Innovations in Dryland Agriculture

ISBN-13: 9783319479279 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 571 str.

Muhammad Farooq; Kadambot Siddique

Opis

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.

Spis treści

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

1. Dryland Farming: Concepts, Origin and Brief History; Bob A. Stewart and Sushil Thapa

2. Research and Developmental Issues in Dryland Agriculture; Muhammad Farooq and Kadambot H.M. Siddique

PART 2: ELEMENTS OF DRYLAND AGRICULTURE

3. Water Harvesting in the Dry Environments; Attila Yazar and Akhtar Ali

4. Weed Management in Dryland Agriculture Systems; Michael Walsh

5. Nutrient Management in Dryland Agriculture Systems; Ahmad Nawaz and Muhammad Farooq

6. Insect-pests in Dryland Agriculture and their Integrated Management; Ahmad Nawaz, Muhammad Dildar Gogi and Muhammad Sufyan

7. 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 Revell

PART 3: MODELING AND CROP IMPROVEMENT FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE

9. 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 Mohammadi

PART 4: DRYLAND AGRICULTURE: SOME CASE STUDIES

11. Dryland Agriculture in Australia; W. K. Anderson, D. Stephens and K.H.M. Siddique

12. Pastures in Australia’s Dryland Agricultural Zone; Ann Hamblin

13. 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 Kumari

14. Integrated Dryland Agriculture Sustainable Management in Northwest China; Feng-Min Li, You-Cai Xiong, Xiao-Gang Li, Feng Zhang andYu Guan

15. Dryland Agriculture in North America; Neil C. Hansen, Brett L. Allen, Saseendran Anapalli, Robert Blackshaw, Drew Lyon and Stephen Machado

16. Nurturing Agricultural Productivity and Resilience in Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa; Tilahun Amede, and Admassu Tsegaye

PART 5: INNOVATIONS IN DRYLAND AGRICULTURE

17. Soil Carbon Sequestration in Dryland Agriculture; Muhammad Shakeel Arshad, Muhammad Sanaullah and Muhammad Farooq

18. Application of Microbiology in Dryland Agriculture; Minakshi Grover, B. Venkateswarlu, S. Desai, K.A. Gopinath and Ch. Srinivasarao

19. Salinity in Drylands: Challenges and Opportunities; D.J. McFarlane, R.J. George, E.G. Barrett-Lennard and M. Gilfedder

20. Supplemental Irrigation: A Promising Climate-resilience Practice for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture; Vinay Nangia and Theib Oweis

O autorze

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.

Blurb

In this book leading scientists in the field describe the basic principles of dryland agriculture, and synthesize recent experiences and innovations in dryland agriculture research and development. It is a ready reference on the subject and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. Various elements of dryland agriculture are described, highlighting associated breeding and modelling efforts, analysing the experiences and challenges of dryland agriculture in different regions, and it proposes some practical innovations and new areas of research in this critical area of agriculture.

This book is an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and students in the fields of agronomy, ecology, environmental sciences, range management, land and water management and sustainable livestock grazing systems.