Integrated Crop and Resource Management in the Rice-wheat System of South Asia
Author | : Jagdish Kumar Ladha |
Publisher | : Int. Rice Res. Inst. |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Cropping systems |
ISBN | : 971220247X |
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Author | : Jagdish Kumar Ladha |
Publisher | : Int. Rice Res. Inst. |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Cropping systems |
ISBN | : 971220247X |
Author | : Rattan Lal |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2015-08-20 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1482245345 |
Faced with challenges of resource scarcity and environmental degradation, it is important to adopt innovative farming systems that maximize resource efficiency while protecting the environment. Soil-Specific Farming: Precision Agriculture focuses on principles and applications of soil-specific farming, providing information on rapidly evolving agri
Author | : Anil Mahajan |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2009-05-07 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1402098758 |
Agriculture is the main occupation in India and about 75% of its population depends directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihood. It is the dominant sector that contributes 18% of the gross domestic product. Thus, agriculture is the foundation of the Indian economy. The maximum share of Indian exports is also from the agriculture sector. As the population of the country is increasing trem- dously, approximately at the rate of 19 million every year over the existing popu- tion of more than 1 billion (approximately 1. 18 billion), the food grain production must necessarily be increased. This can be done by increasing crop production to match the population growth rate of 2. 2% per annum, which is expected to stabilize at 1. 53 billion around 2050. There is no doubt that the Green Revolution in India during the late 1960s brought self-sufficiency in food grain production, mainly through the increase in rice and wheat crop yields – the two main crops of the country which play an important role from food security point of view. However, the excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, and the neglect of organic manures for these crops, has resulted in the deterioration of physical, chemical and biological health of the ri- and wheat-growing soils. Owing to the deterioration of the health of these soils, the productivity of the rice–wheat cropping system has now either got reduced or in some places has become constant for the last decade.
Author | : David J. Spielman |
Publisher | : Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | : 648 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
The world has made enormous progress in the past 50 years toward eliminating hunger and malnutrition. While, in 1960, roughly 30 percent of the world's population suffered from hunger and malnutrition, today less than 20 percent doessome five billion people now have enough food to live healthy, productive lives. Agricultural development has contributed significantly to these gains by increasing food supplies, reducing food prices, and creating new income and employment opportunities for some of the world's poorest people.This book examines where, why, and how past interventions in agricultural development have succeeded. It carefully reviews the policies, programs, and investments in agricultural development that have reduced hunger and poverty across Africa, Asia, and Latin America over the past half century. The 19 successes included here are described in in-depth case studies that synthesize the evidence on the intervention's impact on agricultural productivity and food security, evaluate the rigor with which the evidence was collected, and assess the tradeoffs inherent in each success. Together, these chapters provide evidence of "what works" in agricultural development.
Author | : Olaf Erenstein |
Publisher | : Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : CIMMYT |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : 8188572004 |
Author | : Bhagirath S. Chauhan |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 561 |
Release | : 2017-02-16 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319475169 |
This book addresses aspects of rice production in rice-growing areas of the world including origin, history, role in global food security, cropping systems, management practices, production systems, cultivars, as well as fertilizer and pest management. As one of the three most important grain crops that helps to fulfill food needs all across the globe, rice plays a key role in the current and future food security of the world. Currently, no book covers all aspects of rice production in the rice-growing areas of world. This book fills that gap by highlighting the diverse production and management practices as well as the various rice genotypes in the salient, rice-producing areas in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Australia. Further, this text highlights harvesting, threshing, processing, yields and rice products and future research needs. Supplemented with illustrations and tables, this text is essential for students taking courses in agronomy and production systems as well as for agricultural advisers, county agents, extension specialists, and professionals throughout the industry.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2012-12-31 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0123944171 |
Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial. - Maintains the highest impact factor among serial publications in agriculture - Presents timely reviews on important agronomy issues - Enjoys a long-standing reputation for excellence in the field
Author | : Muhammad Farooq |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 662 |
Release | : 2014-12-03 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 3319116207 |
Conservation agriculture—consisting of four components including permanent soil cover, minimum soil disturbance, diversified crop rotations and integrated weed management—is considered the principal pathway to sustainable agriculture and the conservation of natural resources and the environment. Leading researchers in the field describe the basic principles of conservation agriculture, and synthesize recent advances and developments in conservation agriculture research. This book is a ready reference on conservation agriculture and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. The book describes various elements of conservation agriculture; highlights the associated breeding and modeling efforts; analyses the experiences and challenges in conservation agriculture in different regions of the world; and proposes some pragmatic options and new areas of research in this very important area of agriculture.
Author | : Aurora M. Baltazar |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 1145 |
Release | : 2023-03-29 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1119737575 |
The book presents discussions on: Biology and ecology of major troublesome weeds infesting rice, wheat, corn, soybean, focusing on different cropping patterns in both tropical and temperate cropping systems and science-based weed management practices involving chemical, non-chemical, biological, integrated methods. Herbicides used, with their most recent classification, identification of new target sites, mechanisms and modes of action and how and why weeds evolve resistance to herbicides. New concepts, new paradigms and new technologies to manage evolution of resistance to herbicides including weed genomics, bioherbicides and allelochemicals. Highly recommended for students, teachers, researchers, agronomists, horticulturists, crop physiologists, and crop protection specialists in tropical and temperate agricultural systems, particularly in areas where major tropical weeds are posing potential threats to temperate agricultural systems.