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1 online resource (xix, 532 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Books in soils, plants, and the environment |
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Books in soils, plants, and the environment.
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| Contents |
Prospects for world agriculture in the twenty-first century / Norman E. Borlaug, Christopher R. Dowswell -- Soil and water resources of South Asia in an uncertain climate / Rattan Lal -- Food security and environmental susainability / David Pimentel -- Historical development of no-till farming / Rattan Lal -- Agroecological thoughts on zero-tillage : possibilities for improving both crop components of rice-wheat farming systems with rice intensification / Norman Uphoff |
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Problems and challenges of no-till farming for the rice-wheat systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains in South Asia / Peter R. Hobbs, Raj Gupta -- Opportunities and constraints for reduced tillage practices in the rice-wheat cropping system / J.M. Duxbury [and others] -- No-tillage farming in the rice-wheat cropping systems in India / Ram Kanwar Malik [and others] -- No-till option for the rice-wheat cropping system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India : some experiences / J.S. Samra, D.K. Painuli |
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Principles and practices of tillage systems for rice-wheat cropping systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia / Yadvinder-Singh, J.K. Ladha -- No-till in the rice-wheat system : an experience from Nepal / D.S. Pathic, R.K. Shrestha -- Impact of no-tillage farming on wheat production and resource conservation n the rice-wheat zone of Punjab, Pakistan / Muhammad Azeem Khan, N.I. Hashmi -- Impact of no-till farming on the rice-wheat system in Bangladesh / N.I. Bhuiyan, M.A. Saleque -- Equipment for sustainable cropping systems / J.N. Tullberg, J.R. Murray, D.L. George |
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Mechanization challenges in no-till rice-wheat system for South Asia : no-till seeding drills for small landholders / John E. Morrison -- No-till rice-wheat farming : the Arkansas experience / Merle M. Anders [and others] -- Impact of no-till farming in the United States / B.A. Stewart -- No-till farming in Brazil and its impact on food security and environmental quality / Pedre L.O.A. Machado, Pedro Luiz de Freitas -- Potential of tillage, agropastoral, and planted fallow systems in low-fertility tropical soils of Latin America / Bal Ram Singh [and others] |
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Raised bed system of cultivation for irrigated production conditions / Kenneth D. Sayre, Peter R. Hobbs -- Control of rice water weevil in a stale or tilled seedbed / M.O. Way [and others] -- Social and economic issues in agricultural intensification / G. Edward Schuh -- Impact of conservation tillage in a temperate environment / D. Lynn Forster -- Policy challenges for the rice-wheat farming systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains / Peter Hazell, Mark Rosegrant -- Soil and water sustainability issues related to Australian grain cropping systems / Frank M. Vanclay |
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Technology for small farms : the challenge of diversity / Peter E. Hildebrand -- Adapt or adopt? Prospects for conservation tillage in the Indian farming system / Paul Robbins -- Innovation, degradation, and conservation in South Asia's rice-wheat system : farmers' choices and lessons from U.S. experience / Keith D. Wiebe, Paul Heisey -- Toward promoting conservation agriculture for the rice-wheat system / José R. Benites -- Role of South Asian conservation agriculture network (SACAN) in no-till farming in Pakistan / Mushtaq A. Gill, Maqsood Ahmed |
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Reconciling food security with environment quality through no-till farming / Rattan Lal, David O. Hansen Peter R. Hobbs, Norman Uphoff |
| Summary |
This book identifies knowledge gaps, defines priorities, and formulates recommendations for the improvement of the rice-wheat farming system. The book reveals new systems of rice intensification and management and illustrates the application of no-till and conservation farming to the rice-wheat system. With case studies from India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sustainable agriculture.
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No-tillage.
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Soil conservation.
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Rice -- Planting.
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Wheat -- Planting
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sustainable agriculture (discipline)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Agribusiness.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture.
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No-tillage
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Rice -- Planting
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Soil conservation
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Sustainable agriculture
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Wheat -- Planting
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lal, R
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| ISBN |
0203026470 |
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9780203026472 |
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0824754913 |
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9780824754914 |
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9780429216343 |
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0429216343 |
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