Soil Water Conservation and Dry Farming

This book will also serve as a guide to extension officials of the department of agriculture and soil and water conservation engineering. A valuable reference for the candidates preparing Agricultural Research Services and other competitive examinations. Professional Institutions in Soil Conservation, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Rural Institutions and similar other Institutions would find this book very much helpful. The farmers may refer this book to practice dry farming and cropping systems with soil and water conservation as the considerable emphasis is placed on obtaining maximum profitable production per unit area per unit time.

1. Introduction

2. Soil Development and Survey

3. Soil Water Relationship

4. Role of Water

5. Hydrological Cycle

6. Soil Conservation

7. Moisture Stress and Conservation in Dry Lands

8. Drought and Agricultural Drought

9. Watershed Management

10. Development of Dryland Agriculture in India

11. Researchers in Dry Farming for Increased Productivity

12. Waste Land Management

13. Agro-Forestry and Social Forestry

14. Agronomic Measures in Soil and Water Conservation

15. Dry Farming

16. Recommendations for Dry Farming, Future Prospects, and Conclusion

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