"This book examines conservation agriculture in India, discussing the current situation, levels of adoption, management practices and the future outlook of conservation agriculture in India, but also in other tropical and subtropical regions of the world. While conservation agriculture is proposed as an important means to combat climate change, improve crop productivity, food affordability and to protect the environment, the adoption of conservation agriculture in India, and south-east Asia more broadly,has been slow. This volume reflects on the current status of conservation agriculture in India, asking why adoption has been slow and putting forward strategies to improve uptake. Chapters cover the various aspects of crop management such as soil, water,nutrients, weeds, crop residues, machinery and energy, in a range of environments, including irrigated and rainfed regions. The impact of climate change and the economic considerations behind adoption of conservation agriculture are also discussed. The volume concludes by discussing the future outlook for conservation agriculture in India, in particular drawing out parallels with other tropical and subtropical regions of the world. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of conservation agriculture, sustainable agriculture, crop and soil management, and environmental and natural resource management more broadly"--
This book examines conservation agriculture in India, discussing the current situation. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of conservation agriculture, sustainable agriculture, crop and soil management, and environmental and natural resource management more broadly.
Part I: Conservation Agriculture: Global Scenario and Status in India
1.
Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification: Global Options and
Opportunities
2. History and Current Scenario of Conservation Agriculture:
Benefits and Limitations
3. Conservation Agriculture in India: Progress in
Research, Adoption, and the Way Forward
4. Conservation Agriculture in
Rainfed Areas Part II: Management Options for Higher Resource Use Efficiency
5. Nutrient Management in Conservation Agriculture
6. Water Management in
Conservation Agriculture
7. Weed Management in Conservation Agriculture
8.
Crop Residue Management in Conservation Agriculture
9. Machinery Development
for Conservation Agriculture
10. Energy Use in Conservation Agriculture Part
III: Soil Health and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
11. Greenhouse Gas Emission and
Carbon Sequestration in Conservation Agriculture
12. Soil Health Management
and Conservation Agriculture
13. Soil Microbes and Conservation Agriculture
14. Conservation Agriculture in Agroforestry Systems Part IV: Economics,
Adoption and Future of Conservation Agriculture
15. Economic Aspects of
Conservation Agriculture
16. Adoption of Happy Seeder Technology in
North-Western India
17. Conservation Agriculture: The Future of Indian
Agriculture
A.R. Sharma is Director of Research at Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Previously, he served as Director, ICARDirectorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur (201217); and Professor and Head at the Division of Agronomy, ICARIndian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi (20092012). He possesses an unparalleled record of academic achievements throughout, and has made outstanding contributions in the field of natural resource management over the last 35 years of his professional career including nutrient and weed management, and conservation agriculture.
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