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There is a growing awareness and interest for planting of trees on forest and non-forest lands. In order to increase the tree cover area the tree planting activity is gaining momentum. The success of tree planting programme requires sound knowledge of various aspects. The book mainly deals with soil physics, soil chemistry ; seed viability, storage and germination ; raising and maintenance of nursery ; natural and artificial regeneration ; plant propagation ; ...
Papers presented at the International Conference on "New Frontiers in Biofuels", held at New Delhi during 18-19 January 2010.
Forages are backbone of sustainable agriculture and contribute extensively to national economy. One of the major roles of forages is to provide feed for live-stock, which convert fibre into human food, such as milk and meat. Among different forages, legumes play an invaluable part in grassland farming in many regions of world. Forage legumes in particular are used as green manure, cover crops and short term pastures in rotation with cereal crops.Forage legumes ...