Handbook Of Agriculture: Facts And Figures For Farmers, Students And All Interested In Farming

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Table Of Contents Publisher's Note Preface to Sixth Edition Preface to Fifth Edition 1. Evolution of Indian National Agriculture Research System 2. Weather and Agriculture 3. Agriculture 4. Hill Agriculture 5. Agrobiodiversity 6. Desertification and its Control 7. Soils 8. Water Resources 9. Land Utilization 10. Soil and Water Conservation 11. Conservation Technologies for Sustaining Natural Resources 12. Water Management and Crop Production 13. Watershed Management 14. Irrigation and Drainage Management 15. Use of Low-quality Waters in Crop Production 16. Soil Fertility, Fertilizers and Integrated Nutrients Use 17. Cropping Patterns 18. Weed Management 19. Diseases of Crops 20. Apiculture 21. Biological Control of Crop Pests 22. Insect Pests and their Management 23. Pesticide Residues 24. Nematodes 25. Farm Machinery 26. Farm Power and Energy in Agriculture 27. Post-harvest Technology and Storage 28. Marketing and Trading 29. Farm Management 30. Agricultural Extension 31. Agricultural Legislation 32. Field Crops 32.1 Rice 32.2 Wheat 32.3 Barley 32.4 Maize 32.5 Oats 32.6 Millets 32.7 Pulses 33. Oilseed Crops 34. Commercial Crops 34.1 Sugarcane and Sugarbeet 34.2 Cotton 34.3 Jute and Allied Fibres 35. Seed Production and Technology 36. Agroforestry 37. Forage Crops and Grasses 38. Indigenous Technical Knowledge in Agriculture 39. Sericulture in India 40. Intellectual Property Rights 41. Crop Biotechnology 42. Informatics in Agriculture Contributors Appendices Index of Important Botanical and Zoological Names Subject Index