Agroecological assessment of soil resources of Rajasthan for land use planning
By: B.L. Jain ... [et al.].
Contributors: Jain, B. L.; Indian Council of Agricultural Research. National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning. Regional Centre, Udaipur.
Series: NBSS publ. ;; 81; Technical bulletin; Technical bulletin (Indian Council of Agricultural Research. National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning).
Publisher: Regional Centre, Udaipur, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Nagpur
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Land capability for agriculture -- India -- Rajasthan.; Soils -- India -- Rajasthan.; Agricultural ecology -- India -- Rajasthan.; Land use, Rural -- India -- Rajasthan -- Planning.; Sustainable agriculture -- India -- Rajasthan.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-88).
"Regional Centre, Udaipur."
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. INTRODUCTION; title: 2. LAND RESOURCES; title: 2.1 Physiography; title: 2.2 Climate; title: 2.2.1 Rainfall'; title: 2.2.2 Temperature; title: 2.2.3 Relative humidity; title: 2.2.4 Potential evapotranspiration; title: 2.2.5 Water balance and growing period; title: 2.2.6 Agroclimatic zone; title: 2.3 SOILS; title: 2.3.1 Mapping on 1:250,000 scale; title: 2.3.2 Mapping on 1:1 M scale; title: 2.3.3 Characteristics and classification; title: 2.3.4 Degradation status; title: 2.4 Water Resources; title: 2.4.1 Surface water resources; title: 2.4.2 Groundwater resources; title: 2.4.3 Water quality; title: 2.4.4 Irrigated area; title: 2.5 Land Utilization; title: 2.5.1. Land use; title: 2.5.2 Crops and cropping pattern; title: 3. METHODOLOGY; title: 3.1 Agroecological Approach; title: 3.2 Agro ecological Zoning; title: 3.2.1. Agroecological region; title: 3.2.2 Agroecological sub region; title: 3.2.3 Agroecological zones; title: 3.2.4 Agroecological units; title: 3.3 Suitability Assessment; title: 3.3.1 FAO approach; title: 3.3.2 Suitability evaluation; title: 4. SUITABILITY EVALUATION OF AGROECOLOGICAL; title: ZONES OF RAJASTHAN; title: 4.1 Agroecological Zoning; title: 4.2 Suitability for Rainfed Crops; title: 4.3 Suitability for Irrigated Crops; title: 4.4 Suitability for Grasses; title: 4.5 Suitability for Trees; title: 4.6 Land Use Priorities; title: 5. SUITABILITY EVALUATION OF AGROECOLOGICAL UNITS; title: OF PALI DISTRICT; title: 5.1 Agroecological Units; title: 5.2 Suitability for Crops; title: 5.3 Suitability for Grasses; title: 5.4 Suitability for Trees; title: 5.5 Land Use Priorities; title: 6. SUITABILITY EVALUATION OF SOILS OF UDAIPUR; title: DISTRICT; title: 6.1 Soil Characteristics; title: 6.2 Suitability Evaluation; title: 6.2.1 Kharif crops; title: 6.2.2 Rabi crops; title: 7. SUITABILTY EVALUATION OF ARGOECOLOGICAL UNITS; title: OF BHILWARA DISTRICT; title: 7.1 Agroecological Units; title: 7.2 Land Capability Class; title: 7.3 Crop Suitability; title: 7.4 land Capability and Crop Suitability; title: 8. SUMMARY; title: 9. REFERENCES.