@incollection{icrisat8977,
           month = {August},
            year = {2015},
           title = {Potential and Challenges of Rainfed Farming in India},
          volume = {133},
           pages = {115--164},
          author = {Ch Srinivasa Rao and R Lal and J V N S Prasad and K A Gopinath and R Singh and V S Jakkula and K L Sahrawat and B Venkateswarlu and A K Sikka and S M Virmani},
          editor = {D L Sparks},
       publisher = {Elsevier},
       booktitle = {Advances in Agronomy},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/8977/},
        abstract = {India ranks first in rainfed agriculture globally in both area (86 Mha) and the value of produce. Rainfed regions in India contribute substantially toward food grain production including 44\% of rice, 87\% of coarse cereals (sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), maize (Zea mays)), and 85\% of food legumes, 72\% of oilseeds, 65\% of cotton, and 90\% of minor millets. Overall, the rainfed areas produce 40\% of the food grains, support two-thirds of the livestock population, and are critical to food security, equity, and sustainability...},
        keywords = {Better management practices (BMPs); Crop production systems; Potentials; Rainfed-drylands; Soil quality; Tropical India; Water management; Yield gaps}
}