Soil Water Conservation and Dry Farming by Panda SC, Soil Science & Fertilizers
Book Summary:
This book will also serve as a guide to extension officials of the department of agriculture and soil and water conservation engineering. A valuable reference for the candidates preparing Agricultural Research Services and other competitive examinations. Professional Institutions in Soil Conservation, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Rural Institutions and similar other Institutions would find this book very much helpful. The farmers may refer this book to practice dry farming and cropping systems with soil and water conservation as the considerable emphasis is placed on obtaining maximum profitable production per unit area per unit time.
Audience of the Book :
This book Useful for Water Management.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Soil Development and Survey
3. Soil Water Relationship
4. Role of Water
5. Hydrological Cycle
6. Soil Conservation
7. Moisture Stress and Conservation in Dry Lands
8. Drought and Agricultural Drought
9. Watershed Management
10. Development of Dryland Agriculture in India
11. Researchers in Dry Farming for Increased Productivity
12. Waste Land Management
13. Agro-Forestry and Social Forestry
14. Agronomic Measures in Soil and Water Conservation
15. Dry Farming
16. Recommendations for Dry Farming, Future Prospects, and Conclusion
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