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Titolo: | Rainfed agriculture : unlocking the potential / / edited by Suhas P. Wani, Johan Rockstrom, and Theib Oweis |
Pubblicazione: | Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2009 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
Disciplina: | 631.5/86 |
Soggetto topico: | Dry farming - Asia |
Dry farming - Africa | |
Water in agriculture - Asia | |
Water in agriculture - Africa | |
Watershed management - Asia | |
Watershed management - Africa | |
Altri autori: | WaniS. P <1952-> (Suhas Pralhad) RockstromJohan OweisTheib Yousef |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Contributors; Series Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Rainfed Agriculture - Past Trends and Future Prospects; 2 Zooming in on the Global Hotspots of Rainfed Agriculture in Water-constrained Environments; 3 Water Resource Implications of Upgrading Rainfed Agriculture - Focus on Green and Blue Water Trade-offs; 4 Tectonics-Climate-linked Natural Soil Degradation and its Impact in Rainfed Agriculture: Indian Experience; 5 Determinants of Crop Growth and Yield in a Changing Climate; 6 Yield Gap Analysis: Modelling of Achievable Yields at Farm Level |
7 Can Rainfed Agriculture Feed the World? An Assessment of Potentials and Risk8 Opportunities for Improving Crop Water Productivity through Genetic Enhancement of Dryland Crops; 9 Water Harvesting for Improved Rainfed Agriculture in the Dry Environments; 10 Supplemental Irrigation for Improved Rainfed Agriculture in WANA Region; 11 Opportunities for Water Harvesting and Supplemental Irrigation for Improving Rainfed Agriculture in Semi-arid Areas; 12 Integrated Farm Management Practices and Upscaling the Impact for Increased Productivity of Rainfed Systems | |
13 Challenges of Adoption and Adaptation of Land and Water Management Options in Smallholder Agriculture: Synthesis of Lessons and Experiences14 Scaling-out Community Watershed Management for Multiple Benefits in Rainfed Areas; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Based on the case studies from varied agricultural and ecological regions in Asia and Africa, this book discusses the need for adopting new paradigms between rainfed and irrigated agriculture, catchment/micro-watershed management approaches, upgrades in science-based development and more investments in rainfed areas. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Rainfed agriculture |
ISBN: | 1-282-07042-8 |
9786612070426 | |
1-84593-438-5 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910446324203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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