About The Books
Dryland agriculture is the agriculture which limits the crop growth to a part of the year due to lack of sufficient moisture, 68 per cent of the cultivated area in Indian agriculture comes under dryland, which contributes about 44 per cent of the total food production and plays a critical role in India’s food security. A vast majority of the small scale farmers depend on the dry regions for their livelihood. Dryland agriculture is of more consequence now than ever because the world’s dependence on food produced in dryland areas is even greater. In recognition of this, and the fact that global food supply is increasingly interconnected, this volume takes a world view of dryland production continent by continent. Degraded soils with low water holding capacities along with multiple nutrient deficiencies and depleting ground water - table contributes to low crop yields and further leading to land degradation.The book contains chapters on Dryland Farming Crops, Advances in Dryland Agriculture, Effective Rainfall in Irrigated Agriculture, Management of Dryland Wheat, Drought Risk Management, Plant Adaptation to Drought Stress, Methods and Technologies to Improve Efficiency of Water Use and Regulation of Root Water Uptake under Abiotic Stress Conditions relevant to agriculture in dryland areas around world. We hope that you will find this book to be a valuable asset to your increased understanding of dryland farming.
About The Author
Dr. Vikas Sharma presently working as Jr. Scientist / Asstt. Professor (Agronomy) at Regional Agricultural Research Station, SKUAST-J, Tandwal, Rajouri (J & K). Dr. Sharma completed his B.Sc. and M. Sc. from CCSU, Meerut and completed his Ph.D from Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu. He has vast experience of more than 15 years in the field of Agronomy particularly in the field of nutrional management. He has handled two externally funded projects. Dr. Sharma has published more than 17 research articles in national and international journals. He has delivered many invited lectures on different scientific platforms. He is recipient of Young Scientist Award for his remarkable work on natural resource management, particularly under hill conditions.
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