen and harvest dates/V. Rama Murthy and Vinod Shankar. 10. Sampling for yield estimation in stylo (Stylosanthes Sp.)/Ashok Kumar and D.P. Handa. 11. Production potential of grasses with fertilizer management in waterlogged conditions/R.L. Arya, A. Singh, R.B. Yadav, O.P. Singh, G. Singh and Banwari Lal. 12. Production of forage grasses in relation to nitrogen nutrition on wetland ecosystem/N.P. Shukla and Menhi Lal. 13. Productivity and quality of range legumes in gravelly soil under different levels of 'jalshakti'/N.P. Shukla and Menhi Lal. 14. Effect of VAM fungi and phosphorus interaction on the yield of Stylosanthes hamata and Cenchrus ciliaris/R.K. Jain and N. Hasan. 15. Grassland management for ameliorating productivity and sustainability of degraded lands of U.P. hills in India/Virendra Singh. 16. Impact of certain management practices on the vigour of range grasses/B.K. Trivedi and J.N. Gupta. 17. Effect of pasture management systems on soil fertility status and nutrient loss/R.B. Yadava, M.R. Pahwa and N.C. Srivas. 18. Effect of trellising material on seed production of siratro in relation to phosphorus levels under rainfed conditions/G.K. Dwivedi, P.S. Tomer and S.N. Singh. 19. Commercial seed production in verano stylo (Stylosanthes hamata (L) Taub.)--economic considerations/R.P. Singh, R.A. Singh and P.K. Jayan. 20. Conservation and fortification of forages grown in degraded rainfed areas/A.P. Singh and A. Rekib. 21. Compaction and storage of grasses through high density baler/P.D. Gupta, R.K. Goyal and P.S. Chatopadhyay. 22. Preferences of cattle grazing in a grass-legume cafeteria including forage shrubs and trees/Jai Prakash Singh and Vinod Shankar. 23. Evaluation of grassland production systems by small ruminants/N.C. Verma and A. Rekib. 24. Fodder grown in the saline water and its effect on feeding the goats/G.S. Solanki, J.L. Ogra and C.P.S. Chauhan. 25. Insect pests of grasses and their management for sustainable forage production/N.K. Shah. 26. Forage grass rusts, their impact and management/S.T. Ahmad and R.B. Bhaskar.
VII. Silvipastoral systems for dry degraded lands: 1. Evaluation of perennial forage species and their varieties for use in silvipastoral system/G.P. Shukla and C.R. Hazra. 2. Performance of some improved grass cultivars under tree canopy and open grassland of Kangra Valley/B.R. Sood, V.K. Sharma and Purushottam Kumar. 3. Effect of Khair (Acacia catechu) trees on grass production in mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh/S.K. Sharma and R.C. Dhiman. 4. Agrisilvipastural technologies for salt-affected soils/Banwari Lal. 5. Biomass production and nitrogen accumulation by rhodes grass and three tree species in an agroforestry system under alkali soils conditions/Lalita Batra and Ashok Kumar. 6. Productivity of Faidherbia albida (Del) A. Chev. in silvipastoral system on alfisols in Central India/S.K. Gupta and P.S. Pathak. 7. Productivity and adaptation of grasses under silvipastoral system in semi-arid region/L.P. Misra and R.K. Bhatt. 8. Forage yield and related plant processes in Cenchrus and Panicum under silvipastoral system/R.K. Bhatt, L.P. Misra and P.S. Pathak. 9. Potential of nitrogen fixers in fodder tree species and range grasses for ameliorating productivity/M.R. Pahwa. 10. Silvipastoral systems for sustainability in dryland agriculture of south Rajasthan/S.S. Rathore, I.N. Gupta and Anil Kothari. 11. Silvipastoral studies in arid and semi-arid degraded lands of western Rajasthan/S.K. Sharma, R.S. Singh, J.C. Tewari and Uday Burman. 12. Studies on silvopastoral systems in non-arable drylands/J.V. Rao and M. Osman. 13. Nutritional quality of some grass and browse species and nitrogen intake of some deer species/N.N. Pathak and M.Y. Khan. 14. Utilization of Brachiaria mutica and Sesbania sesban as animal feed when grown in the waterlogged area/A. Rekib, S.B. Maity and N.P. Shukla. 15. Performance of small ruminants on silvipasture and natural grassland under grazing condition/P. Rai, R. Deb Roy, N.C. Verma and G.R. Rao. 16. Silvipastoral system evaluation for secondary production in Central India/V.S. Upadhyay and P.S. Pathak. 17. Yield and profitability of a agro hortipastoral system of farming under rainfed conditions in semi-arid areas of Rajasthan/P.M. Jain and S.S. Rathore. 18. Spreadsheet-based prediction model of silvipastoral system--a management tool for planners/T.A. Khan and P.S. Pathak.
VIII: Social and economic issues in agroforestry on degraded lands: 1. socio-economic considerations and people's participation in the management of wastelands in north-eastern India/U.C. Sharma and R.N. Prasad. 2. Farmer's awareness, knowledge and participation in forestry programme. 3. The economic and policy issues of farming systems on degraded lands in Bundelkhand and prospects of agroforestry adoption/Dhananjai Singh and Daulat Singh. 4. Cost analysis of production management in Cenchrus setigerus grassland/I.P.S. Yadav, S.K. Rajpali, R.K. Sharma and P. Rai. 5. Role of national bank for sustainable development of degraded lands through agroforestry activities/M.R. Sharma.
IX. Keynote addresses: 1. Agroforestry for sustainable development/D.N. Tewari. 2. Wasteland development through agroforestry on sustainable basis/V.J. Patel. 3. Checking land degradation--sukhomajari experiences and future prospects/P.R. Misra. 4. Riparian ecosystems in India, their problems and strategies for conservation through agroforestry/R.S. Ambasht. 5. Utilization of wetlands for optimum productivity/Brij Gopal. 6. Plantation strategies for eco-management of a thermal power plant/S.B. Chaphekar. 7. Role of co-operative in preservation of environment and ecology for sustainable development/Vinayak Patil. 8. Social issues involved in agroforestry on degraded lands--experiences of a voluntary organisation/N.S.R. Sastry.
X: Miscellaneous papers: 1. The potential of trees as sources of new drugs and pesticides/R.J. Nash, A.C. Longland and M.R. Wormald. 2. Agro-farm forestry approach to bring abandoned river-affected lands into productivity/Pradeepmani Dixit. 3. Sustainable development of degraded land through agroforestry in hill areas of Chotanagpur/L.K. Prasad. 4. Performance of MPTS and fruit trees in the Bhata land (Red Laterite) of Chhattisgarh/M.N. Naugraiya and Sunil Puri. 5. Non-traditional fibre yielding ornamental plants for use of wornout lands/C.K. Sharma, D. Barman and I.P. Singh. 6. Application of watershed concepts in developing highly degraded waste lands of Bundelkhand region/M.L. Gaur and Panjab Singh. 7. Micro-environmental analysis of silvipastoral systems/Pradeep Behari, P.S. Pathak and T.A. Khan. 8. APAN: agroforestry for sustainable development/Chun K. Lal. 9. Nepal, hills leasehold forestry and forage development project: one year of experience/Pascal Elegeert. 10. Farmers' participatory agroforestry experiments--a case study/D. Pariyar. Author index.
