Agroforestry: A Sustainable Land Use System

by Kumar, Raj et al

ISBN: 9789390259069
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Imprint : Associated Publishing Company
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 7095.00
Biblio : xi-188+iv page color Plates

Author Profile

Dr Raj Kumar, Ph.D, Scientist (agroforestry) at ICAR- Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal-132001, Haryana, India. He has more than 8 years’ research experience in the field of forestry and agroforestry. He is specialized in agroforestry, carbon sequestration, climate change and ecological engineering. He has published more than 30 research papers in reputed national and international Journals. Beside this, he has published three books, five book chapters, three training manuals and twenty abstracts in different national and international conferences. Dr Rakesh Banyal, Ph.D in Forest Science with specialization in silviculture has more than 15 years’ experience in research, teaching and extension in the field of forestry and/or agroforestry. His current research areas are development of climate resilient agroforestry systems, reclamation of salt affected lands and introduction of alternatives to saline waterlogged soils and addressing climate change issues through tree plantations. His past experience was on nursery techniques in forest trees species, short rotation forestry and plantation techniques on degraded sites. He has more than 70 research papers in journals of repute, popular articles in leading magazines, practical manuals, training compendium and book chapters in his credit. Manish Kumar, Scientist (Agroforestry) at ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal-132001, Haryana, India. He has more than 5 years’ experience in the field of Agroforestry and related sciences. He is specialized in the agroforestry, tree-crop interaction, climate change adaptation and watershed management. He has published more than 8 research papers in reputed national and international Journals, five book chapters and fifteen abstracts in national and international conferences. Dr Sneha Dobhal, Ph.D, assistant professor (forestry) at Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry, College of forestry, Ranichauri. She has more than 2 year’s research and teaching experience in the field of forestry. She is specialized in the fields of silviculture and tree improvement. She has published more than 10 research papers in reputed national and international journals.

About The Book

Agroforestry is the growing of both trees and agricultural crops on the same piece of land. They are designed to provide tree and other crop products and at the same time protect, conserve, diversify and sustain vital economic, environmental, human and natural resources. Agroforestry differs from traditional forestry and agriculture by its focus on the interactions amongst components rather than just on the individual components themselves. Agroforestry is recently gained great importance nationally and internationally due to its role in providing large number of ecosystem services. This book covers all basic and applied aspect of agroforestry e.g. planning, designing, tree improvement, management, ecosystem services, climate change, industrialization, engineering and, agroforestry programmes and policy in an easy and understandable manner. The book has been prepared to serve as a reference book to all the stakeholders engaged in activities related to agroforestry development. This book can also be useful for teachers and students engaged in the field of agriculture, environmental science and engineering, climate science, policy planning and land use system designing, etc.

Table of Contents

Preface v 1. Introduction to Agroforestry 1 2. Agroforestry: Past, Present and Future 14 3. Planning and Development of Agroforestry Practices 28 4. Designing Field Experiments in Agro-forestry 38 5. Tree Management in Agroforestry 48 6. Tree Improvement in Agroforestry 62 7. Agroforestry for Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change Mitigation 73 8. Ecosystem Services of Agroforestry 82 9. Soil Health Improvement in Agroforestry 91 10. Productivity, Biomass and Carbon Storage Potentials of Agroforestry 104 11. Agroforestry for Watershed Management 119 12. Industrial Agroforestry 132 13. Utilization of Agroforestry Trees 140 14. Mechanization of Agroforestry 151 15. National Agroforestry Programs and Policy 156 References 164