TY - BOOK AU - Jayanthi, C. AU - Kalpana, R. TI - Dryland Agriculture: Principles and Practices SN - 978-93-272-6492-0 U1 - 631.586 JAY PY - 2016/// CY - Ludhiana PB - Kalyani Publishers KW - Dryland N1 - CONTENTS: 1. SIGNIFICANCE, SCOPE, STATUS AND HISTORY OF DRYLAND AGRICULTURE 2. DEFINITION, CLASSIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DRYFARMING REGIONS 3. CHARACTERIZATION OF INDIAN AGRICULTURAL CLIMATE AND ANALYSIS 4. RAINFALL CLIMATOLOGY 5. SOIL CHARACTERISTICS AND ITS IMPACT ON DRYFARMING 6. CROPS AND CROPPING SYSTEMS IN DRYLAND AGRICULTURE 7. CONSTRAINTS FOR CROP PRODUCTION IN DRY FARMING 8. DROUGHT: DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION 8. PHYSIOLOGY OF DROUGHT 9. DROUGHT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 10. DRYLAND TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY 11. IN-SITU SOIL MOISTURE CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES 12. WATER HARVESTING AND RECYCLING IN DRYLANDS 13. WATER HARVESTING STRUCTURES FOR DRYLAND AREAS 14. WATER CONSERVATION 16. SOIL EROSION AND CONSERVATION 17. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 18.FARM MECHANIZATION 19. NON-MONETARY INPUTS AND LOW COST TECHNOLOGIES 20. ALTERNATE LAND USE SYSTEMS 21. ROLE OF FORESTRY IN DRYFARMING 22. WASTELAND DEVELOPMENT 23. DRYLAND INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEM ER -