Rainfed Agriculture

The chapters of the book have been selected and arranged in such a manner as to lead the students through the entire gamut of rainfed agriculture supported by suitable examples and diagrams. The topics covered are most relevant in view of growing interests in rainfed agriculture technologies. The focus is on new concepts and approaches in dryland and rainfed lands
rainfed farming-introduction, characteristics, distribution and problems
efficient management of rainfed crops
water harvesting and moisture conservation
study of mulches and antitranspirants
principles of intercropping
concept of watershed resource management
drought and its management
soil erosion-definition, nature and extent of erosion
stress physiology
scope of agro-horticultural, agro-forestry and silvi-pasture in dryland agriculture etc.

Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This title is co-published with NIPA.