Conservation agriculture : an approach to combat climate change in Indian Himalaya /: an approach to combat climate change in Indian Himalaya. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jaideep Kumar Bisht, Vijay Singh Meena, Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Arunava Pattanayak, editors.
• Editors: Bisht, Jaideep Kumar; Meena, Vijay Singh; Mishra, Pankaj Kumar; Pattanayak, Arunava
• Contents: Foreword; Contents; Contributors; About the Authors; 1: Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change: An Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 What Is Conservation Agriculture?; 1.3 The Chronicle of Conservation Agriculture (CA); 1.4 Objectives of Conservation Agriculture; 1.4.1 Minimum Mechanical Soil Disturbance or No-Tillage (NT) or Reduced Tillage or Minimum Tillage; 1.4.2 Soil Cover with Organic Materials; 1.4.3 Crop Rotation with Pulses or Legumes; 1.5 Why Adopt CA Practices?; 1.6 Difference Between Conventional and Conservation Agriculture 1.7 Global and Indian Scenario of Conservation Agriculture1.8 Principles of Conservation Agriculture (CA); 1.8.1 Direct Seeding or Planting or Minimum Soil Disturbance (Just Enough to Get the Seed into the Ground); 1.8.2 Maintaining Soil Cover Permanently or Semi-permanently (Using Either Previous Crop Residue or Specifically Growing a Cov...; 1.8.2.1 Advantage of Soil Cover; 1.8.2.2 Means and Practices; 1.8.3 Diversified Crop Rotations; 1.8.3.1 Effects of Crop Rotation; 1.8.3.2 Other Important Features of CA; Ridge Till; Mulch Till/Reduced Tillage/Minimum Tillage Utilization of Green Manures in CANo Burning of Crop Residues; Integrated Disease and Pest Management; Integrated Nutrient Management (INM); Adoption of Zero tillage or No-tillage Reduces Use of Fossil Fuel and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions; Decreases Soil Compaction Through Controlled Traffic over Land; Adoption of Agroforestry-Horticulture System; 1.9 Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change Mitigation; 1.10 Advantage of Conservation Agriculture; 1.10.1 Soil Properties: Soil Aggregation, Aggregate Stability, and Structure; 1.10.2 Soil Moisture 1.10.3 Increases Water Infiltration and Hydraulic Conductivity1.10.4 Reducing Soil Runoff and Water Erosion; 1.10.5 Increases Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) and Organic Matter; 1.10.6 Soil Nutrients; 1.10.7 Labor; 1.10.8 Soil Biodiversity; 1.10.9 Reduced Incidence of Weeds; 1.10.10 Economic Benefits; 1.11 Disadvantage of Conservation Agriculture; 1.12 Important Barriers for the Adoption of Conservation Agriculture; 1.13 Policy Issues Required for CA; 1.14 Conclusions; References; 2: Conservation Agriculture: A New Paradigm for Improving Input Use Efficiency and Crop Productivity; 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Conservation Agriculture: Why?2.3 Principles of Conservation Agriculture; 2.3.1 Minimum Soil Disturbance; 2.3.2 Permanent Soil Cover; 2.3.3 Diversified Crop Rotations; 2.4 Spread of Conservation Agriculture in India and World; 2.5 Tillage and Crop Establishment: Machinery; 2.6 Weed Management in CA Systems; 2.6.1 Preventive Measures; 2.6.2 Modified Tillage Operations; 2.6.3 Improved Cultural Practices; 2.6.4 Chemical Weed Management; 2.6.5 Herbicide-Tolerant Crops; 2.6.6 Integrated Weed Management in CA System; 2.7 Nutrient and Water Management; 2.8 Crop Productivity Levels in CA
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Springer Science+Business Media
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (561 pages), illustrations (mostly color), map
• Subjects: 570; Agricultural conservation -- India; Climatic changes; Agricultural conservation; Climatic changes; India; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9811025584; 9789811025587
• Related ISBNs: 9811025576
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