Keywords:
Meteorology, Agricultural-India.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
The chapters in this book cover crop -weather interaction and agro-met observatory, agro-climatic analysis, weather codes and their management etc.. Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This title is co-published with NIPA.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (332 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781000534504
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6870787
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Foreword -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Terminology -- Introduction -- 1. Crop-Weather Interaction and Agro-Met Observatory -- 1.1 Weather Parameters -- 1.2 Crop-Weather Relationship -- 1.2.1 Rice -- 1.2.2 Wheat -- 1.2.3 Maize -- 1.2.4 Millets including minor millets -- 1.2.5 Cotton -- 1.2.6 Sugarcane -- 1.2.7 Groundnut -- 1.2.8 Sunflower -- 1.2.9 Soybean -- 1.2.10 Summary -- 1.3 Agricultural Meteorological Observatory -- 1.3.1 Selection of site for meteorological observatory -- 1.3.2 Layout of the agro-met observatory -- 1.3.3 Installation of meteorological instruments -- 1.3.4 Installation of instruments -- 1.3.5 Fixing Thermometers in SSS -- 1.3.6 Setting and Maintenance of Thermometers -- 1.3.7 Instruments to be Placed in DSS -- 1.3.8 Registers to be Maintained -- 1.3.9 Fixing Time for Taking Observation in a Proposed Observatory -- 1.3.10 Order of observation -- 1.3.11 Methodology for fixing True North -- 1.3.12 Inspection Report -- 2. Agro-Climatic Analysis -- 2.1 Agro-climatic Zones and Agro-ecological Regions of India -- 2.2 Agricultural Climatological Characterization -- 2.2.1 Block level characterization -- 2.2.2 Establishing Night School on Climate Literacy at Block Level -- 2.2.3 Nomination of Block Level Climate Manager -- 3. Crop Micrometeorology -- 3.1 Importance of Micrometeorology in Crop Production -- 3.2 Important Microclimatology Instruments -- 3.3 Recent Research Output on Microclimatology of Crops -- 3.3.1 Maize-Wheat Cropping System -- 3.3.2 Microclimate Profiles of Pigeon Pea -- 3.3.3 Spatial and Temporal Variation in Microclimate in Capsicum -- 3.3.4 Micrometeorology study in pearl millet -- 3.3.5 Variation in Energy Fluxes Over Wheat Ecosystem -- 3.3.6 Radiation use efficiency in potato under different microclimate (Raktim Jyoti Saikia et al., 2020).
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3.4 Modifications of Micrometeorology for Enhancing Crop's Productivity -- 3.4.1 Shelter belt/Wind break -- 3.4.2 Intercropping and Paired Row Cropping -- 3.4.3 Mulching -- 3.4.4 Irrigation -- 3.4.5 Other Practices -- 3.4.6 Fruit Maturity -- 4. Remote Sensing -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Remote Sensing -- 4.3 Satellites for Agrometeorology Purpose -- 4.4 Applications of Remote Sensing in Agricultural Meteorology -- 4.4.1 Agro-ecological zoning -- 4.4.2 Resource Mapping -- 4.4.3 Monitoring the Changes in Land Use Pattern -- 4.4.4 Crop Area and Crop Type Identification -- 4.4.5 Crop Growth and Productivity Monitoring -- 4.4.6 Crop Yield Forecasting -- 4.4.7 Monitoring Extreme Weather Events and Their Impacts -- 4.4.8 Pest and disease monitoring -- 4.4.9 Satellite Based Weather Forecasting -- 4.4.10 Satellite Data for Agro-met Advisory Service -- 4.4.11 Crop Insurance and Remote Sensing -- 4.4.12 Forest fire monitoring -- 4.5 Problems and Possibilities in Remote Sensing for Agrometeorology -- 4.5.1 Problems in Remote Sensing -- 4.5.2 Possibilities in Remote Sensing -- 5. Crop Simulation Models -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 History and Development of Crop Models -- 5.3 Crop Simulation Models: Paradigm Shift Moving Beyond Individual Crops to Farm Systems -- 5.3.1 Types of Crop Simulation Models -- 5.3.2 Spatial and Temporal Scales of Agricultural System Models -- 5.4 Applications of Crop Simulation Models -- 5.4.1 Integration of Knowledge Across Disciplines-Standardized Framework -- 5.4.2 Assessing The Yield Gaps and Genetic Gains of Various Crops Towards Crop Intensification -- 5.4.3 Application in Crop Breeding Programme- Genomic Selection -- 5.4.4 Input Management-Crop Growth Models as Decision Support System -- 5.4.5 Risk Mitigation and Management -- 5.4.6 Application in Policy Decisions.
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5.5 Case Studies of Application of Crop Simulation Model for Farm Management Decisions -- 5.5.1 Application of APSIM Model in Deciding the Best Cropping System -- 5.5.2 Application of DSSAT Model in Programming Irrigation -- 5.5.3 Application of APSIM Model in Nitrogen Management Decision -- 5.5.4 Python-based Environmental Policy Integrated Climate (PEPIC) Model for Nitrogen Loss Assessment -- 5.5.5 AQUACROP- Economic Model for Irrigation Management -- 5.6 Challenges of Crop Modelling -- 5.6.1 Challenges of Crop Modelling in India -- 6. Weather Codes and Their Management -- 6.1 Normal Weather Code -- 6.2 Flood Weather Code -- 6.3 Drought Weather Code -- 6.4 Contingency Plan -- 6.5 General Management During Floods and Drought -- 6.5.1 Floods -- 6.5.2 Droughts -- 7. Integrated Weather Forecast and Agro-Advisories -- 7.1 Importance of Weather Forecast in Agriculture -- 7.2 Genesis of Weather Forecast in India -- 7.3 Weather Forecast -- 7.4 Integration of Weather Forecast -- 7.5 Automated Weather Forecast System -- 7.6 Weather Forecast Validation/Verification -- 7.7 Traditional Knowledge on Weather Forecast -- 7.8 Weather Thumb Rules Developed by Community in the Absence of Weather Forecast Information -- 8. Climate Change -- 8.1 Climate Change -- 8.1.1 Climate Variability -- 8.1.2 Climate Change vs Variability -- 8.1.3 Characterizing and Historicizing Climate Change -- 8.2 Definition of the Term "Global Warming" -- 8.2.1 Global Warming - Relationship with Climate Change -- 8.3 IPCC and Its Reports -- 8.3.1 First Assessment Report -- 8.3.2 Second Assessment Report -- 8.3.3 Third Assessment Report -- 8.3.4 Fourth Assessment Report -- 8.3.5 Fifth Assessment Report -- 8.3.6 Representative Concentration Pathways of AR5 -- 8.4 Observed and Projected Changes in Climate -- 8.4.1 Observed and Projected Changes in Climate in India.
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8.4.2 Observed Changes in Climate in Tamil Nadu (case study) -- 8.4.3 Future Climate Projections Under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 Scenarios Over Tamil Nadu -- 8.5 Climate Change Impact on Agriculture -- 8.5.1 Climate Change Implication on Agriculture -- 8.5.2 Crops Response to Climate Change -- 8.5.3 Impact of Climate Change on Rice Over Tamil Nadu -- 8.5.4 Elevated Temperature and CO2 on C3 (Rice) and C4 (Maize) Plants in Tamil Nadu -- 8.5.5 Impact on physiology of C3 (rice) and C4 (maize) crops -- 8.5.6 Climate Change Implication on Water -- 8.5.7 Soil and Fertilizer -- 8.5.8 Climate Change Impact on Pest -- 8.5.9 Effect on Insecticide Use Efficiency -- 8.5.10 Effect on Natural Pest Control -- 8.5.11 Impact of Climate Change on Disease -- 8.5.12 Crop-weed Competition -- 8.6 Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture -- 8.6.1 Soil Management -- 8.6.2 Water Management -- 8.6.3 Fertilizer Management -- 8.6.4 Crop Management -- 8.7. Mitigation and Resilience -- 8.7.1 Mitigation -- 8.7.2 Resilience -- 8.8 Protected Agriculture -- 9. Livestock Climatology -- 9.1 Productivity -- 9.1.1 Cattle -- 9.1.2 Poultry -- 9.2 Pest and Disease Impact -- 9.2.1 Cattle -- 9.2.2 Poultry -- 9.3 Shed Requirement -- 9.4 Micrometeorology / Microclimatology -- 9.5 Physical Stress -- 10. Astro-Meteorology -- 10.1 History of Ancient Forecasting -- 10.2 Role of Panchangs in Astro-Meteorology -- 10.3 Astro-Meteorology in 20th Century -- References -- Bibliography -- Annexure I: Selected Questions and Answers -- Annexure II: Practical Tools (Computations and calculations) -- Index.
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