Overview

The book, which comprises 33 chapters, delves into various areas of agricultural science, including water resource management, irrigation water management, soil resource management, sustainability in agriculture, and crop management and productivity. These chapters have been authored by esteemed researchers from around the globe. The book is expected to be a significant addition to the field of agricultural technology, as it aims to provide researchers and policymakers with up-to-date scientific information.

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Author:   A. Zaman & Sagar Maitra ,  Sagar Maitra
Publisher:   New India Publishing Agency
Imprint:   New India Publishing Agency
Dimensions:   Width: 3.10cm , Height: 22.90cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.920kg
ISBN:  

9788119072736

ISBN 10:   8119072731
Pages:   436
Publication Date:   14 September 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Water Resource Management 1. Watershed Management Technologies in Mitigating Water Crisis and Sustaining Agricultural Productivity by A. Zaman 2. Rural Livelihoods Improvement through Common Property Water Resource Management by Prabhakar Nanda 3. Water Scarcity and its Possible Mitigation to Meet Future Challenges for Food Production by Sukla Das 4. Integrated Water Resources Management for Agricultural Sustainability and Food Security by A. Zaman 5. Multiple Coping Strategies for Water Crisis: A Review by Rupsha Roy 6. Groundwater Management for Agricultural Development in Arsenic Infested Areas - A Case Study by A. Gayen, A. Zaman and G. Sen Section 2: Irrigation Water Management 7. Present Global, National Perspective and Scenario of Irrigation Water Management by Ashwani Kumar 8. Gravity Drip Fertigation on Crop, Water Productivity Nutrient Use Efficiency and Economics Towards Livelihood Security in Bengal Basin by Sanmay Kumar Patra 9. Bio-drainage for Improving Agricultural Productivity in Low Lying Areas by Sagar Maitra and A. Zaman 10. Bio-remediation of Arsenic Problem for Sustainable Agriculture by A. Zaman and Md. Hedayetullah Section 3: Soil Resource Management 11. Soil Health: An Imperative for Efficient Nutrient Management for Sustainable Crop Production by Dilip Kumar Das 12. Processes and Mineralogy of Arsenic in Soils: An Overview Siddhartha S. Mukhopadhyay 13. Management of Acid Soils for Agricultural Sustainability in Eastern India by A. Zaman and Parveen Zaman Section 4: Sustainability in Agriculture 14. Need Based Sustainable Agricultural Production by Bishnu Prasad Mishra, Banashri Rath and Aamlan Saswat Mishra 15. Combatting Climate Change by Organic Agriculture: Mitigation and Adaptation Options for Sustaining Food Security by Sagar Maitra, Tanuj Kumar Mandal, Tanmoy Shankar and A. Zaman 16. Role of ITKs in Sustainable Development of Innovative Agriculture by A. Zaman and Sagar Maitra 17. Role of Geomorphological Features to Determine Sustainable Flood Management Strategies in Bhagirathi- Padma River Bank Areas by A. Gayen and A. Zaman 18. Agricultural Sustainability for Crop Production by A. Zaman and Md. Hedayetullah 19. Women Empowerment, SHGs and Social Organization's Credo: Looking Lights from the Tribal Villages of East Singhbhum by Atanu Deb and Arunava Sengupta 20. Biological Drainage System for Agricultural Sustainability under Salinity and Lowland Conditions by A. Zaman and Sagar Maitra 21. Natural Calamities, Typical Ecosystems and Environmental Crisis of Sundarbans Areas by Anadi Gayen 22. Watershed Management for Agricultural Sustainability by A. Zaman, Md. Hedayetullah and Parveen Zaman 23. Lowland Ecosystem Management in Agricultural Sustainability by A. Zaman and Parveen Zaman Section 5: Crop Management and Productivity 24. A Review on Approaches of Phyto-Extracts on Plant Disease Management by Diganggana Talukdar, Utpal Dey, Dipika Sarmah and Sudip Das 25. Strategies for Cultivation of Chickpea in the Rice Fallows Under Residual Soil Moisture by Md. Hedayetullah, Parveen Zaman and Raghunath Sadhukhan 26. Evaluation of Jute Varieties (Corchorus capsularis L) under Different Fertilizer Management Schedules in Indo-Gangetic Plains by Parveen Zaman 27. Influence of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) on the Availability of Nutrients in Soil in relation to Yield and Nutrition of Rape (Brassica campestris L.) by Prasenjit Adhikary, Soumya Sundar Tewary, S.K. Sadikur Rahaman Priyanka Naskar and D.K. Das 28. Performance of kharif potato Cv. Kufri Pukhraj Grown Through Organic Farming in Chhota Nagpur Plateau by Subhasis Mondal and Avijit Kr. Dutta 29. System of Rice Intensification: Reducing Cost of Cultivation and Increasing Productivity of Rice by Manik Lal Takudar, A. Zaman and Partha Roychudhry 30. Pusa Hydrogel: A Superabsorbent for Soil Moisture Conservation to Enhance Crop Productivity by Jnana Bharati Palai, Sagar Maitra and A. Zaman 31. Changes in the Availability of Some Selected Nutrients vis-a-vis Some Soil Properties in Relation to Yield of Rape (Brassica campestris L.) by Soumya Sundar Tewary, Prasenjit Adhikary, Masud Alam Priyanka Naskar and D. K. Das 32. Aerobic Rice Cultivation on Adoption of Water Saving Technologies during Summer Season under Conservation Agriculture by A. Zaman and Gangarani Th. 33. Influence of Sasyagavya on Growth, Yield and Quality Attributes of Cabbage and Bio-Chemical Properties of Soils of the Experimental Site by Souvik Chatterjee, Avijit Kumar Dutta, Swami Bhaveshananda and Pritom Das

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A. Zaman, Emeritus Professor, Centurion University of Technology and Management, M S Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Paralakhemundi-761 211, Odisha, India, Co-founder, Vice President, and Member Secretary of International Institute of Bengal Basin, H.Q based in Berkeley, California, USA. Sagar Maitra, Department of Agronomy, MSSSoA, Centurion University of Technology and Management Paralakhemundi-761 211, Odisha, India.

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