@incollection{icrisat8975, publisher = {Rastogi Publications}, booktitle = {Modern Approaches and Innovations in Soil Management}, address = {Meerut}, year = {1999}, title = {Nutrient and Water Management Strategies for Sustainable Crop Production in the SAT}, pages = {09--31}, author = {S P Wani and P Pathak and P Singh and G Algarswamy}, keywords = {Sustainable Crop Production; Soil; Water; Water Management; Food Production; Semi Arid Tropics; Dry Semi arid tropics}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/8975/}, abstract = {The current population in India is around 900 million and it continues to grow at an annual rate of 2.14\%. By the year 2000 AD, population is expected to cross one billion mark. Feeding this burgeoning population would require 230-240 million tonnes of cereals and pulses and about 26 million tonnes of oil seeds. This demand requires an increase of food production from the present 176 million tonnes...} }