Integrated Crop Management

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Enhanced sustainable agricultural production with precision farming technologies along with protected natural environment followed by balanced nutrition, efficient use of water and other inputs and ecofriendly plant protection are the key areas for all-round development in our country. Now, intensification of agriculture & horticulture is the main strategy to generate additional food and nutrition along with livestock, fishery and other non-agricultural vocations for the year-round farming systems and safe storage. Pest Management is a very powerful strategy in Integrated Crop Management that can contribute enhancement and sustenance of productivity.

The book Integrated Crop Management (ICM) has been designed to focus on Role and Activities of ICM, Sustainable Agriculture & Farming Systems Research Program (FSRP), Bottom-Up technology for Wasteland Development, IPM & Safe Use of Pesticides and Herbicides, Organic Farming, Biotechnology, Soil Health Management, Microbial Interventions, Agri-Inputs Management, Benefits of Precision Farming, Crop Diversification in Agri-Horticulture, Adoption of Crops to Problem Soils, Re-Greening or Ever Greening the Green Revolution, Farm Research and Challenges with Areas of Focus, Vision 2020 – Agriculture & Horticulture, Livestock & Fishery Production and Some Key Points of ICM, the Organic Food Dilemma etc. The subjects have been distributed in nine Chapters of the book. Color Plates have been given to focus the performance of ICM studies.

The book shall be helpful for everyone, fighting for a greener vision and mission of the developing countries like ours, for producing better quality & quantity of crop yield & providing better nutrition & balanced diet for the people.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR B L Jana

Balai Lal Jana, born on 2nd May, 1947 in the district of East Midnapore of West Bengal holds a brilliant academic record with M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agronomy. He obtained Diploma in Agronomy. He obtained Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from Kolkata, certificate for visiting Professional Training in Agricultural Research from the East Anglia University, Norwich, England; FAI training on Rainfed Agriculture in collaboration with ICRISAT, Hyderabad, etc. He served the erstwhile Fertiliser Corporation of India, (FCI), subsequently the Hindustan Fertiliser Corporation (HFC) as a seniormost Senior Agronomist in Technical Publicity, FP & ARD and ODA-funded Rainfed Farming Project, etc. He also served as the Training Organiser, Seva Bharati Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kapgari of Paschim Medinipore district of West Bengal. He has written 15 books. He has published 70 articles in Journals of national and international repute. He is the sub-editor of "Sabuj Sona", an agricultural fortnightly and the Editor of "Bhawna", a house journal of the Eastern India Pesticides Association (EIPA), Kolkata. He visited England, attended seminars, workshops and corporate conferences of national and international status.