Overview
- The first attempt to compile research done in India on agroforestry
- Represents a bold step towards authoritative accounts of agroforestry in different ecoregions of South and Southeast Asia
- The book will be useful for researchers, scientists, students and policy makers not only of agroforestry discipline but also from other related disciplines such as agriculture including livestock, dairy, fishery; forestry; biological sciences; environmental sciences including related to climate change; natural resource management; ecology; and social sciences
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Agroforestry (ADAG, volume 10)
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About the editors
Dr. Jagdish Chander Dagar has been well recognized for his research in the areas of management of natural resources, agroforestry, rehabilitation of degraded lands, biosaline agriculture, biodrainage, climate change, sustainable agriculture and policy; both nationally and internationally. Dr. Dagar was the Assistant Director General (Agronomy/Agroforestry) at the headquarters of ICAR. He has written several books and published more than 200 research papers of high repute in international and national level journals and has been conferred with several awards and honors. He is a Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and several other professional societies. He has also been consulting several national and international agencies such as FAO and CIMMYT.
Dr. A. Arunachalam is a trained ecologist from the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, and has grown professionally through strong pursuit in ecological research that is evident from his more than 135 research papers. Currently, he is working as a Principal Scientist in the headquarters of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. His academic excellence is also evident from several awards/honors he has received. Dr. Arunachalam is a Fellow/Associate of several professional societies.
Dr. Anil Kumar Singh is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi VishwaVidyalaya, Gwalior. Earlier, he was the Deputy Director General (NRM) in ICAR – 2007-2012; Acting Director, IARI – 2005-2006; Project Director, Water Technology Centre – 1999-2007. His areas of research interest have been soil-water-nutrient-plant-atmosphere interactions, crop growth simulation, irrigation water management and integrated watershed management. Dr. Singh is a recipient of several award/honors and is a Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Agroforestry Systems in India: Livelihood Security & Ecosystem Services
Editors: Jagdish Chander Dagar, Anil Kumar Singh, Ayyanadar Arunachalam
Series Title: Advances in Agroforestry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1662-9
Publisher: Springer New Delhi
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer India 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-81-322-1661-2Published: 10 December 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-81-322-2922-3Published: 27 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-81-322-1662-9Published: 26 November 2013
Series ISSN: 1875-1199
Series E-ISSN: 1875-1202
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 400
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 55 illustrations in colour
Topics: Life Sciences, general, Environment, general, Social Sciences, general, Geography, general, Earth Sciences, general