Natural Resource Conservation and Precision Farming (Proceedings of the National Seminar on Resources Conserving and Precision Farming)

Contents: Lead Papers: 1. Precision farming and natural resource conservation/T.K. Sarkar, A.K. Bhattacharya and D.K. Singh. 2. Resource conserving and precision farming: role of remote sensing and GIS/Y.V.N. Krishna Murthy and D.S. Pandit. 3. Resource conservation technology and equipment for Indian agriculture/Nawab Ali. 4. Watershed development programme in Maharashtra/V.D. Patil. 5. Soil and land resource data base for resource conservation and precision farming/S.N. Das. 6. Rain water harvesting for groundwater augmentation in urban and rural areas/K.S. Hiran. 7. Rainwater harvesting in Deccan plateau/D.C. Sahoo, V.N. Sharda and M. Madhu. 8. Optimization of agricultural management issues through system analysis approach/R.C. Nayak and J.P. Mahalle. 9. Impact of water harvesting structures on groundwater regime in Wagarwadi Watershed, Parbhani district in Maharashtra/K.P. Gore, M.S. Pendke and V.V.S. Gurunadha Rao. 10. Persistence of organo-chlorine pesticide residues in groundwater of Ludhiana and Muktsar districts, Punjab/V.V.S. Gurunadha Rao, S. Sankaran, B.A. Prakash, K. Mahesh Kumar, P. Yadaiah and S.V.N. Chandrasekhar. 11. Water auditing of irrigation projects in Maharashtra/S.M. Belsare and G.V. Vyawahare. 12. Relevant technology for watershed management in rainfed areas/K.P. Gore, J.P. Mahalle, M.S. Pendke and V.V.S. Gurunadha Rao. 13. Precision farming--Indian experience/S.S. Pal. 14. Role of precision farming for resource conservation in Indian agriculture/M.M. Pandey, C.R. Mehta and S. Ganesan. 15. Precision land leveling for efficient use of irrigation water/T.B.S. Rajput and Neelam Patel. 16. Role of field plot machinery for precision in agriculture/B.G. Yadav and N.A. Shirsat. 17. Design, development and evaluation of law cost micro drip irrigation in farmer\'s field/R.K. Sahu, V.N. Rao and R.K. Patel. 18. Optimization of irrigation and fertilizer through drip for improving WUE and FUE in Banana and cotton/D.K. Shleke. 19. Prospects and potential to promote micro-irrigation and fertigation in India/Ashwani Kumar. 20. An exhaustive concept of greenhouse technology--the Indian scenario/Ashwani Kumar. 21. Microirrigation for limited water resource management/K. Yella Reddy. 22. Precision agriculture: changing the face of farming/M.G. Lande. 23. Water savings and conservation in irrigated agriculture/S.A. Kulkarni. Abstracts: 1. Rain water harvesting through lined pits for rainfed horticultural crops on hill slopes/D.M. Wankhede, V.T. Badhe and S.P. Devekar. 2. Optimization of irrigation water and fertilizer use for seasonal sugarcane (co -7714) through drip irrigation system on vertisols/L.N. Digrase, V.D. Sondge and B.P. Sawant. 3. Effect of different mulches on soil moisture conservation and yield of tomato in vertisols/L.N. Digrase, B.P. Sawant, P.V. Potdar and D.D. Tekale. 4. Impact of watershed development programme on ground water table and crop productivity in Kacchigahati watershed/A.S. Kadale, M.S. Lavrale and M.S. Pendke. 5. Use of remote sensing and GIS techniques for watershed planning/R.N. Ingle, K.P. Gore and D.S. Pandit. 6. Live fencing systems for national resource conservation/M.S. Pendke, M.H. Lomte and A.S. Kadale. 7. Low cost technologies for soil and water conservation/V.B. Dalvi. 8. In-situ soil and water conservation for sustainable crop production/S.M. Taley and R.S. Patode. 9. Participatory irrigation management initiative in Katepurna Irrigation Project/Sanjay Belsare. 10. Application of linear programming and multi-objective for optimum cropping pattern in command area/K.P. Gore. 11. Effect of sub surface drainage on midland and rainfed rice eco-system/R.K. Sahu and P. Katre. 12. Selected interventions for crop diversification in rainfed rice areas of Chattisgarh/R.K. Sahu and Dheeraj Singh. 13. Effect of vegetative barriers and graded bunds on runoff, soil loss and productivity/G.U. Satpute, V.B. Dalvi and P.L. Narnaware. 14. Development of ground water recharge through soil conservation measures in watershed/K.P. Gore. 15. Fertigation for resource conservation and precision farming/S.S. Hiwase. 16. Performance evaluation of bullock drawn interculturing hoe with fertilization attachment for sugarcane/P.A. Turbatmath, R.T. Jadhav and V.S. Salve. 17. Performance evaluation of tractor mounted turmeric digger/R.T. Jadhav, P.A. Turbatmath, S.V. Rane, J.S. Deshpande and V.A. Salve. 18. Development of tractor mounted Shredder cum incorporator of banana system/S.V. Rane, P.A. Turbatmath, V.A. Salve and M.B. Agnihotri. 19. Performance evaluation of self propelled mini combine for safflower harvesting/J.S. Deshpande, P.A. Turbatmath, K.K. Palthankar and R.T. Jadhav. 20. Performance evaluation of sunflower thresher (PAU design)/V.A. Salve, R.T. Jadhav, P.A. Turbatmath and S.V. Rane. 21. Use of rotary tiller for minimizing energy requirement in preparatory tillage in precision farming/R.G. Nadre, P.A. Munde, D.D. Tekale and R.B. Pawar. 22. Design fabrication and testing of Sorghum earhead community wastefired dryer/S.B. Soni and K.J. Kamble. 23. Precision farming for fertilizer management/S.P. Kausale, A.K. Gore and G.M. Kote. 24. Strategies for conserving natural resources/G.M. Kote, S.P. Kausale and A.K. Gore. 25. Estimation and comparison of reference crop evapotranspiration by different methods for Parbani/U.M. Khodke and H.G. Gundekar. 26. Studies on precision plot drills for sowing experiments on field plots/Sachin Kawade, Chaman Singh and V.V. Singh. 27. Micro-watershed planning using remote sensing and geographical information system at Belura watershed/M.B. Nagdeve, V.V. Gabhane, M.S. Supe and  G.K. Ramteke. 28. Effect of cotton (gossypium hirsutum l) genotypes and fertilizer levels on growth and yield of blackgram/G.M. Kote, A.N. Giri and A.K. Gore. 29. Effect of cultural and chemical methods of weed control on dry weed weight, weed control efficiency and weed index of rainfed cotton (gossypium hirsutum l)/A.K. Gore, G.M. Kote and S.P. Kausale. 30. Conservation pit graded bund (a milestone in watershed development)/R.L Gawande, S.S. Hiwase and Kavita Arulkar. 31. Intermitted contour trenches (a perfect technology for non-aerable land)/R.L. Gawande. S.S. Hiwase and Kavita Arulkar. 32. Watershed development activities/P.S. Charpe, G.M. Jenekar and P.G. Jadhav. 33. Comparative study of different sowing methods for wheat crop/S.N. Rawat, S.K. Goyal and M.R. Varma. 34. Spectral behaviour of wheat under moisture, disease and nutrient stress condition/Vilas Patil, Prabhakar Adsul and Ganesh Gaikwad.

"This book is a collection of lectures delivered by eminent scientists on the occasion of ICAR\'s National Seminar on Resources Conservation and Precision Farming held at Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani during 18-19 January 2004. The book covers most of the key areas of natural resource conservation and precision farming. The area of remote sensing and GIS application has been extensively covered by leading scientists of India.

The publication gives a comprehensive idea regarding scientific conservation of natural resources and the current level of precision in the farming sector and land productivity. It also generates awareness about the importance of precision farming and its relevance to natural resource conservation and the innumerable possibilities of increasing the level of precision in various farming activities.

This document would serve as a useful source of reference material for teachers, researchers, scientists, policy makers, planners, administrators, NGO\'s, extension workers, students and innovative farmers.

The editors look forward to critical comments and suggestions on the publication, which would go a long way in upholding the cause of resource conservation and precision farming."