Agroforestry Systems
Will be published approx. on 2. January 2025
Book
Hardback
262 pages
978-93-5887-186-9 (ISBN)
Description
The book Agroforestry Systems is divided into fifteen chapters covering all aspects of agroforestry including concepts, definition, history, benefits and limitations, systems classifications, soil productivity, tree-crop interaction, multipurpose trees and their propagation, agroforestry management, watershed and wasteland management through agroforestry, climate change adaptation and mitigation, agroforestry design diagnosis. The glossary and relevant bibliography including the web links will also help for easy access to the literature on the subject.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 186 mm
Weight
710 gr
ISBN-13
978-93-5887-186-9 (9789358871869)
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Alok Kumar Patra graduated in Agriculture from Chiplima campus of Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology in 1988, obtained his M. Sc. (Agriculture) in Agronomy from Institute of Agriculture, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan in 1990 and Ph. D. from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal in 1996. He has an MBA degree from IGNOU, New Delhi.
Dr. Patra has published more than 90 research papers, 125 popular scientific articles and bulletins, ten books and 35 book chapters. He has 30 years of experience in research and teaching in UG and PG level on agroforestry and agronomy. Presently he is working as Professor of Agronomy in the All India Coordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming Systems, OUAT, Bhubaneswar 751003.
Manas Ranjan Nayak graduated in Forestry from College of Forestry under Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar in 2010, obtained his M. Sc. (Forestry) in Silviculture & Agroforestry from the same institute in 2012 and Ph. D. from ASPEE College of Horticulture & Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat in 2015.
Dr. Nayak has published more than 40 research papers, 45 popular scientific articles and bulletins, seven books and ten book chapters. He has eight years of experience in research, extension and teaching on agroforestry. Presently he is working as Assistant Professor of Forestry in the All India Coordinated Research Project on Agroforestry, OUAT, Bhubaneswar 751003.
Dr. Patra has published more than 90 research papers, 125 popular scientific articles and bulletins, ten books and 35 book chapters. He has 30 years of experience in research and teaching in UG and PG level on agroforestry and agronomy. Presently he is working as Professor of Agronomy in the All India Coordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming Systems, OUAT, Bhubaneswar 751003.
Manas Ranjan Nayak graduated in Forestry from College of Forestry under Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar in 2010, obtained his M. Sc. (Forestry) in Silviculture & Agroforestry from the same institute in 2012 and Ph. D. from ASPEE College of Horticulture & Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat in 2015.
Dr. Nayak has published more than 40 research papers, 45 popular scientific articles and bulletins, seven books and ten book chapters. He has eight years of experience in research, extension and teaching on agroforestry. Presently he is working as Assistant Professor of Forestry in the All India Coordinated Research Project on Agroforestry, OUAT, Bhubaneswar 751003.
Content
1.Agroforestry: A Sustainable Land Use System
2. Land Capability Classification
3. Classification of Agroforestry Systems
4. Selection of Multipurpose Trees for Agroforestry
5. Social Forestry
6. Role of Agroforestry in Soil Productivity and Conservation
7. Tree Crop Interaction in Agroforestry
8. Structural and Functional Attributes of Agroforestry Systems
9. Agroforestry Planning and Management
10. Agroforestry for Different Agroecological Zones
11. Agroforestry for Watershed and Wasteland Management
12. Agroforestry Diagnosis and Design
13. Agroforestry Systems Research and Development
14. Agroforestry for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
15. Management Practices of Multipurpose Trees
2. Land Capability Classification
3. Classification of Agroforestry Systems
4. Selection of Multipurpose Trees for Agroforestry
5. Social Forestry
6. Role of Agroforestry in Soil Productivity and Conservation
7. Tree Crop Interaction in Agroforestry
8. Structural and Functional Attributes of Agroforestry Systems
9. Agroforestry Planning and Management
10. Agroforestry for Different Agroecological Zones
11. Agroforestry for Watershed and Wasteland Management
12. Agroforestry Diagnosis and Design
13. Agroforestry Systems Research and Development
14. Agroforestry for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
15. Management Practices of Multipurpose Trees