REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON DRY FARMING

Dryland Agriculture is the future hope of India. the present volume is a critical analysis at macro, meso, and micro level and has been attempted with reference to soil moisture, conservation and erosion control, water harvesting and cropping potentials on the drylands of Western Rajasthan which comprise over 8 million hectares of the total cultivated land in the region. Dr. Salahuddin Qureshi has lucidly handled topics like crop management and water use efficiency, vernalization and the development of horticulture.
The book provides keen insight in the problems of dryland farming and would be useful to the Geographers, Agricultural Scientists, Policy Planners and Economists.