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Rivers of India : Past, Present and Future
| Rivers of India : Past, Present and Future |
| Autore | Kanhaiya Shyam |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SinghSaurabh
DixitArohi SinghAtul Kumar |
| ISBN | 3-031-49163-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Geomorphological and GIS-Based Analysis of Catchment Areas in River Narmada, Central India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Data and Methods -- 2.2.1 Extraction of River Watershed -- 2.2.2 Extraction of Drainage Network -- 2.2.3 Terrain Status -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Aspect -- 3.1.1 Slope -- 3.1.2 Terrain Status -- 3.2 Linear Aspect -- 3.2.1 Stream Order -- 3.2.2 Stream Number -- 3.2.3 Stream Length -- 3.2.4 Mean Stream Length -- 3.2.5 Stream Length Ratio -- 3.2.6 Bifurcation Ratio -- 3.3 Aerial Aspects -- 3.3.1 Drainage Density -- 3.3.2 Drainage Frequency -- 3.3.3 Drainage Texture -- 3.3.4 Form Factor -- 3.3.5 Circulatory Ratio -- 3.3.6 Elongation Ratio -- 3.3.7 Length of Overland Flow -- 3.4 Relief Aspect -- 3.4.1 Basin Relief -- 3.4.2 Relief Ratio -- 3.4.3 Ruggedness Number -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Role of Multipurpose River Valley Projects in the Agricultural Development of India Since Independence -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Irrigation Development as per Sources in India -- 3.1 Types and Sources of Irrigation -- 4 Water Resources in India -- 4.1 Water Bodies -- 4.2 Types of Water Sources -- 4.2.1 Surface Water -- 4.2.2 Groundwater -- 5 Different Types of Irrigation -- 5.1 Surface Irrigation -- 5.2 Ditch Irrigation -- 5.3 Localized Irrigation -- 5.4 Drip Irrigation -- 5.5 Overhead Irrigation -- 5.6 Sub-irrigation -- 5.7 Manual Irrigation -- 5.7.1 Flow Irrigation -- 5.7.2 Lift Irrigation -- 5.8 Sources of Irrigation -- 5.8.1 Canal Irrigation -- 5.8.1.1 Inundation Canals -- 5.8.1.2 Perennial Canals -- 5.8.2 Wells and Tube Well Irrigation -- 5.8.3 Tank Irrigation -- 6 Development of Underground Sources of Irrigation in India -- 6.1 Groundwater Irrigation -- 7 Intensity of Irrigation and Agricultural Development -- 8 Demand of Water in the Irrigation Sector.
9 Irrigation Development in the Country During Different Plan Periods -- 10 Status of Irrigation Potential and Its Likely Phasing -- 11 Year-Wise Achievement of Irrigation Potential Created/Utilized Under Major, Medium, and Minor Irrigation of the XI Plan in India -- 12 Post-Independence Irrigation Development in India -- 12.1 Present Status of Irrigation Development in India -- 12.2 Irrigation in Twelfth Plan Period -- 13 National Water Grid System -- 13.1 Himalayan Component -- 13.2 Peninsular Component -- 13.3 Intra-state Interlinking of Rivers -- 14 Present Status of Interlinking of Rivers Program -- 14.1 Pros and Cons of River Interlinking -- 14.1.1 Conclusion -- References -- Bibliography -- Response of the River Jhelum to Active Tectonics, NW Himalaya -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Tectonic-geomorphic Setting of the Kashmir Valley -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Sinuosity Index -- 4.2 Lateral Entrenchment Ratio -- 4.3 Stream Length Gradient Index -- 4.4 Braided Index (BI) -- 4.5 River Width Profiling -- 4.6 River Terraces -- 5 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Current Status of Pollution in Major Rivers and Tributaries of India and Protection-Restoration Strategies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Causes of Pollution -- 2.1 Natural Causes -- 2.2 Anthropogenic Causes -- 3 Current Status of Pollution in Major Rivers -- 4 Impacts of Water Pollution -- 5 Strategies to Control Pollution -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Peninsular Indian River Sediments with Special Reference to Godavari and Krishna Rivers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geological Settings and Climate -- 3 Geochemistry -- 3.1 Major and Trace Elements -- 3.2 Rare-Earth Elements -- 3.3 Strontium and Neodymium Isotopes -- 3.4 Clay Mineralogy -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Sand Mining: A Silent Threat to the River Ecosystem -- 1 Introduction. 2 Factors Affecting Sand Mining -- 2.1 Civil Construction: The Major Driver of Sand Mining -- 3 Formation and Characteristics of River Sand -- 4 Monitoring of Sand Mining Activities -- 5 Impact of Sand Mining on the River Ecosystem -- 5.1 Morphology and Sediment Beds of Rivers -- 5.2 Impact on Water Quality and Aquatic Life -- 6 Remediation Alternatives -- 7 Summary -- References -- Comprehensive River Health Assessment System for Indian Rivers: A Case Study of Central Indian River Narmada -- 1 Introduction -- 2 River Health: An Integrative Approach -- 3 Assessment Methods -- 4 Towards Protection and Conservation of Fish Biodiversity -- 5 The Narmada Case Study -- 6 Results and Recommendations -- 7 Concluding Remarks Concerning Rivers of India -- References -- Assessment of Seasonal Variation in Water Quality of Gomti River, Jaunpur City, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sample Station -- 3 Analytical Methods -- 4 Result and Discussion -- 4.1 Level of Water Parameter in Gomti River, Pre-monsoon, Jaunpur City -- 5 Calculation Water Quality Index (WQI) -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Geomorphology of the Son River Basin, India Based on Remotely Sense Data: A Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Result and Discussion -- 4 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Role of Rivers in the Carbon Cycle and the Impact of Anthropogenic Activities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 River and Biogeochemical Linkages -- 2.1 Carbon as the Element -- 2.2 Biogeochemical Processes of Carbon -- 2.3 Forms of Riverine Carbon -- 3 Quantification of Carbon Transport by Rivers -- 3.1 Integrating the Rivers into the Carbon Budget -- 4 Impact of Human Activities -- 4.1 Deforestation -- 4.2 Urbanization -- 4.3 Burning of Fossil Fuels -- 4.4 Changing Land Use -- 4.5 Agricultural Soil Disturbances -- 4.6 Tropical Peatland Disturbances -- 4.7 Wetland Removal -- 5 Balance for Climate. 6 Conclusion -- References -- Decline of Dholavira Urban Settlement of Harappan Civilization in Kachchh was Associated with Global Climate Change Rather than the Decline of any Major Fluvial System -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area and Quaternary Successions -- 3 Grain Size Analysis -- 4 Geochemistry and Chronology -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Ghaghara River: A Case Study of Flood in Uttar Pradesh by GIS-Based Technique -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ghaghara River Valley in Uttar Pradesh -- 2.1 Sector A -- 2.2 Sector B -- 2.3 Sector C -- 3 Ghaghara Basin in Uttar Pradesh -- 4 Flooding in Ghaghara Basin (Uttar Pradesh) -- 5 Remote Sensing Satellite and GIS-Based Approaches -- 5.1 Rainfall Distribution -- 5.2 Slope Analysis -- 5.3 Drainage Density (Dd) -- 5.4 Soil Moisture -- 5.5 Area of Micro-watershed -- 5.6 Land Use-Land Cover (LULC) Analysis -- 5.7 Soil Texture -- 5.8 Multicriteria Analysis (MCA) -- 5.9 Flood Hazard Risk Zone -- 6 Discussions -- 6.1 Very Low and Low Flood Hazard Zone -- 6.2 Moderate Flood Hazard Zone -- 6.3 High Flood Hazard Zone -- 6.4 Very High Flood Hazard Zone -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Flood Hydrology, Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics of the Tapi River, Western India -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Geomorphological and Hydrological Characteristics of the Tapi Basin -- 2 Flood Hydrology -- 2.1 Annual Flood Series Data and Analysis -- 2.2 Flood Regime Characteristics -- 2.2.1 Interannual Variability in Annual Peak Discharges -- 2.2.2 Average Magnitude and Variability of Floods -- 2.2.3 Skewness -- 2.2.4 Unit Discharges -- 3 Flood Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics -- 3.1 Change in the Width-Depth Quotient with Flows -- 3.2 Changes in Hydraulic Variables with Increasing Discharge -- 3.3 Hydraulic and Hydrodynamic Parameters of Floods -- 4 Summary and Conclusions -- References. Geomorphological Analysis of the Ukhma River Basin from the Northern Foreland of Peninsular India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geology of the Area -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Drainage Pattern and Morphometric Aspects -- 4.2 Linear Characteristics of the Basin -- 4.3 Areal Aspects of the Basin -- 4.4 Relief Aspects of the Basin -- 4.5 Lineaments Analysis -- 4.6 Longitudinal Profiles -- 4.7 Asymmetry Factor (AF) -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
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Kanhaiya Shyam
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 | ||
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Smart Plant Breeding for Vegetable Crops in Post-genomics Era / / edited by Saurabh Singh, Devender Sharma, Susheel Kumar Sharma, Rajender Singh
| Smart Plant Breeding for Vegetable Crops in Post-genomics Era / / edited by Saurabh Singh, Devender Sharma, Susheel Kumar Sharma, Rajender Singh |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (437 pages) |
| Disciplina | 631.53 |
| Soggetto topico |
Plant biotechnology
Plant genetics Agricultural biotechnology Agricultural genome mapping Plant Biotechnology Plant Genetics Agricultural Biotechnology Agricultural Genetics |
| ISBN | 981-19-5367-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. The role of epigenetic transcriptional regulation in Brassica vegetables: a potential resource for epigenetic breeding -- 2. Melon (Cucumis melo L.): Genomics and Breeding -- 3. Ash gourd genomics: achievements, challenges and future perspectives -- 4. Understanding the Genetics and Genomics of Vegetable Grafting to ensure Yield Stability -- 5. Biotechnological implications in tomato for drought stress tolerance -- 6. Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) breeding – from classical to genomics-centric approach -- 7. Impact of Biotic and Abiotic Stress on Onion Production: Potential Mitigation Approaches in Modern Era -- 8. Advances in Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Molecular Breeding Strategies -- 9. Enhancing Spinacia oleracea L. Breeding in the Post Genomics era -- 10. Breeding strategies of beetroot and a future vision in the post-genomic era -- 11. Advances in Lettuce (Lactuca spp.) Molecular Breeding Strategies -- 12. Integrated use of molecular and omics approaches for breeding high yield and stress resistance Chili peppers -- 13. Smart Plant Breeding for Potato in the Post Genomics Era -- 14. Current overview of breeding and genomic studies of white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) -- 15. Insight into carrot carotenoids in post-genomic world for higher nutrition -- 16. Advances in potato breeding for abiotic stress tolerance -- 17. Genomics Assisted Breeding for Abiotic Stress in Pisum crop. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910637710503321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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