Given the vagaries of climatic and environmental constrains, increasing the net primary production is difficult in arid regions. This need to be address through different strategies including re-vegetation of degraded lands and restoring life of soil by increasing sequestration of organic and inorganic carbon. Strategies for enhancing soil organic carbon requires long term planning, which consists of selection of ideal [...]
In the arid region with low and erratic rainfall, high temperature and unfavourable soil conditions pose severe restrictions on the use of land for arable cropping. In the rainfall zone of less than 250 mm, silvi-pasture, pasture, horti-pastoral and silviculture rather than arable cropping has been regarded as best systems for soil management and better production. In the rainfall zone [...]
Management of nematodes may be approached by using a combination of methods in an integrated pest management system or may involve only one of these methods. Some of the most commonly practiced methods include physical control, cultural management, crop rotation, use of trap crops, use of resistant and tolerant cultivars and chemicals. Method # 1. Physical Control: Nematodes in soil [...]