Green Agriculture: Newer Technologies

by K. K. Behera

ISBN: 9789351244899
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Imprint : NIPA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 13160.00
Biblio : 470 pages,25cm

Author Profile

Kambaska Kumar Behera: (Ph.D, Post Doc.),Dept. of Bio-Science and Biotechnology,Banasthali University, Banasthali,Rajasthan-304022, India

About The Book

Green Agriculture: Green agriculture is a sort of system which carries out agricultural production with “green technology”. It’s basic content is based on biological diversity; keeping harmony between nature and economy during the course of agricultural development, by producing agricultural products in a pollution-free and nuisance-free environment. Methods and technologies to cater with climate change, droughts, floods etc is also dealt in detail in the book. The book “Green Agriculture: Newer Technologies” carries 18 chapters and covers most of the on farm adopted technology developed by our distinguished scientist mainly focusing, how to save the planet earth during agricultural activities through modern technology. The attempt is to highlight the recent agro-based development through newer technologies to make agriculture productive and eco-friendly.

Table of Contents

"Dedication Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1. Micro-irrigation for Sustainable Water Management in Agriculture – D.K. Singh, R.M. Singh, S.N.S. Chaurasia, R.N. Prasad and R.B. Yadava 2. Prospective of Green Manuring in Organic Farming – Kambaska Kumar Behera 3. Citrus Rootstocks in India : Problems and Prospects – Sandeep Singh, H.S. Rattanpal, P.S. Aulakh, D.R. Sharma, A.K. Sangwan, Anita Arora and Sarabjit Kaur 4. Fly Ash : A Potential Soil Ameliorant for Sustainable Crop Productivity – R.B. Yadava, D.K. Singh, S.N.S. Chaurasia and R.N. Prasad 5. Sustainable Soil Management for Agricultural Development – Ashok Kumar Rajani 6. Biodrainage : An Overview – Afroz Alam, Kambaska Kumar Behera and Sharad Vats 7. Sustainable Crop Production in Rainfed Areas of Central India – S.D. Billore and O.P. Joshi 8. Eco-Safety and Agricultural Sustainability through Organic Agriculture – Ram A. Jat, Suhas P. Wani, Kanwar L. Sahrawat and Piara Singh 9. Seed Quality Improvement through Seed Priming for Better Crop Stand Establishment : A Practice towards Sustainable Farming – K. Bhanuprakash, Roopa A Reddy and G. Sarika 10. Drainage for Sustainable Agriculture – R.M. Singh and D.K. Singh 11. Soil and Sustainable Agriculture – Sucharita Mohapatra 12. Nutrient Management in Vegetable Crops for Sustainable Production – S.N.S. Chaurasia, R.N. Prasad, R.B. Yadava and D.K. Singh 13. Global Scenario of Plant Tissue Culture and its Application in Agriculture – Kambaska Kumar Behera 14. Fertigation Techniques in Fruit and Vegetable Crops – R.P. Sharma and K.K. Behera 15. Basics of Livelihood in Rural Perspective – Shubhadeep Roy, Neeraj Singh, R. Roy Burman and Baldeo Singh 16. Abiotic Stresses in Pulse Crops: Dimensions and Solutions – Om Gupta and Anita Babbar 17. Concept and Relevance of Organic Farming in Present Context – R.K. Mathukia 18. Predominant Farming Systems and Alternatives in Madhya Pradesh – A.K. Jha, V.B. Upadhyay and S.L. Vishwakarma"