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Rainfed agriculture : unlocking the potential / edited by Suhas P. Wani, Johan Rockström and Theib Oweis.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Corporate Authors: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, International Water Management Institute
Other Authors: Wani, S. P. (Suhas Pralhad), 1952-, Rockström, Johan, Oweis, Theib Yousef
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, ©2009.
Series:Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series ; 7.
Subjects:
Dry farming > Asia.
Dry farming > Africa.
Water in agriculture > Asia.
Water in agriculture > Africa.
Watershed management > Asia.
Watershed management > Africa.
Dry farming.
Water in agriculture.
Watershed management.
Africa.
Asia.
Table of Contents:
  • Rainfed agriculture
  • past trends and future prospects / S.P. Wani [and others]
  • Zooming in on the global hotspots of rainfed agriculture in water-constrained environments / J. Rockström, L. Karlberg
  • Water resource implications of upgrading rainfed agriculture
  • focus on green and blue water trade-offs / L. Karlberg, J. Rockström, M. Falkenmark
  • Tectonics
  • climate-linked natural soil degradation and its impact in rainfed agriculture: Indian experience / D.K. Pal [and others]
  • Determinants of crop growth and yield in a changing climate / P.K. Aggarwal
  • Yield gap analysis: modelling of achievable yields at farm level / P. Singh [and others]
  • Can rainfed agriculture feed the world? An assessment of potentials and risk / C. de Fraiture, L. Karlberg, J. Rockström
  • Opportunities for improving crop water productivity through genetic enhancement of dryland crops / C.L.L. Gowda
  • Water harvesting for improved rainfed agriculture in the dry environments / T. Oweis, A. Hachum
  • Supplemental irrigation for improved rainfed agriculture in WANA region / T. Oweis, A. Hachum
  • Opportunities for water harvesting and supplemental irrigation for improving rainfed agriculture in semi-arid areas / P. Pathak [and others]
  • Integrated farm management practices and upscaling the impact for increased productivity of rainfed systems / T.K. Sreedevi, S.P. Wani
  • Challenges of adoption and adaptation of land and water management options in smallholder agriculture: synthesis of lessons and experiences / B. Shiferaw, J. Okello, V. Ratna Reddy
  • Scaling-out community watershed management for multiple benefits in rainfed areas / P.K. Joshi [and others]

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