| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Global agriculture developments |
| Contents |
AGROFORESTRY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS ; AGROFORESTRY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS ; CONTENTS ; FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION; Abstract; References; Chapter 1 AGROFORESTRY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS: ANECDOTAL TO MODERN SCIENCE ; Abstract; Introduction; Anecdotal Agroforestry Systems; Shifting Cultivation (Slash and Burn System); Taungya; Home Gardens; Plantation-Based Cropping Systems; Scattered Trees on Farmlands; Trees on Farm Boundaries; Woodlots; Shelter Belts; Trees on Rangelands; Aquaforestry; Apiculture with Trees; Agroforestry Systems during Last Three Decades |
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Diagnosis and Design Exercise, Evaluation of Multi-Purpose Trees and Development of Agroforestry SystemsSystems for Soil Conservation/Amelioration; Alley Cropping; Parklands Agroforestry Systems; Domestication of Wild Fruit Trees; Commercial Agroforestry Plantations; Aquaforestry/Mangrove-Based Agroforestry; Temperate Agroforestry Systems; ICRAF in South Asia; Agroforestry for Mitigating Climate Change; Future Thrust Areas of Research (Way Forward) in Agroforestry; Socio-Economic Aspects; Promotion of Agroforestry Based Industries; Policy Issues; References |
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Chapter 2 AGROFORESTRY: POTENTIALS FOR REHABILITATION OF DEGRADED LANDS, CONSTRAINTS AND THE WAY FORWARD Abstract; Introduction; Agroforestry for Rehabilitation of Degraded Lands; Extent of Land Degradation; Combating Land Degradation; Why to Rehabilitate Degraded Lands through Agroforestry/Alternate Land Uses?; Agroforestry on Eroded Lands; Restoration of Degraded Areas Due to Shifting Cultivation; Improved Agroforestry Systems on Temperate Himalayan Regions; Agroforestry for Arid Ecologies; Agroforestry of Acid Soils; Agroforestry for Salt-Affected Lands |
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Agroforestry on Alkali/Sodic SoilsAfforestation of Saline Soils; Silvo-Pastoral Systems on Salt-Affected Soils; Raising Trees on Degraded Soil in Dry Regions Irrigating with Saline Water; Agroforestry for Salty Black Soils (Saline Vertisols) Using Saline Irrigation; Agroforestry for Combating Waterlogging (Biodrainage); Pilot demonstrations; Integrating and popularizing; Plantation as green area; Insurance and market support; Rehabilitation of Mined Areas; Constraints/Challenges; Absence of a Dedicated and Focused Policy and a Suitable Institutional Mechanism |
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Lack of an Integrated Farming Systems ApproachRestrictive Regulatory Regime; Insufficient Research, Extension and Capacity Building; Lack of Confidence Building in Farmers; Dearth of Quality Planting Material; Institutional Finance and Insurance Coverage; Weak Market Access for Agroforestry Produce; The Way Forward/Action Plan; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 AGROFORESTRY FOR CROP DIVERSIFICATION AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION ; Abstract; Introduction; Diversification through Agroforestry; International Scenario of Agroforestry-Based Crop Diversification |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; |
| Subject |
Agroforestry -- Research.
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GARDENING -- Fruit.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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Agroforestry -- Research
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dagar, J. C., editor
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Tewari, J. C., editor
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| LC no. |
2016017232 |
| ISBN |
9781634850940 |
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1634850947 |
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