Innovations in Dryland Agriculture

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-47927-9
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 571 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 11054 g

This book is a ready reference on recent innovations in dryland agriculture and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. It covers the basic concepts and history, components and elements, breeding and modelling efforts, and potential benefits, experiences, challenges and innovations relevant to agriculture in dryland areas around world.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Farooq, Muhammad

Siddique, Kadambot H. M.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenreproduktion, Verbreitung, Genetik
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Nutzpflanzen: Biologie, Genetik, Pflanzenzüchtung
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1: INTRODUCTION1. Dryland Farming: Concepts, Origin and Brief History; Bob A. Stewart and Sushil Thapa2. Research and Developmental Issues in Dryland Agriculture; Muhammad Farooq and Kadambot H.M. SiddiquePART 2: ELEMENTS OF DRYLAND AGRICULTURE3. Water Harvesting in the Dry Environments; Attila Yazar and Akhtar Ali4. Weed Management in Dryland Agriculture Systems; Michael Walsh5. Nutrient Management in Dryland Agriculture Systems; Ahmad Nawaz and Muhammad Farooq6. Insect-pests in Dryland Agriculture and their Integrated Management; Ahmad Nawaz, Muhammad Dildar Gogi and Muhammad Sufyan7. Epidemiology and Management of Fungal Diseases in Dry Environments; Abdullah M. Al-Sadi 8. Integrated and Innovative Livestock Production in Drylands; Dominique Blache, Philip E. Vercoe1, Graeme B. Martin and Dean K RevellPART 3: MODELING AND CROP IMPROVEMENT FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE9. Modelling Dryland Agricultural Systems; D. Rodriguez, P. deVoil and B. Power<10. Breeding and Genetic Enhancement of Dryland Crops; Quahir Sohail, Hafsa Naheed and Reza MohammadiPART 4: DRYLAND AGRICULTURE: SOME CASE STUDIES11. Dryland Agriculture in Australia; W. K. Anderson, D. Stephens and K.H.M. Siddique12. Pastures in Australia’s Dryland Agricultural Zone; Ann Hamblin13. Dryland Agriculture in South Asia; Ch. Srinivasa Rao, K.A. Gopinath, C.A. Rama Rao, B.M.K. Raju, R. Rejani, G. Venkatesh and V. Visha Kumari14. Integrated Dryland Agriculture Sustainable Management in Northwest China; Feng-Min Li, You-Cai Xiong, Xiao-Gang Li, Feng Zhang andYu Guan15. Dryland Agriculture in North America; Neil C. Hansen, Brett L. Allen, Saseendran Anapalli, Robert Blackshaw, Drew Lyon and Stephen Machado16. Nurturing Agricultural Productivity and Resilience in Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa; Tilahun Amede, and Admassu TsegayePART 5: INNOVATIONS IN DRYLAND AGRICULTURE17. Soil Carbon Sequestration in Dryland Agriculture; Muhammad Shakeel Arshad, Muhammad Sanaullah and Muhammad Farooq18. Application of Microbiology in Dryland Agriculture; Minakshi Grover, B. Venkateswarlu, S. Desai, K.A. Gopinath and Ch. Srinivasarao19. Salinity in Drylands: Challenges and Opportunities; D.J. McFarlane, R.J. George, E.G. Barrett-Lennard and M. Gilfedder20. Supplemental Irrigation: A Promising Climate-resilience Practice for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture; Vinay Nangia and Theib Oweis

Über Autor(innen)

The editors of this volume are Dr. Farooq Muhammad, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan and Prof. Kadambot Siddique, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.