There has been a break in water cycle, decline in rainfall over the years due to climate change. This leads to relative increases in water demand for agricultural production. Despite the fact that irrigation agriculture is capital intensive and labour expensive, farmers seem to persist on irrigated rice cultivation. It was also observed that even though the average land holding of a farmer was half a hectare, farmers seem to adopt similar crops for many years without diversification. Presently, there was no any work or comprehensive information regarding the factors influencing farmers...

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) also known as benniseed is one of the most ancient oil seed crops known and used by man. Its high grain yield potential has not been fully attained due to lack of fertilizer application even in main sesame growing areas. This scenario is exacerbated by low level of management. Therefore, this book provides quantitative data on fertilizers required for optimum production of sesame. Status and agronomic efficiencies of these fertilizers are discussed.