Innovations in Dryland Agriculture

PART 1: INTRODUCTION.- 1. Dryland Farming: Concepts, Origin and Brief History.- 2. Research and Developmental Issues in Dryland Agriculture.- PART 2: ELEMENTS OF DRYLAND AGRICULTURE.- 3. Water Harvesting in the Dry Environments.- 4. Weed Management in Dryland Agriculture Systems.- 5. Nutrient Management in Dryland Agriculture Systems.- 6. Insect-pests in Dryland Agriculture and their Integrated Management.- 7. Epidemiology and Management of Fungal Diseases in Dry Environments.- 8. Integrated and Innovative Livestock Production in Drylands.- PART 3: MODELING AND CROP IMPROVEMENT FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE.- 9. Modelling Dryland Agricultural Systems.- 10. Breeding and Genetic Enhancement of Dryland Crops.- PART 4: DRYLAND AGRICULTURE: SOME CASE STUDIES.- 11. Dryland Agriculture in Australia.- 12. Pastures in Australia's Dryland Agricultural Zone.- 13. Dryland Agriculture in South Asia.- 14. Integrated Dryland Agriculture Sustainable Management in Northwest China.- 15. Dryland Agriculture inNorth America.- 16. Nurturing Agricultural Productivity and Resilience in Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa.- PART 5: INNOVATIONS IN DRYLAND AGRICULTURE.- 17. Soil Carbon Sequestration in Dryland Agriculture.- 18. Application of Microbiology in Dryland Agriculture.- 19. Salinity in Drylands: Challenges and Opportunities.- 20. Supplemental Irrigation: A Promising Climate-resilience Practice for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture.