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Concepts and Principles of Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management

Concepts and Principles of Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management

Prof Mahendra Singh Pal
3846 4995 (23% off)
ISBN 13
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9789391383657
Binding
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Hardbound
Language
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English
Year
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2023
Agriculture is a backbone of Indian economy as nearly 60% rural population is engaged in agricultural activities. Though the contribution of agriculture in GDP is declining mainly due to increasing contribution of other activities, it is still the main occupation of our rural masses and its significance is related to food and nutritional security of our country. It is again true that the income of farmers is not increasing as compared to other industrial sectors, so the government has recently launched many farmer's friendly programs for increasing farmer's income. The course, 'Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management' is one of the important courses of B Sc Agriculture degree program. This book is written covering all aspects of syllabus. Contents: 1. Rainfed Agriculture: Principles and Scope 2. History of Dryland Agriculture 3. Indian Climate 4. Soils of Rainfed/Dryland Areas 5. Aberrant Weather Situations and Contingency Crop Planning 6. Soil and Water Conservation 7. Water Harvesting Structures 8 Crop Adaptation and Mitigation Mechanism to Drought 9 Sustainable Crop Production in Rainfed Areas 10 Principles of Watershed Management 11 Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture 12 Mulching and Its Impact on Agricultural Production