Challenges and Strategies for Dryland Agriculture (Προκλήσεις και στρατηγικές για την ξηρική γεωργία - έκδοση στα αγγλικά)

Challenges and Strategies for Dryland Agriculture

Συγγραφέας: S.C. Rao, J. Ryan
ISBN: 9780891185543
Σελίδες: 434
Σχήμα: 15 Χ 23
Εξώφυλλο: Μαλακό
Έτος έκδοσης: 2004

DESCRIPTION

With more than two-thirds of potentially productive drylands threatened by various forms of degradation, it is essential that appropriate production technology be developed to protect these fragile systems as they become more important in sustaining a growing world population. The principles, philosophies, and technologies presented in this publication have the potential to contribute to improve food security and livelihoods for the people in dryland regions of the world.

CONTENTS

1. The Role of World?s Agricultural Lands for Future Food Security, Srinivas C. Rao, Jean L. Steiner, and Herman S. Mayeux

2. Dryland Agriculture: Long Neglected but of Worldwide Importance, Bobby A. Stewart and Parviz Koohafkan

3. USDA-ARS Research and Development for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture, Srinivas C. Rao, Herman S. Mayeux, and Allen R. Dedrick

4. A Grey-to-Green Revolution in the Semi-Arid Tropics of Asia and Africa, William D. Dar, Eric M. McGraw, and D.V.R. Reddy

5. Climate Forecasts: Emerging Potential to Reduce Dryland Farme, Jean L. Steiner, Jeanne M. Schneider, Jurgen D. Garbrecht, and Xunchang J. Zhang

6. Dryland Agriculture in India, Harish P. Singh, Kapil D. Sharma, Gangireddy Subba Reddy, and Kishori L. Sharma

7. Drought Early Warning Systems for the Near East, Eddy De Pauw

8. Dryland Agriculture on the Canadian Prairies: Current Issues and Future Challenges, Francis J.Larney, H. Henry Janzen, Elwin G. Smith, and Darwin W. Anderson

9. Crop Diversification for Dryland Agriculture in Central Asia, Rajendra S. Paroda, Mekhlis Suleimenov, Hasan Yusupov, Aitkalym Kireyev, Rahim Medeubayev, Lyudmila Martynova, and Khasan Yusupov

10. Dryland Cropping in Australia, John F. Angus and Anthony J. Good

11. Breeding for Drought Resistance in a Changing Climate, Salvatore Ceccarelli, Stefania Grando, Michael Baum, and Sripada M. Udupa

12. Localization of Quantitative Trait Loci for Dryland Characters in Barley by Linkage Mapping, Michael Baum, Stefania Grando, Salvatore Ceccarelli, Gunther Backes, and Ahmed Jahoor

13. Durum Wheat Adaptation in the Mediterranean Drylands: Breeding, Stress Physiology, and Molecular Markers, Miloudi M. Nachit and Ismahane Elouafi

14. Sustainable Barley-Legume Rotations for Semi-Arid Areas of Lebanon, Sui-KwongYau, Mustapha Bounejmate, John Ryan, and Adel Nassar

15. Cool-Season Grain Legumes Production and Rhizobial Interactions in Australian Dryland Agriculture, Jo Slattery, Kadambot H.M. Siddique, and John Howieson

16. Forage Legumes for Dryland Agriculture in Central and West Asia and North Africa, Ali M. Abd El Moneim and John Ryan

17. Drought Tolerance in Chickpea and Lentil--Present Status and Future Strategies, Rajinder S. Malhotra, Ashutosh Sarker, and Mohan C. Saxena

18. Soil Fertility Enhancement in Mediterranean-type Dryland Agriculture: A Prerequisite for Development, John Ryan

19. Optimizing Soil Water Balance Components for Sustainable Crop Production in Dry Areas of South Africa, Danie J. Beukes, Alan T. P. Bennie, and Malcom Hensley

20. Carbon Sequestration in Dryland Agriculture, Rattan Lal

21. Acidification and Its Evolution under Australian Dryland Cropping Systems, William J. Slattery and Keith R. Helyar

22. Challenges and Strategies for Dryland Agriculture in Pakistan, Abdul Rashid, John Ryan, and Mushtaq A. Chaudhry

23. Subsoil Constraints to Dryland Crop Production on the Low Rainfall Alkaline Soils of Southeastern Australia, James Nuttall, Roger Armstrong, Mark Imhof, Mohammed Abuzar, and Robert Belford

24. Impacts of Policies and Technologies in Dryland Agriculture: Evidence from Northern Ethiopia, John Pender and Berhanu Gebremedhin

25. Dryland Research at ICARDA: Achievements and Future Directions, Adel El-Beltagy, William Erskine, and John Ryan