?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7308%2F&rft.title=Hydrological+consequences+of+cultivating+Jatropha+crop+in+degradable+waste+lands+of+India+and+ecosystem+trade-offs+at+watershed+scale&rft.creator=Wani%2C+S+P&rft.creator=Garg%2C+K+K&rft.creator=Patil%2C+M+D&rft.subject=Watershed+Management&rft.description=Biofuel+production+from+feedstocks+grown+on+wastelands+is+considered+as+a+means+to+address+concerns+about+climate+change+and+improve+energy+security+while+at+the+same+time+provide+an+additional+source+of+income+for+improving+livelihood.+The+establishment+of+biomass+plantations+on+wastelands+is+likely+to+affect+local+livelihoods+and+surrounding+ecosystems+by+influencing+hydrologic+flows+and+processes+such+as+erosion.+We+analyzed+the+technical+feasibility+for+cultivating+Jatropha+on+degraded+waste+lands+in+India+using+a+water+balance+approach.+More+specifically%2C+an+assessment+was+made+for+a+wasteland+located+in+the+Velchal+watershed%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India%2C+which+recently+was+converted+to+a+biofuel+plantation+with+Jatropha.+The+previous+land-use%2C+in+this+case+grazing%2C+could+continue+in+the+Jatropha+plantations.+Several+desirable+effects+occurred+as+a+result+of+the+land-use+conversion%3A+non-productive+soil+evaporation+was+reduced+as+a+larger+share+of+the+precipitation+was+channeled+to+productive+plant+transpiration+and+groundwater+recharge%2C+and+at+the+same+time+a+more+stable+(less+erosive)+runoff+resulted+in+reduced+soil+erosion+and+improved+downstream+water+conditions.+A+win-win+situation+between+improved+land+productivity+and+soil+carbon+content+was+observed+for+the+Jatropha+plantations.+Results+did+not+show+a+negative+impact+on+the+blue+water+generation+after+introducing+Jatropha+on+waste+lands.+Using+parameterized+and+validated+hydrological+model+%E2%80%9CSoil+and+Water+Assessment+Tool%E2%80%9D+we+assumed+the+impact+of+Jatropha+cultivation+on+13.4+million+ha+of+wastelands+(15%25+of+the+total+wasteland+area)+in+seven+states+of+India.+The+analysis+shows+that+22+million+tons+of+Jatropha+seed+could+be+produced+from+Jatropha+cultivable+waste+lands+in+India.+In+addition%2C+Jatropha+plantations+on+waste+lands+would+not+create+negative+impact+on+downstream+water+availability+and+ecosystem+services.&rft.publisher=European+Commission&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7308%2F1%2FSP-Wani_et_al..pdf&rft.identifier=++Wani%2C+S+P+and+Garg%2C+K+K+and+Patil%2C+M+D++(2013)+Hydrological+consequences+of+cultivating+Jatropha+crop+in+degradable+waste+lands+of+India+and+ecosystem+trade-offs+at+watershed+scale.++Technical+Report.+European+Commission%2C+Luxembourg.+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.2790%2F94637