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Principles of Seed Technology

]]> By Jana, B L.
Jaipur Aavishkar Publisher & Distributors 2015 .
182 , Seed is the most basic and prime input of agricultural production, and is the most important component of all inputs used in agricultural crop productivity increase. Strictly speaking, seed is an embryo, a living organism embedded in the supporting or the food storage tissue. Its importance is given to the biological existence, whereas in grain the importance is given to the supporting tissue of the economic produce. This book “Principles of Seed Technology” written in nine chapters, is the most important subject of Agricultural Sciences, which deals with Seeds and Quality Seeds, Seed Varieties, Production Techniques of Nucleus, Breeder, Founder and Certified Seeds, Maintenance & Multiplication of Pre–release and Newly Released Varieties in Self & Cross–pollinated crops, Seed Scenario & Seed Industry, Seed Viability, DNA Fingerprint on Identification of Crop Variety, Seed Certification, Hybrid Seed Production in Vegetable Crops, Seed Production & Seed Industry, Seed Supply as per Requirement of Major Crops in India, Indian Seed Sector–the way Forward, etc. supporting with research findings in depth. Quality seed has played a pivotal role in India’s First Green Revolution (1967–1977) occurred during mid sixties. Now we need it for a Seed Green Revolution to meet the growing demand for our increasing population to be 1.7 billion (170 crore) by 2050, and we shall need to double our food production. The policy–led and Technology–led Growth have brought the most change in the scenario. We need for Enhanced Replacement Rate of Certified Seed for good future prospects, Investment towards innovation, application of Biotechnology to develop new improved crop cultivars, Promoting Hybrid Technology, Building Public Confidence, Partnership for Prosperity, Germplasm Exchange, etc which show us the way forward. 9788179104880

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Cropping Systems for Sustainable Farming

]]> By Jana, B L.
Jaipur Pointer publishers 2013 .
305 , The author, in this book “Cropping Systems for Sustainable Farming” has prompted and attempted to anyalyse specific points and marked the situations of cropping patterns and systems with diversification of crops all the year-round grown in a definite rotation or sequence with their Nutrient Management, species and varieties, production technologies with an approach for physical resources in cropping and farming systems, dry land agriculture, biodiversified Agro-ecological systems, changing cropping systems and their sequences, preserving biodiversity for bio-wealth and ecosystems, global warming, impact of pollution on vegetation, soil erosion control measures, crop contingency planning, agricultural and horticultural vision, farm research for meeting the challenges, economy-based on agriculture, essential features of rainfed agriculture, recommendation of cropping practices in India, socio-economic analysis of SAT agriculture, saline farming in the Sundarbans, organic enrichers in management of soil salinity, rainforests by the sea, etc. This book presents uptodate research, field studies of the agricultural scientists and activities of the agricultural extensionists with farmers’ participation to work together to design an appropriate farming methodologies enchancing sustainable production and productivity, profitability for the developing countries like ours. All these modern information and need-based technologies for a site-specific area will help to reduce malnutrition and hunger in the rural India. Farming system is the best safety net against hunger and keeping the production cost under control without sacrificin 9788171327058

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Relevance of Organic farming

]]> By Jana, B L.
Jaipur Pointer publishers 1967 .
276 , Organic Agriculture or Organic Farming is the most widely recognised alternative farming system, which avoids or largely excludes the use of agrochemicals (synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, etc). It is gaining gradual momentum across the world, and growing awareness of health and environmental issues in agriculture although it was initiated before 10,000 years back in India when the farmers started cultivation depending on natural resources only. It is the production management system which promotes and enhances agro–ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. This is accomplished by using agronomic, biological and mechanical methods as opposed to using synthetic materials, to fulfill any specific function within the systems, which rely upon crop rotations, crop residues, animal and other different organic manures, legumes, green manures, vermiculture and vermicomposting, biogas slurry, on–farm and off – farm organic wastes, etc. controlling crop pests organically, maintaining soil health and sustain effort of supplying plant nutrients with profitable crop production. With this vision and mission keeping in mind, the book entitled “Relevance of Organic Farming” deals with Organic Farming including Organic Movement, concept, role, principles, relevance in present context, Status in India; Soils and Soil Environment for Plant Growth in Organic Farming, Humus Formation, Soil Health Card, Problems created by Modern Intensive Agriculture, Issues leading to Sustainable Agriculture; Status of Organic Farming, Global Scenario; Organic Farming in India; Organic Farming–Principle of Sustainability, Green Technology, Technologies for Producing Organic and Biofertilizers from Local Sources, Biological Technologies for Environmentally Safer Pest and Diseases Control, Organic Farming Systems, Crop Residue Management; Bio–Intensive Nutrient Management–Biofertilizers, Earthworms, Blue Green Algae (BGA), other Agronomic & Ecological Benefits, Vermiculture, Other Ecofriendly Farming Systems, Green Manuring, Neem for Organic Farming, Biogas Technology; Post Harvest Handling for Organic Crops, Research Activities on Organic Agriculture etc. 9788179104866

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