TY  - CHAP
N2  - Soil and water are the most valuable natural resources to meet the basic needs of food,
feed, and fiber for human beings. However, conserving soil and water resources is a
growing challenge as they are under increasing stress to produce more food for the
ever growing population. The loss of soil surface layer, which contains most nutrients
and organic matter, reduces fertility. In addition, high runoff water causes moisture
stress in the later part of the season, leading to low and variable crop productivity
especially under rainfed conditions...................
AV  - restricted
A1  - Pathak, P
A1  - Mishra, P K
A1  - Wani, S P
A1  - Sudi, R
TI  - Soil and water conservation for optimizing productivity and improving livelihoods in rainfed areas
UR  - http://oar.icrisat.org/3570/
T2  - Integrated Watershed Management in Rainfed Agriculture
SP  - 205
Y1  - 2011///
ID  - icrisat3570
EP  - 248
SN  - 978-0-415-88277-4
PB  - CRC Press(Taylor & Francis)
CY  - London, UK
ER  -