Desertification control
Subtitle: in the arid ecosystem of India for sustainable development
By: editors, Surendra Singh, Amal Kar.
Contributors: Singh, Surendra, 1943-; Kar, Amal.
Publisher: Agrobios (India)
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Jodhpur
Language: eng
Number of pages: 393
Subjects: Desertification -- Control -- India.
Other titles: Desertification control
Description: Contributed articles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: SECTION I: BASIC FRAMEWORK; title: Desertification-causes, impact and future trends in Indian arid zone; title: A. S. Faroda & Surendra; title: Strategies for combating desertification in Indian arid ecosystem; title: J. Venkateswarlu; title: SECTION II: NATURAL ENDOWMENT; title: Climatic features of the Indian arid zone; title: Y. S. Ramakrishna; title: Landforms of arid ecosystem of western India; title: Surendra Singh, Amal Kar & P. C. Vats; title: Soils of Indian arid ecosystem; title: A. S. Kolarkar, D. C. Joshi & Nepal Singh; title: Water resources of Indian arid zone; title: M. A. Khan; title: Vegetation of the Indian arid ecosystem; title: Suresh Kumar; title: Landuse and agriculture in Indian arid ecosystem; title: Balak Ram & Gheesa Lal; title: Livestock and wildlife of Indian arid ecosystem; title: A. P. Jain, B. D. Rana &M. S. Khan; title: Human resources of Indian arid zone; title: L. P. Bharara; title: SECTION III: RISK ASSESSMENT; title: *npact of droughts on Indian arid ecosystem; title: A. S. Rao; title: Water erosion and flash flood hazards in Indian arid ecosystem; title: N. S. Vangani; title: Wnd erosion and its control in Indian arid ecosystem; title: P. Gupta, B. M. Sharma & P. Raina; title: Waterlogging and salinisation in the Indian arid region; title: D. C. Joshi &R P. Dhir; title: Trend of ground water levels and their impact on arid ecosystem of Rajasthan; title: S. C. Paliwal & D. C. Sharma; title: Impact of surface water harvesting structures in Indian arid ecosystem; title: K. D. Sharma; title: Mining activities and degradation of habitats in arid Rajasthan; title: S. K Saxena, N. S. Vangani &A. S. Kolarkar; title: Impact of industrial effluents on the biophysical resources of the arid ecosystem; title: R K Aggarwal & Praveen-Kumar; title: Impact of recent spurts in human and livestock population on arid ecosystem; title: M. L. Purohit; title: SECTION IV: MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES; title: Desertification control-priorities and issues; title: R P. Dhir; title: Integration and assessment of resources for the management of degraded ecosystem; title: Surendra Singh, H. P. Singh & Amal Kar; title: Management of water resources in the Indian arid ecosystem; title: N. S. Vangani, M. A. Khan & K D. Sharma; title: Monitoring and combating droughts for desertification control in Indian arid ecosystem; title: Y. S. Ramarkrishna & B. V Ramana Rao; title: Control of flash floods and water erosion in Indian arid zone; title: K D. Sharma & N. S. Vangani; title: Management of degraded grasslands in the Indian arid ecosystem; title: K. C. Singh & S. K Sharma; title: Improvement of grasses for desertification control; title: M. S. Yadav; title: Improvement of indigenous tree species in Indian arid zone; title: K. R Solanki, Manjit Singh & N. L. Kackar; title: Role of microorganism in tree establishment in arid regions; title: A. V. Rao &J. C. Tarafdar; title: Biotechnology for tree improvement in Indian arid ecosystem; title: N. L. Kackar, Manjit Singh & K R Solanki; title: Role of arid horticulture in combating desertification; title: .B. B. Vashishtha; title: Agroforestry for desertification control in arid ecosystem; title: J. P. Gupta &A. K. Sharma; title: Management of dryland crops in arid ecosystem; title: T. K. Bhati; title: Management of irrigated crops in Indian arid ecosystem; title: N. L. Joshi & Anurag Saxena; title: Stabilization of sand dunes and their management in Indian arid zone; title: L. N. Harsh & J. C. Tewari; title: Livestock and wildlife management in Indian arid ecosystem; title: B. D. Rana, M. S. Khan &A. P. Jain; title: Rehabilitation of mined wastelands in Indian arid ecosystem; title: S. K Saxena, K D. Sharma & B. K Sharma; title: Recycling of industrial effluents for control of desertification in Indian arid zone; title: R. K. Aggarwal & Praveen-Kumar; title: Solar energy utilization .in Indian arid zone; title: Jagdish P. Gupta & P. C. Pande; title: Management of energy resources in the Indian arid zone; title: P. C. Pande & Jagdish P. Gupta; title: SECTION V: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; title: Success and failure in transfer of technology in combating desertification; title: K. N. K Chauhan &R N. Singh; title: Role of on-farm research and the farming systems perspective in; title: sustainable development of Thar Desert; title: H. P. Singh; title: Socio-economic aspects of controlling desertification in arid zone of Rajasthan; title: K. Anantharam, D. K Saha & G. N. Bhati.