Water Conservation and Utilization in Agriculture Production

Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. Water: Global scenario:1. Water availability scenario, irrigation potential development and strategies for sustainable food production in India/Subhash Chandra, Anchal Dass and Gurvinder Singh. 2. Impact of global changes on the water resources of India/Sumana Roy and A.K. Mishra. II. Water resource generation and management: 1. Groundwater resource development and management/H.C. Sharma. 2. On farm water resource management/Anil Kumar. 3. Advances in water harvesting/Harish Chandra. 4. Rain water conservation and utilization in hills/Manoranjan Kumar. 5. Approaches for enhancing water productivity in hill agriculture/Chandra Bhushan. 6. Groundwater recharge potential and prospects/A.S. Dhindwal. III. Climate and water management: 1. Rainfall guided land-use and cropping pattern/Anil Kumar. 2. Strategic analysis of the climate for crop management/N.S. Murty and Ajeet Singh Nain. 3. Weather related irrigation water management/Ajeet Singh Nain. 4. Water availability and crop productivity in different agro-ecological zones/D.S. Pandey. IV. Advanced techniques and strategies in water management: 1. Water balance: the meteorological computation/N.S. Murty. 2. Crop breeding approaches for water deficit environment/N.K. Singh. 3. Tillage options for higher water productivity/T.C. Thakur. 4. Moisture stress effects on grain development in crops/R.S. Verma. 5. Advances in pressurized irrigation system/P.K. Singh. 6. Crop Breeding approaches for irrigated environments for seed production/B. Yadav. 7. Soil flora and fauna for improving water use efficiency/K.P. Raverkar. V. Efficient inputs management: 1. Water conservation and utilization in sugarcane based cropping systems/S.K. Saini. 2. Efficient rice production techniques for water productivity/P.S. Bisht. 3. Legume based cropping systems for water conservation and utilization/V.K. Singh. 4. Tillage and weed control interaction in relation to water conservation/V. Pratap Singh and Neeta Tripathi. 5. Nutrient water interaction and crop productivity/N. Mishra. 6. Crop management for enhancing water productivity in Semi-arid tropic regions/R.P. Singh. 7. Advances in rabi cereals management for improved water productivity/Anand Prakash. 8. Precise water management approaches for improving crop productivity/M.S. Pal. VI. Pest management in relation to moisture: 1. Weed management strategies for higher water productivity/S.S.L. Tripathi. 2. Significance of pesticide analysis in irrigation water for crop production/Sumitra Arora. 3. Insect pest management vis-a-vis water conservation for sustainable cropping system/C.P. Singh. 4. Pest problems and management under variable/Moisture conditions/J. Kumar and Yogendra Singh. VII. Water efficient alternate land uses/enterprises: 1. Efficient agroforestry systems for various growing situations/P.R. Rajput. 2. Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants in water constraints conditions/Sunita T. Pandey. 3. Efficient water utilization in tea and coffee based agroforestry systems/B.C. Saini. 4. Mechanisms for improving water productivity in agroforestry/O.P.S. Bana. 5. Water management in sustainable livestock production/C.V. Singh. 6. Issues and strategies of water management in organic farming/D.K. Singh. 7. Efficient utilization of water in tropical and subtropical fruit orchards/L.D. Bist. 8. Irrigation and moisture management in temperate fruit orchards/L.D. Bist. 9. Water management under protected cultivation/P.K. Singh. 10. Water management in vegetable crops for higher productivity/Y.V. Singh. VIII. Special issues and problems: 1. Prevention of conveyance losses in canal irrigation network/Vinod Kumar. 2. Water management in slat affected areas/A.S. Dhindwal. 3. Advances in drainage management/Shiv Kumar. IX. Socio-economic issues, management options: 1. Water resource planning and management: efficiency, equity and pricing issues/S.K. Tewari. 2. Participatory irrigation management/H.C. Sharma. 3.Crop water management: issues and solutions/Banarasi Lal. 4. Biotechnological interventions for mitigating the climate changes and global warming/Anil Kumar and Pushpa Lohani.

The Book "Water Conservation and Utilization in Agriculture Production" edited by Dr. S.K. Saini, Professor & head (Agronomy) and Sr. Subhash Chandra, Chief Scientist (Water Management), G.B. Pany University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar is a significant and timely effort, considering the present scenario of agriculture in the country.The Book covers various techniques of water productivity enhancement across different situations. It is a blend of applied part of agriculture technologies with sound scientific basis. Various useful topics have been categorized under nine chapters viz Water: Global Scenario, Water Resources Generation and Management, climate and water Management, Efficient Inputs Management, Best Management in relations to Moisture, Water Efficient Alternate farm land uses and Enterprises. Special Issues and problems of Problematic Areas and Socio-Economic Issues and Management Options for easy grasp and understanding of the readers."