eprintid: 3570
rev_number: 11
eprint_status: archive
userid: 30
dir: disk0/00/00/35/70
datestamp: 2011-11-02 13:36:05
lastmod: 2011-11-03 03:24:03
status_changed: 2011-11-02 13:36:05
type: book_section
metadata_visibility: show
contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@CGIAR.ORG
item_issues_count: 0
creators_name: Pathak, P
creators_name: Mishra, P K
creators_name: Wani, S P
creators_name: Sudi, R
icrisatcreators_name: Pathak, P
icrisatcreators_name: Wani, S P
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: India
title: Soil and water conservation for optimizing productivity and improving livelihoods in rainfed areas
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2.14
subjects: s2.4
full_text_status: restricted
abstract: 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...................
date: 2011
date_type: published
publisher: CRC Press(Taylor & Francis)
place_of_pub: London, UK
pagerange: 205-248
pages: 496
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 978-0-415-88277-4
book_title: Integrated Watershed Management in Rainfed Agriculture
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citation:   Pathak, P and Mishra, P K and Wani, S P and Sudi, R  (2011) Soil and water conservation for optimizing productivity and improving livelihoods in rainfed areas.   In:  Integrated Watershed Management in Rainfed Agriculture.   CRC Press(Taylor & Francis), London, UK, pp. 205-248.  ISBN 978-0-415-88277-4     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/3570/1/Chapter_7.pdf