Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management | 6th Semester

AGRO-321: Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management

Credit - 2(1+1)

Full Notes

Unit-I

Rainfed agriculture: Introduction, types and History of rainfed agriculture & watershed in India.

Unit-II

Problems & prospects of rainfed agriculture in India;

Soil and climatic conditions prevalent in rainfed areas;

Soil and water conservation techniques.

Unit-III

Drought: types, the effect of water deficit on physio-morphological characteristics of the plants,

Crop adaptation & mitigation to drought.

Unit-IV

Water harvesting: importance, its techniques, efficient utilization of water through soil and crop management practices, Management of crops in rainfed areas, Contingent crop planning for aberrant weather conditions.

Unit-V

Concept, objective, principles and components of watershed management, factors affecting watershed management.