Agroforestry: Principles and Practices - Hardcover

Patra, Alok Kumar

 
9789391383008: Agroforestry: Principles and Practices

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Agroforestry has been recognized as a crucial subject in the undergraduate curricula of forestry, horticulture, and agriculture. To cater to the needs of students and equip them with the necessary knowledge, this book has been written. Apart from fulfilling the curriculum requirements, it will also aid students in their preparation for competitive examinations.

This book will be of interest to plant enthusiasts as well. It has been structured into twenty chapters, encompassing all facets of agroforestry, including its concepts, systems classifications, soil productivity, tree-crop interaction, watershed and wasteland management, climate change adaptation and mitigation, carbon sequestration, urban agroforestry, agroforestry design and diagnosis, economics, and extension of agroforestry.

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Alok Kumar Patra graduated in Agriculture from Chiplima campus of Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology in 1988, obtained M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Agronomy from Institute of Agriculture, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan in 1990 and Ph. D. from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal in 1996. He has an MBA degree from IGNOU, New Delhi.

Patra has published more than 90 research papers, 130 popular scientific articles and bulletins, eight books and 35 book chapters. He has 30 years of experience in research and teaching in UG and PG level on agroforestry and agronomy. Presently he is working as Chief Agronomist in the All India Coordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming Systems, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751 003, India.

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