Innovations in Dryland Agriculture - Farooq, Muhammad; Siddique, Kadambot H.M.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
PART 1: INTRODUCTION -- 1. Dryland Farming: Concepts, Origin and Brief History -- 2. Research and Developmental Issues in Dryland Agriculture -- PART 2: ELEMENTS OF DRYLAND AGRICULTURE -- 3. Water Harvesting in the Dry Environments -- 4. Weed Management in Dryland Agriculture Systems -- 5. Nutrient Management in Dryland Agriculture Systems -- 6. Insect-pests in Dryland Agriculture and their Integrated Management -- 7. Epidemiology and Management of Fungal Diseases in Dry Environments -- 8. Integrated and Innovative Livestock Production in Drylands -- PART 3: MODELING AND CROP IMPROVEMENT FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE -- 9. Modelling Dryland Agricultural Systems -- 10. Breeding and Genetic Enhancement of Dryland Crops -- PART 4: DRYLAND AGRICULTURE: SOME CASE STUDIES -- 11. Dryland Agriculture in Australia -- 12. Pastures in Australia's Dryland Agricultural Zone -- 13. Dryland Agriculture in South Asia -- 14. Integrated Dryland Agriculture Sustainable Management in Northwest China -- 15. Dryland Agriculture in North America -- 16. Nurturing Agricultural Productivity and Resilience in Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa -- PART 5: INNOVATIONS IN DRYLAND AGRICULTURE -- 17. Soil Carbon Sequestration in Dryland Agriculture -- 18. Application of Microbiology in Dryland Agriculture -- 19. Salinity in Drylands: Challenges and Opportunities -- 20. Supplemental Irrigation: A Promising Climate-resilience Practice for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture.
Keywords: Agriculture; Climate change; Plant breeding; Agriculture; Climate Change; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.