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Multiple Impact of Integrated Watershed Management in Low Rainfall Semi-Arid Region: A Case Study from Eastern Rajasthan, India
The agriculture in low rainfall areas of eastern Rajasthan, India is characterized by high risks from drought, degraded
natural resources and pervasive poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition. In this region, water is ...
Inter-row tillage for improved soil and water conservation and crop yields on crusted Alfisols
In the semi-arid tropics (SAT), 33% areas are oc- cupied by Alfisols and related soils. In SAT these soils have low structural stability and thereby tend to form seal and crusts at the surface. Due to this a large proportion ...
Water requirement and use by Jatropha curcas in a semi-arid tropical location
Increasing emphasis on biofuel to meet the growing energy demand while reducing
emissions of greenhouse gases, Jatropha curcas has attracted the attention of researchers,
policy makers and industries as a good candidate ...
Conservation agriculture for improving water productivity in Vertisols of semi-arid tropics
Large variability and uncertainty of rainfall are the
main limiting factors for crop growth in rainfed agriculture.
Agriculture water management interventions
are considered as suitable adoption strategy to enhance
crop ...