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Author : W. S. Reifsnyder
Publisher : World Agroforestry Centre
ISBN 13 : 9290590599
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Meteorology and Agroforestry written by W. S. Reifsnyder and published by World Agroforestry Centre. This book was released on 1989 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alok Kumar Patra
Publisher : New India Publishing Agency
ISBN 13 : 9387973611
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (879 download)
Download or read book Introduction To Agrometeorology And Climate Change written by Alok Kumar Patra and published by New India Publishing Agency. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weather and climate is a natural resource which is considered as a basic input in agricultural planning. It affects all the agricultural activities directly or indirectly. Agrometeorology is primarily concerned with the interactions among meteorological, hydrological and pedological factors that influence production systems in agriculture and allied sectors like horticulture, animal husbandry, fishery, forestry, etc. Thus the role of an agrometeorologist is to define all these interactions, to correlate physical environments with biological responses and apply the relevant meteorological skills to help farmers for exploiting weather conditions and improve agricultural production both in quality and quantity. In this backdrop, agrometeorology has been recommended as a core subject in the curriculum of B. Sc. (Agriculture), B. Sc. (Horticulture) and B. Sc. (Forestry) courses of the agricultural universities. Keeping this in view, this textbook has been written for the undergraduate students.
Download or read book Meteorology and Agroforestry written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate and plant responses: the use of phenological data to help with the choice of woody species for agroforestry systems. Crop simulation models and some implications for agroforestry systems. The assessment of the stability of agroforestry systems. Agroforestry systems: a production/protection land use strategy for steep land in the tropics. Control of solar radiation in agroforestry practice. Simulation of tree shadows in agroforestry systems. Tree and crop selection and management to optimize overall system productivity, especially light utilization, in agroforestry. Measurement and analysis of agroforestry experiments. Tre/crop interface investigations: preliminary results with Cassia siamea and maize. Rainfal distribution at a tree/crop interface. The influence of rainfall distribution on the yield of maize under Leucaena leucocephala alley cropping at Mtwapa, Coast Province, Kenya. Light interception at the tree/crop interface. Light and water availability in fields with and without trees: an example from Nyabisindu in Rwanda. Soil erosion as influenced by rainfall erosivity under different agroforestry systems. Comparison of microclimate in intercropping and alley cropping. Water-balance and soil-water relations studies in a mixed tree-crop--bare soil systems. Agroforestry and animals. Windbreaks.
Author : Paula Castro
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319750046
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)
Download or read book Climate Change-Resilient Agriculture and Agroforestry written by Paula Castro and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book collects wide-ranging contributions such as case studies, reviews, reports on technological developments, outputs of research/studies, and examples of successful projects, presenting current knowledge and raising awareness to help the agriculture and forestry sectors find solutions for mitigating climate variability and adapting to change. It brings the topic of ecosystem services closer to education and learning, as targeted by the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020. Climate change and its impacts on agriculture and agroforestry have been observed across the world during the last 50 years. Increasing temperatures, droughts, biotic stresses and the impacts of extreme events have continuously decreased agroforestry systems’ resilience to the effects of climate change. As such, there is a need to adapt farming and agroforestry systems so as to make them better able to handle ever-changing climate conditions, and to preserve habitats and ecosystems services.
Author : Chin K Ong
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1780645112
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Tree-Crop Interactions, 2nd Edition written by Chin K Ong and published by CABI. This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition provides an update on the considerable amount of evidence on tree-crop interactions which has accumulated during the last two decades, especially on the more complex multi-strata agroforestry systems, which are typical of the humid tropics. In addition three new chapters have been added to describe the new advances in the relationship between climate change adaptation, rural development and how trees and agroforestry will contribute to a likely reduction in vulnerability to climate change in developing countries
Author : Manoj Kumar Jhariya
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429614616
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Agroforestry and Climate Change written by Manoj Kumar Jhariya and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an abundance of valuable information on emerging eco-friendly technology and its potential role in combating climate change via agroforesty. The volume begins by describing the recent understanding of the scenario of climate change and its issues and challenges and provides an in-depth analysis of the potential of agroforestry toward climate change mitigation and adaptation. Chapters address a wide range of techniques and methods for mitigating the negative aspects of climate change through agroforesty, such as vermicomposting, carbon sequestration, horticulture techniques, nutrient sequestration and soil sustainability, conservation of medicinal plant resources, silvipastoral systems, phytoremediation techniques, and more. The book also looks at livelihood security and the role of agroforestry. Key features: Provides updated information and recent developments in the field of climate change and agroforestry Looks at a variety of eco-friendly methods being employed to help mitigate climate change through agroforesty Provides recommendations and suggestions to build harmony between agroforestry and climate change Discusses new insights on the role of agroforestry toward combating climate change as well as maintaining the sustainability of ecosystems
Author : Abhishek Raj
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 100000192X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Climate Change and Agroforestry Systems written by Abhishek Raj and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume addresses the burning issues of the impact of climate change, the alteration of environmental quality, and subsequent mitigation and adaptation strategies through various agroecosystem practices, primarily in agroforestry. The book discusses in depth the impact of climate change on forests and other agroecosystems. It presents new research on mitigation strategies, looking at carbon sequestration in agricultural soils, environmental greening, natural resource management, and livelihood security. It provides a thorough analysis of the potential of various modern, improved, and scientific farming practices, such as climate-smart agriculture and agroforestry systems for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The book also examines the invasion of major fungal diseases in forests and agricultural crops due to climatic fluctuations and goes on to look at water and waste management practices.
Author : C. J. Stigter
Publisher : Editions Quae
ISBN 13 : 9782738007728
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Agrometeorology of Multiple Cropping in Warm Climates written by C. J. Stigter and published by Editions Quae. This book was released on with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kees Stigter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540746986
Total Pages : 1042 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Applied Agrometeorology written by Kees Stigter and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 1042 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farmers Agricultural policymakers Environmentalists
Author : Inder Dev
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
ISBN 13 : 938799192X
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (879 download)
Download or read book Agroforestry for Climate Resilience and Rural Livelihood written by Inder Dev and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book entitled “Agroforestry forClimate Resilience and Rural Livelihood” would help the readers to gain knowledge on importance of agroforestry for climate change and providing ecosystem services through many ways. This is a testimony and a ready reckoner to help to solve the challenges of climatic vagaries and resource degradation of natural resource bases. The compilation would certainly provide the steps that should be taken to meet the twin objective of climate resilience and livelihood security through adoption of agroforestry models. This book would definitely be helpful forpolicy makers, planners, academicians, students and scientists to suggest the technologies and strategies to the farmers for enhancing their productivity, economic stability, meeting nutritional security under the changing climatic scenario. The key features includes the idea of ecosystem services relevance in present day context, which otherwise was being neglected. The voluminous compilation will act as a boost for farmers to adopt agroforestry system in their pursuit for better environmental management and resilience against the climate change.
Author : T. N. Balasubramanian
Publisher : New India Publishing Agency
ISBN 13 : 8194766893
Total Pages : 9 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (947 download)
Download or read book Agro-Climatology Advances And Challenges written by T. N. Balasubramanian and published by New India Publishing Agency. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The statement “Be weather wise- Otherwise - Not wise is the new jargon developed by the senior author of this book by 1998 and this indicates the importance of weather and climate to human society and other associates’ life in the earth. This is an action-oriented jargon covering the lives of the earth from A to Z. In the earlier publications on agricultural meteorology and climatology, only theoretical parts have been covered elaborately. But in this publication, little part in theoretical side is covered, leaving major scope to cover under practical sides of the subject. There are 10 chapters in this book covering crop -weather interaction and agro-met observatory, agro-climatic analysis, crop micro-meteorology, remote sensing, crop simulation models, weather codes and their management, integrated weather forecast and agro advisories, climate change, livestock climatology/meteorology and astro-meteorology. Hence this book becomes all in one publication.
Author : Susan Whitmore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Climate and Forestry Production written by Susan Whitmore and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mwenge Kahinda, J., Bahal’okwibale, P. M., Budaza, N., Mavundla, S., Nohayi, N.N., Nortje, K., Boroto, R.J.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251316716
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Compendium of community and indigenous strategies for climate change adaptation written by Mwenge Kahinda, J., Bahal’okwibale, P. M., Budaza, N., Mavundla, S., Nohayi, N.N., Nortje, K., Boroto, R.J. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is a major challenge for life on Earth. It is mainly manifested through modifications of average temperature, rainfall intensity and patterns, winds and solar radiation. These modifications significantly affect basic resources, such as land and water resources. Populations at disproportionately higher risk of adverse consequences with global warming of 1.5°C and beyond include disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, some indigenous peoples, and local communities dependent on agricultural or coastal livelihoods (IPCC, 2018). Therefore, adaptation measures are recommended in order to cope with climate change. Indigenous peoples have developed practices for climate change adaptation, based on their long-term experience with adverse climatic effects. There was thus a need to identify such practices as they could be effectively mainstreamed in community-based adaptation programmes. This report makes an inventory of indigenous and community adaptation practices across the world. The inventory was mainly done through literature review, field work and meetings with selected organisations. The case studies documented are categorized in five technologies and practices themes, including: (1) Weather forecasting and early warning systems; (2) Grazing and Livestock management; (3) Soil and Water Management (including cross slope barriers); (4) Water harvesting (and storage practices); (5) Forest Management (as a coping strategy to water scarcity), and; (6) Integrated wetlands and fisheries management. These were then related to the corresponding main agro-ecological zones (AEZ), namely arid, semi-arid, sub-humid, humid, highlands and coastal and wetlands. The AEZ approach was considered as an entry-point to adopting or adapting an existing indigenous strategy to similar areas. Challenges that threaten the effectiveness of indigenous and community adaption strategies were identified. These challenges include climate change itself (which is affecting the indicators and resources used by communities), human and livestock population growth (which is increasing pressure on natural resources beyond their resilience thresholds), current institutional and political settings (which limit migrants’ movements and delimits pieces of usable land per household), cultural considerations of communities (such as taboos and spiritual beliefs), and the lack of knowledge transfer to younger communities. Indigenous knowledge provides a crucial foundation for community-based adaptation strategies that sustain the resilience of social-ecological systems at the interconnected local, regional and global scales. In spite of challenges and knowledge gaps, these strategies have the potential of being strengthened through the adoption and adaptation of introduced technology from other communities or modern science. Attention to these strategies is already being paid by several donor-funded organisations, although in an uncoordinated manner.
Author : Gary Bentrup
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (111 download)
Download or read book Supporting U.S. Agricultural Landscapes Under Changing Conditions with Agroforestry written by Gary Bentrup and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agroforestry can reduce risks and promote sustainable agricultural production under shifting climate and weather extremes by (1) reducing threats and enhancing agricultural landscape resiliency, (2) facilitating species movement to more favorable conditions, (3) sequestering carbon, and (4) reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Although agroforestry practices can provide these positive adaptation and mitigation services, they in turn can be vulnerable to the same forces. The design and management of agroforestry systems must therefore take into account how these systems can incorporate resiliency into agriculture in ways that the systems are more resilient to these changing conditions. As a key step in this process, the authors conducted a search of the scientific literature on agroforestry’s role in adaptation and mitigation under climatic variability and change, as well as on the effects of these stressors on agroforestry. The temporal scope of the literature search focused on the period of 1992 to 2017, and the geographical scope concentrated on temperate agricultural regions.
Author : Alok Kumar Patra
Publisher : New India Publishing Agency
ISBN 13 : 9385516248
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)
Download or read book Principles And Applications Of Agricultural Meteorology written by Alok Kumar Patra and published by New India Publishing Agency. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weather and climate is a natural resource which is considered as a basic input in agricultural planning. It affects all the agricultural activities directly or indirectly. Agrometeorology is primarily concerned with the interactions among meteorological, hydrological and pedological factors that influence production systems in agriculture and allied sectors like horticulture, animal husbandry, fishery, forestry, etc. Thus the role of an agrometeorologist is to define all these interactions, to correlate physical environments with biological responses and apply the relevant meteorological skills to help farmers for exploiting weather conditions and improve agricultural production both in quality and quantity. In this backdrop, agrometeorology has been recommended as a core subject in the curriculum of B. Sc. (Agriculture), B. Sc. (Horticulture) and B. Sc. (Forestry) courses of the agricultural universities. Keeping this in view, this book has been written for the undergraduate students. The common people, who watch weather phenomenon and take an interest in it, would also find it worth reading. This book is primarily based on the syllabus of the course ‘Agricultural Meteorology’ meant for under graduate students of agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This book has been divided into twenty three chapters covering all aspects of agrometeorology. Concepts, definition, importance and scope, history and future needs of agrometeorology are described in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 details the basic information of atmosphere. Chapter 3 to chapter 13 include the weather parameters like radiation, temperature, humidity, evaporation, fog and dew, pressure, wind, clouds, monsoon and precipitation and their importance in agriculture. Applied aspects of meteorology like climatic hazards, agroclimatic classification, micrometeorology of crops, weather in relation to crop pests and diseases, weather in relation to animal production, climate change, weather forecasting, remote sensing and crop simulation modelling are discussed in Chapter 14 to chapter 22. Chapter 23 describes the features of an agrometeorological observatory.
Author : Lionel Percy Smith
Publisher : Elsevier Science & Technology
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Methods in Agricultural Meteorology written by Lionel Percy Smith and published by Elsevier Science & Technology. This book was released on 1975 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The meaning of agricultural meteorology; The materials of agricultural meteorology; The modes of agricultural meteorology - plants; The modes of agricultural meteorology - animals; The modes of agricultural meteorology - soils; The modes of agricultural meteorology - techniques; The modes of agricultural meteorology of agricultural meteorology.
Author : C.B. Pandey
Publisher : New India Publishing Agency
ISBN 13 : 938654606X
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (865 download)
Download or read book Climate Change And Agroforestry written by C.B. Pandey and published by New India Publishing Agency. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural change in climate is slow and takes millions of years; and it is known to have made our planet hospitable to live. The climate change is not limited to one country or a continent. It is occurring across the globe as evident from droughts in Texas and flooding along the Missouri River in the United States and along the Red River in Canada. Climate change drives many stressors and interacts with many non-climatic stressors which make it difficult to forecast outcomes in any general way other than existing threats to agriculture. Agroforestry increases a high level of diversity within agricultural lands which supports numerous ecological and production services that bring resilience to the impact of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Climate change risk management is difficult in annual cropping systems due to increasing uncertainty of inter-annual variability in rainfall and temperature. Mixing of woody trees with crops, forage and livestock operations provides greater resilience to the inter-annual variability through crop diversification and increased resource use efficiency. Deep rooted trees allow better access to nutrients and water during droughts and when appropriately integrated into annual cropping systems and extract from different resource pools that would otherwise be lost from systems. Agroforestry increases soil porosity, reduces runoff and increases soil cover, which improve water infiltration and reduces moisture stress in low rainfall years. During periods of excessive soil moisture, tree based systems keep soils aerated by pumping out excess water and offer an economic return. The book contains 36 chapters mainly on agroforestry practices found in India and its role in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
