Technological Innovations in Dryland Farming Systems
Contents: 1. Dry land farming bridging the gap between research and practice/U.C. Sharma and Vishal Sharma. 2. Integrated plant nutrient supply system for productivity enhancement in rainfed agro-ecosystems/Anil Kumar, B.C. Sharma and Vikas Sharma. 3. Dryland farming systems/Rajesh Singh. 4. Global scenario of maize vis-a-vis yield gap analysis and strategies for improving its productivity in rainfed jammmu region-a case study/B.C. Sharma, Anil Kumar and Amarjit S. Bali. 5. Changing climate and contingent crop planning for rainfed areas- a case study/B.C. Sharma, Anil Kumar and Amarjit S. Bali. 6. Water resources management in the drought prone Kandi region/Vikas Sharma, K.R. Sharma and Sanjay Arora. 7. Estimation and prediction of runoff from small watersheds-a decision support system for resource conservation/N.K. Gupta and Neetu Sharma. 8. Drought stress management under dryland farming system/B.K. Sinha, A.K. Tiku and Reena. 9. Crop diversification options for sustaining and expanding dryland agriculture in India/Awnindra K. Singh, Premendra Singh and Ashok Sharma. 10. Prospects of temperate horticulture under limited moisture conditions/R.M. Sharma, Kiran Kour and M.K. Pandey. 11. Resource management for sustainable crop production in rainfed agro-ecosystem/Amarjit S. Bali, Vikas Sharma and Brij Nandan. 12. Crop improvement in food legumes under limited moisture conditions/R.K. Salgotra and Anil Kumar. 13. Problems and prospects of vegetable production in deficit water conditions/Sandeep Chopra, Satesh Kumar and Deep Ji Bhat. 14. Organic vegetable production techniques in dry land farming systems/Sanjeev Kumar and Puja Rattan. 15. Rainfed floriculture- a shot in the arm for dryland farmer/Sheetal Dogra, R.K. Pandey, Satesh Kumar and J.P. Sharma. 16. Prospects of agroforestry in drylands/Sandeep Sehgal and N.S. Raina. 17. Beekeeping: a promising enterprise in dryland farming/D.P. Abrol. 18. Mushrooms cultivation - a mode of livelihood security for dryland farmers/Moni Gupta, Sachin Gupta and C.S. Kalha. 19. Strategies for the management of dry temperate pastures and grasslands for North Western Indian Himalayas/Naveen Kumar and B.R. Sood. 20. Rain water management for efficient crop planning in rainfed areas Constraints and strategies for increasing pulse production in dry farming situations/Bikram Singh, Anil Kumar and B.C. Sharma. 22. Biotechnological intervention for crop improvement under moisture stressed conditions/Gyanendra Kumar Rai and Anil Kumar Singh. 23. Integrated insects pest management for dryland farming systems/Reena, B.K. Sinha and Surendra Prasad. 24. Integrated disease management of important crops of dryland agriculture/Vishal Gupta, V.K. Razdan and Ranbir Singh. 25. Agricultural production enhancement strategies for rainfed farming systems of North- west Himalayas in changing climate/R.D. Gupta, Vikas Sharma and Brij Nandan. 26. Post harvest technology and value addition for dryland crops/Monika Sood and Raj Kumari Kaul. 27. Agricultural marketing systems and status of Indian agriculture/Sudhakar Dwivedi and Manish Sharma. 28. Information and communication technologies- a viable means for technology dissemination/P.S. Slathia and S.K. Kher. Index.
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