Environment, Agroforestry & Livestock Management

ABOUT THE BOOK: In this book 31chapters covering wider topics in the field of environment, agroforestry and livestock management have been included. Subjects such as changing concepts in ecology, environmental sciences and grassland ecology; currnet trends and emerging scenario in Indian agriculture; agro-biodiversity and its conservation; silivi-pastoral research and management; water issues; agroforestry for different regions having specific goals; role of trees in carbon sequestration and soil amelioration have been incorporated under different chapters contributed by subject specialists. Under the sub-theme livestock, various aspects such as livestock and agroforestry interactions; reproduction disorders; methane emission and environment and other management issues have been highlighted. To make the document policy oriented aspects on intellectual property rights in relation to forage and livestock feeding; role of biotechnology in livestock and crop production and climate change and its consequences for crop production have been discussed.

AUTHOR: J. C. Dagar, Om Prakash Chaturvedi, S. K. Sirohi, S. S. Kundu | ISBN: 9788181892270 | YEAR: 2008 | PAGES: 700 | SIZE: 16 x 25 x 4 cm. | BINDING: Hard | LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
1. Dr S. S. Kundu, Guided four Ph.D. and five master's degree students. He has published more than two hundred and fifty research publications along with eight books. In addition to teaching at masters and Ph.D. levels, his main areas of research are roughages quality evaluation and upgradation through application of chemical and biological treatment, feed technological techniques such as dendification of fibrous materials in form of complete feed blocks, feed and fodder evaluation by applying methodologies such as feed microscopy, Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System of franctionation (CNCP) etc. He has implemented the ICAR programme of Conservation and genetic improvement in Bhadawari buffaloes, Jalauni Sheep and Bundelkhandi Goats. He developed the feeding systems for livestock, based on watershed based silvopasture, grazing and stall feeding. Presently he is focusing on multi-enterprise based farming system research and peri-urban dairying.
2. Dr. Om Prakash Chaturvedi presently working as Principal Scientist (Forestry & Agroforestry), NRC for Agroforestry, Jhansi, (U.P). and has established the concept on replacement of oak by pine forests in mid-Himalayas due to its higher nutrient conserving ability which results in reducing shortage of nitrogen in the soil. He has worked on structure, functional nutrient cycling of poplar based agro-forestry system in the lower Gangetic plains. He has also designed Acacia lenticularis and Litchi based agro forestry systems for river-bed areas of Bihar for higher economic returns. His has been bestowed with prestigious fellowships of National institute of ecology, and National Academy of Agricultural sciences New Delhi.
3. Dr. J. C. Dagar, Principal Scientist, Central Soil Salinity Research institute Karnal, has published more than 180 research papers in International & National Journals, Proceedings of Symposia/Conferences and Chapters in Books; and authored four Books and four Research Bulletins. Dr. Dagar has worked in partnership and inter-disciplinary mode and contributed in developing economically viable, socially acceptable, environmentally sustainable and productive technologies to utilize marginal resources. Techniques of growing fruit and forest trees on highly alkali soils and degraded calcareous soils with use of saline water have been developed. Several salt-tolerant non-conventional crops of high value including medicinal and aromatic plants have been identified for cultivation on moderate alkali soil and degraded lands Using saline water particularly in dry regions. He has also done high standard work on mangroves, ecology of rainforests and also in the field of biodiversity of saline habitats and ethno-botany.
4. Dr. S. K. Sirohi, working as Senior Scientist, Dairy Cattle Nutrition Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal Joined Agricultural Research Service in 1993. He has 14 years teaching, research and extension experience. He has published about 135 research publications in National and International journals and conferences. He is guided three post graduate scholars and also written five books and technical reports on various topics in animal nutrition. Dr Sirohi worked on improvement of poor quality roughages. His area of research interest is energy and protein nutrition. Presently he is working in the area of climate change by mitigation of green house gas methane in Dariry animals through rumen microbial manipulations.

CONTENTS:
A. Foreword
B. Preface
    C. CV of Dr P.S. Pathak
D. List of Contributors
1 Ecology to Environmental Science - Changing Concepts and Grassland Ecology in India
    S.C. Pandeya
2 Current Trends and Emerging Scenario in Indian Agriculture
    J.C. Dagar
3 Water Availability and its Effective Utilisation for Agriculture in Different Regions of the Country
    S. K. Dhyani
4 Status of Silvipasture Research and Development
    P. Rai
5 Perspectives on Silvopasture Management and Environment interactions
    M. Mohamed Yassin and C. Swaminathan
6 Agroforestry in Indogangetic Plains: Scenario and Research Outlook
    O.P.Chaturvedi, Ajit, A.K.Handa and Nighat jabeen
7 Carbon Storage and Soil Biological Activity in Semiarid Grassland Communities
    S.R. Gupta, Neeraj and Rekha Jangra
8 Diversity of Poplar (Populus deltoides) Clones in India
    Sanjeev K. Chauhan, Rajni Chauhan and H.S. Saralch
9 Utilization of Sodic Land through Agroforestry in Eastern Uttar Pradesh
    A.K. Saxena, B.S. Rana and B.P. Singh
10 Role of Agroforestry in Disaster Management of Hill Agro-ecosystems
    Atul andPunam
11 Agroforestry for Biodiversity Conservation
    Rekha Malik, Sindhn Sareen and Sushila Kundu
12 Pattern and Processes of Litter Decomposition of Multipurpose Trees in a Sub-Humid Tropical Environment of Chhattisgarh Region
    Lalji Singh, Akshaya Sharma and R.K. Prajapati
13 Medicinal Plants Based Agroforestry: A Bountiful Agricultural Promises for Developing Wastelands in Madhya Pradesh
    S.D. Upadhyaya and Aashutosh Sharma
14 Plant Secondary Metabolites and Ruminant Productivity
    B. Singh and S.K. Tomar
15 Multipurpose Tree Species for Biodiesel in Arid and Semi Arid Region of India
    A.K. Handa, Ajit, O.P. Chaturvedi, Kundan Singh andR.V. Kumar
16 Opportunities for Sustainable Development in Haryana through Agroforestry
    P.P. Bhojvaid and V.P. Singh
17 Bamboo in Homestead and Agroforestry System of India
    R.L. Banik, Salil Tiwari andRajesh Kaushal
18 Homegardens of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Structural and Functional Analysis
    C. B. Pandey, Lalita Singh and R. B. Rai
19 Livestock Production and Agroforestry
    S.S.Kundu, S.B.Maity and S.K. Tomar
20 Reproductive Disorders of Cow and Buffalo
    S. V. Singh and Sanjay Kumar
21 Shelter Management for Animal Production
    Purushottam Sharma andAshutosh
22 Colostrum: The Vital Fluid for Dairy Calf
    Archana Verma
23 Principles of Animal Handling and Transportation Management
    Ashutosh, Manju Ashutosh and R.C. Upadhyay
24 Stylosanthes, a Potential Forage Legume: Diversity and Its Utilization
    Amaresh Chandra
25 Biotechnology and it Utilisation for Forage Crop Improvement
    Suresh Kumar
26 Residue: Risk and Concern
    Sanjay Kumar, S. V. Singh and Ashutosh
27 Carbon Sequestration Potential of Multipurpose Trees: A Synthesis
    B. Mohan Kumar
28 Climate Change and its Consequences for Crop Production
    R.K. Bhatt and M.J. Baig
29 Methane Emission from Indian Livestock and Environment
    S.S. Kundu and S.K. Mahanta and S.K. Sirohi
30 Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and Livestock Feeding
    Sultan Singh, S.S. Kundu and Amrish Tyagi
31 Intellectual Property Rights and Prioritization for Forage and Livestock Farming in Post WTO Era
    Ajoy Kumar Roy
E. Subject Index