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Rainfed intensive crop systems.
2014Abstract This chapter focuses on the importance of intensive cropping systems in contributing to the world supply of food and feed. The impact of climate change on intensive crop production systems is also discussed.
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Climate Change and Rainfed Horticulture
2015Climate change impacts on agriculture are being witnessed all over the world, but countries like India are more vulnerable in view of the high population depending on agriculture, excessive pressure on natural resources and poor coping mechanisms.
N Reddy, B Venkateswarlu
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Herbicide Performance in Rainfed Cabbage
PANS, 1979Abstract The effectiveness of butralin (2.0 and 4.0 kg a.i./ha pre-plant, 2.0 and 4.0 kg a.i./ha pre-em), chlorthal-dimethyl (10.0 and 12.0 kg a.i./ha pre-em), trifluralin (0.6 and 1.1 kg a.i./ha pre-plant) chloramben (2.0 kg a.i./ha pre-em) and nitrofen (2.0 kg a.i./ha pre-em) in controlling weeds in transplanted ‘Kono Cross’ cabbage and the influence
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Rainfed Farming Systems in the USA
2011This chapter describes characteristics of four major rainfed farming regions and systems in the USA: Great Plains wheat-sorghum-cattle; midwestern corn-soybean-hogs, southern cotton-peanut-poultry, and coastal diversified crops-dairy. Rainfed farming systems in the USA are highly productive, economically important, ecologically diverse and ...
Alan Franzluebbers +5 more
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Cyst nematodes in rainfed rice
1998The cyst nematode, Heterodera sacchari, is emerging as a potentially serious pathogen of rice in West Africa, where it is widespread. Cropping practices regionally are becoming more intensified in response to consumer demands. The effects of this change on the pest potential of H. sacchari has been studied at WARDA.
Coyne, D.L. +2 more
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Managing water in rainfed agriculture
2016Main ideas (excerpts from chapter overview):
Rockstrom, J +3 more
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Phenology in rainfed lowland rice
Field Crops Research, 1999This paper reviews the factors determining flowering time and phenology requirement in rainfed lowland rice. Recent developments in understanding of the temperature and photoperiod effects on flowering time of rice resulted in phenology models that can predict flowering time accurately in the irrigated field.
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History of rainfed agriculture in Turkey
1997Turkey, like most other Mediterranean countries, is an arid and semi-arid country. Turkey is also experiencing a population boom. This increase in population has led people to boost agricultural production by cultivating marginal land. In fact, until 1970, increases in food crop production were caused mostly by increases in the area of land that was ...
Aydin, M, Kiliç, S
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Watershed development for rainfed areas
2011Land, water, and vegetation are the natural resources, which provide food, feed, fiber, and fuel needs for the survival of human beings. However, the growing biotic pressure and overexploitation of the natural resources are leading to their accelerated degradation, resulting in reduced productivity.
Wani, S P, Venkateswarlu, B, Sharda, V N
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