%0 Book Section
%A Wani, S P
%A Pathak, P
%A Singh, P
%A Algarswamy, G
%B Modern Approaches and Innovations in Soil Management
%C Meerut
%D 1999
%F icrisat:8975
%I Rastogi Publications
%K Sustainable Crop Production; Soil; Water; Water Management; Food Production; Semi Arid Tropics; Dry Semi arid tropics
%P 09-31
%T Nutrient and Water Management Strategies for Sustainable Crop Production in the SAT
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/8975/
%X 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...