Author: VijaymahanteshPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Effect of Tillage and Integrated Nutrient Management in Pigeonpea (Cajanus Cajan L.) and Fingermillet (Eleusine Coracana L.) Cropping System in Relatio to Weed Dynamics
Author: VijaymahanteshStudies on Intercropping of Pigeonpea (Cajanus Cajan (L.) & Finger Millet (Eleusine Coracana (L.) Under Different Methods of Planting and Fertilizer Management
Author: SUBBA REDDY GIntegrated Nutrient Management in Pigeonpea (Cajanus Cajan (L) Millsp.) Based Intercropping System
Author: Roddannavar Sangappa .rPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Bibliography of Agriculture
Author: Effect of Cropping System and Nutrient Management on Rainfed Pigeonpea
Author: Narendra KumawatPublisher:
ISBN: 9783659973680
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Agronomy of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus Cajan)
Author: J. O. AkinolaPublisher: CABI Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Legumes for Soil Health and Sustainable Management
Author: Ram Swaroop MeenaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811302537
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
Sustainable management of soils is an important global issue of the 21st century. Feeding roughly 8 billion people with an environmentally sustainable production system is a major challenge, especially considering the fact that 10% of the world’s population at risk of hunger and 25% at risk of malnutrition. Accordingly, the 68th United Nations (UN) general assembly declared 2016 the “International Year of Pulses” to raise awareness and to celebrate the role of pulses in human nutrition and welfare. Likewise, the assembly declared the year 2015 as the “International Year of Soils” to promote awareness of the role of “healthy soils for a healthy life” and the International Union of Soil Science (IUSS) has declared 2015-2024 as the International Decade of Soils. Including legumes in cropping systems is an important toward advancing soil sustainability, food and nutritional security without compromising soil quality or its production potential. Several textbooks and edited volumes are currently available on general soil fertility or on legumes but‚ to date‚ none have been dedicated to the study of “Legumes for Soil Health and Sustainable Management”. This is important aspect, as the soil, the epidermis of the Earth (geoderma)‚ is the major component of the terrestrial biosphere. This book explores the impacts of legumes on soil health and sustainability, structure and functioning of agro-ecosystems, agronomic productivity and food security, BNF, microbial transformation of soil N and P, plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria, biofertilizers, etc. With the advent of fertilizers, legumes have been sidelined since World War II, which has produced serious consequences for soils and the environment alike. Therefore, legume-based rational cropping/soil management practices must support environmentally and economically sustainable agroecosystems based on (sequential) rotation and intercropping considerations to restore soil health and sustainability. All chapters are amply illustrated with appropriately placed data, tables, figures, and photographs, and supported with extensive and cutting-edge references. The editors have provided a roadmap for the sustainable development of legumes for food and nutritional security and soil sustainability in agricultural systems, offering a unique resource for teachers, researchers, and policymakers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students of soil science, agronomy, ecology, and the environmental sciences.
Farming Systems in the Tropics
Author: Hans RuthenbergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural systems
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Some general charscteristics of farming in a tropical environment; Shifting cultivation systems; Fallow systems; Ley systems; Systems with permanent upland cultivation; Systems with arable irrigation farming; Systems with perennial crops; Grazing systems; General tendences in the development of tropical farm systems.
Rainfed Agriculture in India
Author: Jillella VenkateswarluPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crops
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Sustainable Intensification
Author: Jules N. PrettyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136529276
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Continued population growth, rapidly changing consumption patterns and the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation are driving limited resources of food, energy, water and materials towards critical thresholds worldwide. These pressures are likely to be substantial across Africa, where countries will have to find innovative ways to boost crop and livestock production to avoid becoming more reliant on imports and food aid. Sustainable agricultural intensification - producing more output from the same area of land while reducing the negative environmental impacts - represents a solution for millions of African farmers. This volume presents the lessons learned from 40 sustainable agricultural intensification programmes in 20 countries across Africa, commissioned as part of the UK Government's Foresight project. Through detailed case studies, the authors of each chapter examine how to develop productive and sustainable agricultural systems and how to scale up these systems to reach many more millions of people in the future. Themes covered include crop improvements, agroforestry and soil conservation, conservation agriculture, integrated pest management, horticulture, livestock and fodder crops, aquaculture, and novel policies and partnerships.