This is a comprehensive discussion of various technologies and strategies involved in dryland agriculture in India. It views the problems confronted by dryland areas such as poor resources of farmers and degraded soils. It studies aspects relating to soil and water conservation, cropping sequence system, contingent crop planning, agronomic practices, nutrient management and fertilising crops effectively. It throws light on agronomic practices in dryland ...
The vast land resource, rich genetic diversity with many land races possessing resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, animal based farming systems, conducive climatic conditions for production of quality fruits, vegetables and seed spices, opportunity for utilization of solar and wind energy, sufficient working force of family labour, developing infrastructure facilities, etc. are the strength of arid horticulture development. Whereas, extreme of temperature, ...
Cucurbits comprise an important tropical group of vegetable crops viz., cucumber, melons, squashes, pumpkins, Asiatic gourds, etc., grown extensively in different tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They are a unique group of crop plants having special botanical features, their production technologies recording the highest productivity under sophisticated protected cultivation systems and their utilization includes some significant nutritional and ...