Agriculture in Dry Lands - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Agriculture in Dry Lands write by I. Arnon. This book was released on 2012-12-02. Agriculture in Dry Lands available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Throughout history, man has, by over-use, consistently reduced the productive capacity of dry lands. This degradation of one-third of the land area of the globe is, unfortunately, increasing. In recent years, world interest has turned to the problems of pollution of the environment and the impending food shortage as world population grows explosively. Thus the attention of international and other agricultural bodies has turned to the need for preserving and developing more effectively the agricultural potential of these areas. This book provides a comprehensive review of present knowledge of the agriculture of dry lands, with special emphasis on measures for conserving their natural resources. Management practices are described which aim at optimizing productivity of rainfed and irrigated agriculture without adverse effects on sustainability. Land use in the dry regions, and its evolution throughout history is described and analysed, and the lessons to be learnt from destructive technologies are stressed. In particular, current proposals for an alternative agriculture are discussed and their justification is questioned. This is a generalist work, which specialists can also find interesting, not only in their own discipline but as a concise way of acquainting themselves with the state-of-the-art in associated fields. Increasing specialisation with each discipline using its own vocabulary leads inevitably to communication problems, and the need for multi-disciplinary teams makes inter-discipline communication indispensible.
Innovations in Dryland Agriculture
Innovations in Dryland Agriculture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Innovations in Dryland Agriculture write by Muhammad Farooq. This book was released on 2017-01-05. Innovations in Dryland Agriculture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is a ready reference on recent innovations in dryland agriculture and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. It covers the basic concepts and history, components and elements, breeding and modelling efforts, and potential benefits, experiences, challenges and innovations relevant to agriculture in dryland areas around world.
Challenges and Strategies of Dryland Agriculture
Challenges and Strategies of Dryland Agriculture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Challenges and Strategies of Dryland Agriculture write by S.C. Rao. This book was released on 2011-01-01. Challenges and Strategies of Dryland Agriculture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The world has made remarkable progress in maintaining adequate food supplies during the past quarter century by introducing yield-increasing technologies such as better genetics, crop protection products, and more efficient use of fertilizers and irrigations. Far more people depend on irrigation in the modern world than during the times of ancient Sumeria. The spread of irrigation has been the key factor in increasing global crop yields. But future scarcity present the single biggest threat to future food production. The shift of water from agriculture to the growing cities and industry almost certainly will impact global food production. This means that dryland agriculture will be increasingly important in meeting food requirement for the growing population. Advaces in plant genetics and agronomic conservation technologies, when considered in concert, continue to provide the greatest opportunities to achieve sustainability and profitability in dryland agriculture and will continue to be the focus of the ARS research program. The ARS is please to join the crop Science Society of America and international center for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) in sponsoring a symposium “Challenges and strategies for Dryland Agriculture” at the Trisocieties Annual Meeting in November 2002 at Indianapolis, IN. This special publication contains an impressive series of paper by international group of experts on dryland agricultural production, conservation, and policy. The principles, philosophies, and technologies presented in this publication have the potential to contribute to improve food security and livelihoods for the people in dryland regions of the world.
Agrotechnology for Dryland Farming
Agrotechnology for Dryland Farming - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Agrotechnology for Dryland Farming write by Arvind M. Dhopte. This book was released on 2002. Agrotechnology for Dryland Farming available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It Is Known That Dryland Farming Is Not Remunerative Due To Several Constraints. Location Specific Technologies Have Been Evolved For Yield Stabilization In Dryland Farming And Conservation Of Fragile Ecosystem By Sustainable Use Of Soil And Water Resourc
Traditional Arid Lands Agriculture
Traditional Arid Lands Agriculture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Traditional Arid Lands Agriculture write by Scott E. Ingram. This book was released on 2015-04-02. Traditional Arid Lands Agriculture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Traditional Arid Lands Agriculture is the first of its kind. Each chapter considers four questions: what we don’t know about specific aspects of traditional agriculture, why we need to know more, how we can know more, and what research questions can be pursued to know more. What is known is presented to provide context for what is unknown. Traditional agriculture, nonindustrial plant cultivation for human use, is practiced worldwide by millions of smallholder farmers in arid lands. Advancing an understanding of traditional agriculture can improve its practice and contribute to understanding the past. Traditional agriculture has been practiced in the U.S. Southwest and northwest Mexico for at least four thousand years and intensely studied for at least one hundred years. What is not known or well-understood about traditional arid lands agriculture in this region has broad application for research, policy, and agricultural practices in arid lands worldwide. The authors represent the disciplines of archaeology, anthropology, agronomy, art, botany, geomorphology, paleoclimatology, and pedology. This multidisciplinary book will engage students, practitioners, scholars, and any interested in understanding and advancing traditional agriculture.
