The arid region in India is spread over 3, 17,090 sq km, of which 70,300 sq km is classified
as cold arid and the remaining is hot arid region. Western Rajasthan alone carries the onus …

A comparative analysis of intercropping is presented, based on extensive field studies in
Jamaica, Nepal and India. After an initial chapter discussing the nature of intercropping, the …

Pearl millet occupies the prime position in the rainfed farming in arid and semi-arid regions
of India. Its adaptation to higher temperature, scanty rainfall, poor fertile soils etc leads its …

Intercropping of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) with clusterbean (Cyamopsis
tetragonoloba) is a common practice in the arid zone of northwestern India. Field …

With the renewed interest in mixed cropping and the increasing awareness of environmental
degradation arising from high chemical inputs, this experiment was conducted to assess the …

An experiment was conducted during the rainy season (kharif) of 1999 and 2000 at College
of Agriculture, Jobner (Jaipur), on a loamy sand soil, to evaluate the effect of integrated …

In this paper, the work on the availability of nitrogen and its management for sustainable
production has been reviewed with particular reference to soils in arid ecosystem. The …

A field trial was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farn of the University of
Agriculture, Abeokuta (latitude 7 15 N and longitude 3 25 E") located in the forestsavanna …

Results are described of an experiment involving various pearl millet–cow pea or green
gram planting and interplanting systems under four levels of nitrogen and two levels of …

In the arid regions of India, over-exploited fragile natural resources are predominantly under
mixed farming;(pastoral as well as arable). Total cultivated area is 59.2% and the farming is …