Land degradation caused by salinity and waterlogging is a global problem afflicting about one billion hectares and endangering the food security of at least 75 countries. Since the social, economic and environmental costs of on and/off-farm reclamation techniques are high, agroforestry is now emerging as a potential tool, not only for arresting salinity and waterlogging, but also for other environmental services like mitigating climate change, sequestering carbon and restoring bio...
Jadual kandungan
1. Introduction.- 2. High Rate Transpiration Systems (HRTS) for Control of Waterlogging.- 3. Bio-Management Options for Greening and Water-table Control.- 4. Contro...
Mengenai Pengarang
Dr. Jagdish Chandra Dagar is the former Assistant Director General of Agronomy and Agroforestry Division at Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan II Pusa New Delhi. His list o...