Agroforestry : Anecdotal to Modern Science / / edited by Jagdish Chander Dagar, Vindhya Prasad Tewari |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (869 pages) |
Disciplina | 634.99 |
Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Forestry Sustainable development Ecosystems Biodiversity Sustainable Development |
ISBN | 981-10-7650-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | - Introduction -- Evolution of Agroforestry as a Modern Science -- Traditional Agroforestry Systems. -Utilizing Geospatial Technologies for Agroforestry Research and Development in India. -Monitoring and Assessment of Trees outside Forests (TOF) -- Agroforestry Practices in Temperate Regions of the World -- Agroforestry Systems in Northern Spain: The Role of Land Management and Socio-economy in the Dynamics of Landscapes -- Agroforestry Systems as Adaptation Measures for Sustainable Livelihoods and Socio-Economic Development in the Sikkim Himalaya -- Horticulture-based Agroforestry Systems for Improved Environmental Quality and Nutritional Security in Indian Temperate Region -- Alley Cropping with Short Rotation Coppices in the Temperate Region – A Land Use Strategy for Optimizing Microclimate, Soil Organic Carbon and Ecosystem Service Provision of Agricultural Landscapes -- Soil Organic Carbon Stocks under Different Agroforestry Systems of North-Eastern Regions of India -- Silvopastoral Systems as a Tool for Territorial Sustainability and Biodiversity -- Potentials of Poplar and Eucalyptus in Indian Agroforestry for Revolutionary Enhancement of Farm Productivity -- Biodiversity Conservation in Dryland Parkland Agroforestry Practice: A Review -- Agroforestry for Increasing Farm Productivity in Water-stressed Ecologies -- Agroforestry for Rehabilitation and Sustenance of Saline Ecologies -- Prospects of Agroforestry for the Marginal Environments: Evidences from the United Arab Emirates -- Enhancing Fodder Productivity on Salt-affected Lands in Arid and Semi-arid India -- Performance of Some Agroforestry Trees for Reclamation of Salt-affected Soils in the Lowlands in Ethiopia -- Home Gardens: Drops to Sustainability -- Installation of Silvopastoral Systems with Poplar in the Delta of the Paraná River, Argentina -- Cut-and-carry for Sustaining Productivity and Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry Systems: Coffee-Leucaena Example -- Multistrata Systems - Potentials and Challenges of Cocoa Based Agroforests in the Humid Tropics -- Evolution of Acacia koa on the Hawaiian Islands -- Microbial Biodiversity in Agroforestry Systems -- Soil Microarthropods: Biodiversity and Role in Soil Amelioration in Grassland and Agroforestry Ecosystems -- Role of Entomology in Sustaining Agroforestry Productivity -- Urban and Peri-urban Agroforestry as Multifunctional Land Use -- Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change through Agroforestry Practices in the Tropics -- Profiling Carbon Storage/Stock of Cocoa Agroforests in Forest Landscape of Southern Cameroon -- Silvopasture Economics in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest United States -- Bioenergy in India: Status, Policies and Prospects -- Pollinator Services in Coffee Agroforests of the Western Ghats -- Regulating Ecosystem Services Delivered in Agroforestry Systems -- Challenges and Strategies to Address Food and Livelihood Security in Agroforestry -- Socio-economic and Policy Considerations in the Adoption of Agroforestry Systems: An Ecosystem-based Adaptive Governance Approach. |
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Agroforestry for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in Asia and Africa / / edited by Jagdish Chander Dagar, Sharda Rani Gupta, Gudeta Weldesemayat Sileshi |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXII, 816 p. 1 illus.) |
Disciplina |
634.9
577.3 |
Collana | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security |
Soggetto topico |
Forestry
Agriculture Agronomy Subsistence farming Subsistence Agriculture |
ISBN | 981-19-4602-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I: Progress Towards Sustainable Intensification and Climate Change -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Agroforestry for Sustaining the Global Agriculture in Changed Environment -- Chapter 2. Agroforestry Matches the Evolving Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Agenda in Asia and Africa -- Chapter 3. Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration in Africa: Evidence for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Drylands -- Chapter 4. Urban and Peri-urban Agroforestry to Sustain Livelihood and Food Security in the Face of Global Environmental Change and Epidemic Threats -- Part II. Landscape Restoration and Combating Desertification -- Chapter 5. Agroforestry for Climate Change Resilience in Degraded Landscapes -- Chapter 6. The Great Green Wall Initiatives and Opportunities for Integration of Dryland Agroforestry to Mitigate Desertification -- Chapter 7. Silvopastoral Systems on Degraded Lands for Soil Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change Mitigation -- hapter 8. Utilization of Saline and Other Poor-quality Waters to Sustain Agroforestry Production -- Chapter 9. Potential of Agroforestry Systems for Food Security, Climate Change Mitigation, Landscape Restoration and Disaster Risk Reduction in Nepal -- Part III: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 10. The Role of Agroforestry Systems for Enhancing Biodiversity and Provision of Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Landscapes in Southeast Asia -- Chapter 11. Potentials of Indigenous Fruit Trees in Enhancing Nutrition, Income and Biodiversity Conservation in African Agroforestry -- Chapter 12. Ethnic Homestead Gardens: Diversity, Management and Conservation -- Chapter 13. Agroforestry for Plant Diversity and Livelihood Security in Southwest Asia -- Chapter 14. Achieving Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihood Security and Sustainable Development Goals through Agroforestry in Coastal and Island Regions of India and South East Asia -- Chapter 15. Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services of the Agroforestry Systems of the Himalayan Region: An Overview -- Chapter 16. Soil Biodiversity and Litter Decomposition in Agroforestry Systems of the Tropical Regions of Asia and Africa -- Part IV: Analytical Approaches and Policy Perspective -- Chapter 17. Agroforestry Suitability Mapping: A Geospatial Approach for Quantifying Land Potential for Intensification -- Chapter 18. Agroforestry as a Climate-Smart Agriculture: Strategic Interventions, Current Practices and Policies -- Chapter 19. Agroforestry as a Key Intervention to Achieve Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Targets -- Chapter 20. Potential of Traditional Agroforestry Systems for Intensification of Agriculture and Meeting Global Goals: Lessons from Asia and Africa -- Chapter 21. A Framework for Analysing Spatial Patterns and Extent of Influence by Single Trees on Ecosystem Properties in Agroforestry -- Chapter 22. Integrating Moringa oleifera and Moringa stenopetala in Agroforestry for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change in Asia and Africa -- Chapter 23. Payment for Ecosystem Services from Agroforestry: Case Studies and Lessons -- Chapter 24. Agroforestry for Sustaining Industrial Raw Materials: Experience from a Value Chain Leveraged Consortium Model -- Chapter 25. Synthesis: Agroforestry for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in Asia and Africa. |
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Agroforestry for the Management of Waterlogged Saline Soils and Poor-Quality Waters [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jagdish Chander Dagar, Paramjit Minhas |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
Disciplina | 570 |
Collana | Advances in Agroforestry |
Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Environmental management Climate change Environmental Management Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management Climate Change Management and Policy |
ISBN | 81-322-2659-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. High Rate Transpiration Systems (HRTS) for Control of Waterlogging -- 3. Bio-Management Options for Greening and Water-table Control -- 4. Controlling Seepage and Salinity Using Trees: Australian Experiences -- 5. Response of Woody Plants to Flooding and Salinity -- 6. Agroforestry to Enhance Farm Productivity in Coastal Waterlogged Areas -- 7. Safer Disposal of Wastewater for Greening the Urban and Peri-urban Areas and Revenue Generation -- 8. Tree-based Integrated Agricultural Model for Enhancing farm Productivity of Waterlogged Areas -- 9. Biomanagement Options for Carbon Sequestration, Ecosystem Services and Mitigating Climate Change -- 10. Comparison of Models for Estimating Evapo-transpiration of Irrigated Eucalypt Plantations -- 11. Biomanagement: Socio-economic and Policy Issues and Challenges. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910253877003321 |
New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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Climate Change Modelling, Planning and Policy for Agriculture [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anil Kumar Singh, Jagdish Chander Dagar, Ayyanadar Arunachalam, Gopichandran R, Kirit Nanubhai Shelat |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.7
577 577.27 630 |
Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Environment Agriculture Applied ecology Climate Change Environment, general Applied Ecology |
ISBN | 81-322-2157-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Climate change: Adaptation and mitigation strategies in rainfed agriculture -- 2. Diversification of Agriculture in India: Challenges Ahead -- 3. Changes in the synoptic disturbances and its impact on extreme rainfall indices in India -- 4. Meteorological drought analysis based on rainfall data of coastal Odisha -- 5. Climate change impacts on rainfed soybean yield of central India: Management strategies through simulation modeling -- 6. Application of CERES-wheat model for wheat yield predication for climatic variability of different agro-climatic zone in India -- 7. Multispectral remote sensing to distinguish the little seed canary grass (Phalaris minor) from wheat crop under field conditions for environmental sustainability and precision weed management -- 8. Modeling of weather parameters using stochastic methods -- 9. Geospatial methodology towards planning adaptation/ mitigation measures of climate change impact on the apple orchards in India -- 10. Utilization of open source web-GIS to strengthen climate change informatics for agriculture -- 11. Design and development of rubber dams for watersheds in the climate change scenario -- 12. Impact of climatic variability on crop production in Mahanadi delta region of Odisha -- 13. Role of ICT’s in sustainable agriculture: A study of e-sagu in Andhra Pradesh -- 14. Carbon Sequestration in Grassland Ecosystems of Salt-Affected Soils in Northern India -- 15. Community leadership to achieve climate resilient agriculture: A bottom-up approach to strengthen India’s missions -- 16. Climate change and Indian agriculture: Impacts, solutions and adaptation -- 17. Climate Change and Hill Agriculture in North West Himalaya -- 18. Climate Change and Mitigation Options for Sustainable Agriculture in Rajasthan -- 19. Trends in Climatic Change in Last Fifty Years at Seven Agro-Climatic Regions of Tamil Nadu -- 20. The Effect of Changing Climate and Land Use/Land Cover on Water Resources in Hard Rock Region of Maharashtra State -- 21. Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources -- 22. Building climate resilient agriculture and enhancing grassroots level adaptive capacity in the semi-arid tropics of India - Indicative Policies for Action. |
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Halophytes vis-à-vis Saline Agriculture : Perspectives and Opportunities for Food Security / / edited by Jagdish Chander Dagar, Sharda Rani Gupta, Ashwani Kumar |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (572 pages) |
Disciplina | 630 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DagarJagdish Chander
GuptaSharda Rani KumarAshwani (Plant Physiologist) |
Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Stress (Physiology) Plants Biotechnology Plant Stress Responses |
ISBN |
9789819731572
9789819731565 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction: Definition, Evolutionary Trends, Classification, Historical Background, and Prospects of Halophytes in Agriculture -- Chapter 2. An Ecological Overview of Halophytes: Global Distribution, Floristic Diversity, Vegetation Composition and Utilization -- Chapter 3. Mangroves and Associated Flora: Prospects for Utilization in Coastal Agriculture -- Chapter 4. Seed Germination, Seed Bank and Reproductive Eco-physiology of Halophytes -- Chapter 5. Rare and Endangered Halophytes: Biodiversity, Economic Importance and Strategies for their Conservation -- Chapter 6. Halophytes at the Crossroads: Morphological, Anatomical, Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Salinity Stress -- Chapter 7. Ecophysiological Constraints under Salinity Stress: halophytes versus Non-halophytes -- Chapter 8. Exploring Eco-physiological Constraints in Halophytes and Innovative Strategies for Advancing Biosaline Agriculture -- Chapter 9. Engineering Salt Tolerance in Crops by CRISPR Mediated Genome Editing Technology:Target Traits, Current Perspective and Future Challenges -- Chapter 10. Mining Halophytic Genes for Developing Salt Tolerance in Crop Plants -- Chapter 11. Halotolerant Microbiome and their Role in Ameliorating Ecological Stress -- Chapter 12. Antioxidative Response Mechanisms in Halophytes: Their Role in Stress Defense -- Chapter 13. Genetic Treasures from Halophytes: Unlocking Salt Stress Tolerance Genes -- Chapter 14. Halophytic Genes to Edit Glycophyte’s Genome for Salinity Tolerance -- Chapter 15. Halophytes as Alternative Food and Cash Crops for Future Sustainability -- Chapter 16. Exploring the Potential of Halophytes for Bioremediation of Salt-Affected Soils: A Review -- Chapter 17. Halophytic Crops as a Solution for Food Security, Land Rehabilitation, and Mitigating Future Water Crises by Utilizing Marginal Quality Waters -- Chapter 18. Domestication of Wild Halophytes for Profitable Biosaline Agriculture -- Chapter 19. Harnessing the Potential of Halophytes for Enhanced Resilience in Arid Agroecosystems -- Chapter 20. Synthesis: Prospects of Halophytes in Saline Agriculture to Achieve Food and Livestock Security. |
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Ravine Lands: Greening for Livelihood and Environmental Security / / edited by Jagdish Chander Dagar, Anil Kumar Singh |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 636 p. 141 illus., 111 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 630 |
Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Soil science Soil conservation Sustainable development Climate change Conservation biology Ecology Environmental management Soil Science & Conservation Sustainable Development Climate Change Conservation Biology/Ecology Environmental Management |
ISBN | 981-10-8043-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Ravines: Formation, Extent, Classification, Evolution and Measures of Prevention and Control -- Chapter 3. Perspectives of Vegetation Ecology and Biodiversity for Management of Ravine Lands -- Chapter 4. Plant Biodiversity of Ravine Ecosystem: Opening New Vistas for Enhancing Productivity -- Chapter 5. Nutrient Management Strategies for Improving Soil Health and Productivity of Ravine Lands -- Chapter 6. Soil, Landscape and Nutrient Management of Ravine Areas for Enhancing Crop Productivity and Livelihood Security -- Chapter 7. Some Practices of Gully Rehabilitation in Central Brazil -- Chapter 8. Gully Erosion and Land Degradation in Brazil: A Case Study from São Luís Municipality, Maranhão State -- Chapter 9 Technological Interventions for Managing Ravine Lands for Livelihood and Environmental Security -- Chapter 10. Formation, Control and Management of Deep (Chambal) Ravine: An Energy Concept -- Chapter 11. Management of Chambal Ravines for Income Enhancement -- Chapter 12. Reclamation of Ravine Lands for Higher Production -- Chapter 13. Soil and Water Conservation in Ravinous Watersheds: Case Studies from Uttar Pradesh in India -- Chapter 14. Agroforestry Potential for Higher Productivity from Degraded Ravine Watersheds -- Chapter 15. Forest and Fruit Trees-based Agroforestry Systems for Productive Utilization of Ravine Lands -- Chapter 16. Silvopastoral System: A Key Component for Rehabilitation of Ravine Lands -- Chapter 17. Bamboo-based bio-engineering Interventions for Rehabilitation and High Productivity of Ravine Lands -- hapter 18. Leucaena leucocephala: A leguminous tree suitable for eroded habitats of Hawaiian Islands -- Chapter 19. Ravines - Prospective Zone for Carbon Sequestration -- Chapter 20. Carbon Sequestration in Eroded and Ravinous Landscapes -- Chapter 21. Greening of Ravines: A Strategy for Viable Production and Mitigation to Climate Change -- Chapter 22. Management of Ravines through Anicuts and Afforestration -- Chapter 23. Rehabilitation of Degraded Eroded Lands in Semi-arid and Sub-humid Ecologies in India -- Chapter 24. Impact Assessment of Management Techniques Implemented in Chambal-Ravines, Madhya Pradesh, India -- Chapter 25. Modelling Soil Erosion by Water -- Chapter 26. Gender Challenges and Socio-economic Strategies for Livelihood Security in Ravine Areas -- Chapter 27. Socio-economic and Conservation Measures in Ravine-affected Areas of Gujarat: Policy Interventions -- Chapter 28. Greening Ravine Lands: Policy Issues and Way Forward. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298420603321 |
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Research Developments in Saline Agriculture / / edited by Jagdish Chander Dagar, Rajender Kumar Yadav, Parbodh Chander Sharma |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVIII, 926 p. 176 illus., 137 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 630 |
Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Climate change Environmental management Soil science Soil conservation Sustainable development Climate Change Environmental Management Soil Science & Conservation Sustainable Development |
ISBN | 981-13-5832-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part 1. Introduction, History and Perspectives -- Chapter 1. Historical perspectives and dynamics of nature, extent, classification and management of salt-affected soils and waters -- Chapter 2. A brief review on soil salinity mapping by optical and radar remote sensing -- Chapter 3. Synergy between Sentinel-MSI and Landsat-OLI to support high temporal frequency for soil salinity monitoring in an arid landscape -- Chapter 4. Modern technologies for diagnosis and prognosis of salt-affected soils and poor-quality waters -- Part 2. Drivers, Stressors and Indicators -- Chapter 5. Salinity tolerance indicator -- Chapter 6. Soil-plant-microbes interactions in salt-affected soils -- Chapter 7. Salt tolerant microbes in mangroves: ecological role and bioprospecting potential -- Chapter 8. The current understanding of mangrove forests of India -- Part 3. Salinization Mechanisms and Impacts -- Chapter 9. Causes and management of root-zone salinity and sodicity in the arid west Texas: field scale experience -- Chapter 10. Salinity induced physiological and molecular responses of halophytes -- Chapter 11. Characterization and problems of saline-sodic Vertisols and their management options -- Chapter 12. Carbon dynamics in salt-affected soils -- Chapter 13. Engineered polymeric and nano-materials for taming salty soils and waters used for crop production -- Chapter 14. Potential pollutants in soil system: impacts and remediation -- Chapter 15. Groundwater pollution through different contaminants: Indian scenario -- Chapter 16. Tree-based systems for enhancing environmental services of saline environments -- Part 4. Management Opportunities and Strategies -- Chapter 17. Identification, evaluation and domestication of alternative crops for saline environments -- Chapter 18. Engineering and biological approaches for drainage of irrigated lands in India -- Chapter 19. Reclamation of salt-affected soils in drylands of Ethiopia: a review -- Chapter 20. Reviving the productivity of salt-affected lands: Technological options, constraints and research needs -- Chapter 21. Coastal saline soils of India: problems, reclamative measures and management strategies -- Chapter 22. Agro-interventions for sustainable management of salt-affected Vertisols in India -- Chapter 23. Saline agroforestry- a hanging fruit for saline waterlogged ecologies -- Chapter 24. Fruit and vegetable-based saline agricultural systems for nutritional and livelihood security -- Chapter 25. Integrated farming system approach for managing saline and waterlogged ecologies -- Chapter 26. Use of poor-quality waters for agricultural production -- Chapter 27. Management of sodic waters in agriculture -- Part 5. Impact Assessment, Policies and Socio-economic Issues -- Chapter 28. Approaches and methodologies to socio-economic synergies with ecological sciences -- Chapter 29. Management of salt-affected soil: Gender and socioeconomic dimensions for sustainable livelihoods -- Chapter 30. Autonomous adaptation strategies to multiple stressors: a case study with marginal communities in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India -- Chapter 31. Future research needs: way forward for combating salinity in climate change scenario. . |
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