01188nam a22001697a 450000500170000000800410001702000150005803700120007304000130008508400280009810000240012624500400015026000370019030000630022752006890029070000390097920260504112311.0260504b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a8170330726  ctextual  aRTLcRTL  aX9(J9D).2.N8 M9/TDqRTL  aQureshi, Salahuddin  aRegional Perspective on Dry Farming  aJaipurbRawat Publicationsc1989  axix, 219 p.bIncludes bibliographical references and index  aDryland Agriculture is the future hope of India. the present volume is a critical analysis at macro, meso, and micro level and has been attempted with reference to soil moisture, conservation and erosion control, water harvesting and cropping potentials on the drylands of Western Rajasthan which comprise over 8 million hectares of the total cultivated land in the region. Dr. Salahuddin Qureshi has lucidly handled topics like crop management and water use efficiency, vernalization and the development of horticulture. The book provides keen insight in the problems of dryland farming and would be useful to the Geographers, Agricultural Scientists, Policy Planners and Economists.  aShafi, Prof. MohammadeForeword by