Agroforestry Systems for Resource Conservation and Livelihood Security in Lower Himalays
by P Panwar & Dadhwal
ISBN: 9789351243984
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Imprint : NIPA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 8735.00
Biblio : 312 pages,25cm
Author Profile
Pankaj Panwar is Senior Scientist (Forestry): Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute, Research Centre-Chandigarh,India. A.K. Tiwari: is a Principal Scientist (Water & Soil Engg.) and Head of Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute, Research Centre, Chandigarh. K.S. Dadhwal is Acting Director and Head of the Division, Soil Science and Agronomy at Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institite (ICAR), Dehradun,Uttarakhan
About The Book
Shivalik ranges cover an area of about 2.14 million ha in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana States of north-west India. Over exploitation of the resources in the region had lead to soil erosion resulting in the rise of riverbeds, siltation of tanks, reservoirs and other natural water bodies. Soil erosion greater than 80 t ha-1 yr-1 have been recorded from denuded hills at places. More than 70 per cent people of the region are dependent on agriculture, however,
Table of Contents
"Preface
Chapter 1
Agroforestry Scenario and Opportunities in Shivalik Himalayas
- Pankaj Panwar, A.K. Tiwari and K.S. Dadhwal
Chapter 2
Agroforestry for Soil and Water Conservation in Jammu Shivaliks
- Sandeep Sehgal and Mohammed Saleem
Chapter 3
Livelihood Security through Agroforestry in Jammu Shivaliks
- Kamal Kishor Sood
Chapter 4
Soil and Nutrient Loss under Different Land-Uses in Upper Shivaliks of Himachal Pradesh
- I P Sharma and Sudhir Verma
Chapter 5
Potential Agroforestry System
