Cropping and Farming Systems

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Importance agriculture 3. Cropping system. 4. Assessment of agronomic interactions. 5. Interrelationships in intercropping systems. 6. Crop ecology. 7. Agro-forestry and social forestry. 8. Dry land agriculture. 9. Cropping patterns in irrigated and rainfed conditions. 10. Farming systems. 11. Farming System Research (FSR). 12. Types of Farming System Research (FSR). 13. Farming System Research (FSR) methodology. 14. Different components of farming systems. 15. Farming system research in India and abroad. 16. Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) under varying situation. 17. Farming Systems Research (FSR) for different situations. 18. Study of allied enterprises. 19. Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) models under agroecosystem. 20. Achievements and ifs models in Orissa. 21. Role of sustainable agriculture on farming systems. 22.  General findings and conclusion. References. Terminologies.

From the foreword: "The author presented the book entitled, "Cropping and Farming Systems" in a scientific and systematic manner to understand the fundamentals clearly and easily which is the beauty of this book. Potential yield can only be achieved under ideal management in an optimal physical, chemical and biological environment. Farming systems represent integration of farm enterprises as cropping systems, animal husbandry, fisheries, poultry farming, etc. for optimal utilization of resources bringing prosperity to the farmers. A judicious mix of cropping systems with associated enterprises like dairy, poultry, piggery, fishery, sericulture, etc. suited to the given agro-climatic conditions and socio-economic status of farmers would bring prosperity to the farmer."