Rainfed Agriculture

1. Rainfed Farming: Introduction, Characteristics Distribution and Problems 2. Efficient Management of Rainfed Crops, Contingent Crop Planning for Aberrant Weather Situations 3. Management of Rainfed Crops: Choice of Crops and Varieties – Planting Methods under Low Rainfall Conditions 4. Water Harvesting and Moisture Conservation 5. Principles of Intercropping: Cropping Systems/Intercropping Systems in Rainfed Agriculture – Mulches and Antitranspirants 6. Concept of Watershed Resource Management, Problems Approaches and Components 7. Drought and Its Management 8. Land Use Capability Classification, Scope of Agro-Horticultural Agro-Forestry and Silvi-Pasture in Dryland Agriculture 9. Tillage, Tilth, Frequency and Depth of Cultivation – Compaction in Soil Tillage, Concept of Conservation Tillage 10. Soil Erosion: Definition, Nature and Extent of Erosion Types of Erosion and Factors Affecting Soil Erosion 11. Drainage Considerations and Agronomic Management Rehabilitation of Abandoned Jhum Lands and Measures to Prevent Soil Erosion 12. Stress Physiology: Strategies for Mitigating Stress in Dryland Area 13. Tools and Implements Used in Dryland Agriculture 14. Collection of Biometric Data on Rainfed Crops and Its Interpretation 15. Suggested Readings and Acknowledgement 16. Practical Exercises