Agricultural sustainability: progress and prospects in crop research
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| adam_text | Contents
Contributors
xiii
Foreword
xv
Preface
xvii
Section I
Agricultural Biodiversity, Organic Farming,, and
New Crops
1.
Functional
Agrobiodîversity:
The Key to Sustainability?
Pao f o
Bàrberi
1.
Introduction
3
2.
Agricultural Sustainability at the Onset of the Third Millennium
4
3.
Agrobiodiversity: A Conceptual Framework
4
3.1
Genetic Agrobiodiversity
5
3.2
Species Agrobiodiversity
6
3.3
Ecosystem Agrobiodiversity
7
3.4
Limitations
oř
the
OECD
Definition of Agrobiodiversity
7
4.
From Agrobiodiversity to Functional Agrobiodiversity
8
4.1
Functional Biodiversity: A Plethora of Definitions
8
4.2
Functional Agrobiodiversity: A Methodological Approach
9
5.
Functional Agrobiodiversity in Practice
11
5.1
Genetic Agrobiodiversity
11
5.2
Species Agrobiodiversity
12
5.3
Ecosystem Agrobiodiversity
14
6.
Functional Agrobiodiversity: Opportunities and Bottlenecks
15
6.1
What Could Favor Functional Agrobiodiversity?
15
6.2
What Could Hinder Functional Agrobiodiversity?
16
7.
Conclusions 17
Acknowledgements
17
References 1
7
2.
Organic Agriculture — Driving Innovations in Crop Research
Dionys
Förster,
Noah Adamtey,
Monika
M.
Messmer,
Lukas Pfiffner,
Brian Baker, Beate Huber, and Urs Niggli
Î. Introduction
21
2.
Soil Fertility and Organic Farming in the Tropics—Challenges
and the Way Forward
23
Contents
3. Plant
Breeding Strategies for Organic and Low
Externa!
Input Farming
26
4.
Functional Biodiversity and Pest Management in Organic Farming
30
5.
Agricultural Innovation—The Need for Transdisciplinary
Research and Development
33
6.
Outlook
37
Acknowledgements
38
References
38
3.
Guar: An industrial Crop from Marginal Farms
N.
A. Kuravadi, S. Verma, S. Pareek, P. Gahlot, S. Kumari, U. K. Tanwar,
P. Bhatele, M. Choudhary, K. S. Gill, V. Pruthi, S. K. Tripathi, K. S. Dhugga,
and G. S. Randhawa
1.
Introduction
47
2.
Origin, Genetics, and Breeding
48
3.
Water and Salt Stress
49
4.
Seed Composition
50
5.
Calactomannan Properties, Biosynthesis, and Degradation
50
6.
Preparation and Applications of Cuar Gum
52
6.1
Medicinal Uses
52
7.
Biotechnology for Guar Gum Modification
55
8.
Summary and Future Prospects
56
References
56
Section II
Effective Management of Resources (Nutrients and
Water) and Crop Modelling
4.
Nitrogen Use as a Component of Sustainable Crop Systems
Amritbir Riar and David Coventry
1.
Introduction
63
2.
Principles of Crop Sustainability in Rainfed Farming
64
2.1
Nitrogen Use Efficiency
(NUE)
64
2.2
Water-N Relationship
65
23
Crop Rotations
66
2.4
Fertilization to Optimize Yields
67
2Љ
No-Tillage Systems
67
3.
Improving
NUE
and
On-Site
N
Management
68
3.1
Pre-
and Post-Anthesis Water Use and
N
Uptake
68
3.2
Agronomic Strategies to Improve
NUE
69
4.
Targeting Crop Sustainability
72
Acknowledgement
73
References
73
Contents
5.
Potential of Management Practices and Amendments for
Preventing Nutrient Deficiencies in Field Crops under
Organic Cropping Systems
Sukhdev S.
Ма
/hi,
Tarlók
S.
Sahota, and
Kabal
S.
Gill
1.
Introduction
77
2.
Management Practices
79
2.1
Crop Diversification/Rotation
79
2.2
Crop Species/Cultivars
80
2.3
Crop Residue Return
81
2.4
Intercropping
Non-
Legumes with Legumes
81
2.5
Mixed Farming (Dairy, Beef Cattle or Swine, and Cropping)
Systems
83
2.6
Agroforestry (integration of Trees with Field Crops or
Animal Production Systems)
84
2.7
Summer Fallow
84
3.
Agricultural Organic Amendments
84
3.1
Compost/Manure
85
3.2
Green Manure
87
4.
Industrial Organic Products/Byproducts
89
4.1
Alfalfa Pellets
89
4.2
Thin
Stillage,
Distiller Grain (Byproduct of
Ethanol),
Fish Food Additive, and Glycerol (Byproduct of
Biodiesel)
89
4.3
Wood Ash (Byproduct of Forest Industry)
90
5.
Mineral Amendments
91
5.1
Phosphate Amendments
91
5.2
Lime, Gypsum, and Elemental
S
92
5.3
Biological Fertilizers/Biofertilizers (Microbiai Products/
Inoculants)
93
6.
Summary of Research Findings, Gaps, and Future Needs
95
7.
Conclusions
97
References
98
6.
Effective Management of Scarce Water Resources in
North-West India
Sudhir-Yadav, Balwinder-Singh, Elizabeth Humphreys, and
Surinder Singh
Kukal
1.
Introduction
103
2.
The Development of Water Scarcity for Irrigation
104
3.
Reasons for Ground Water Depletion in NW India
106
3.1
Increase in the Area Under Cultivation
106
3.2
Shift in Cropping Patterns
106
3.3
Injudicious Use of Surface and Ground Water
108
3.4
Degradation of Ground Water Quality
108
3.5
Rainfall Distribution and
Variabifíty
109
3.6
Energy Subsidies for Farmers
109
Contents
4.
Real Water Savings
111
5.
Improving Management of Water Resources
111
5.1
Reducing Water Losses from Canal Networks
112
5.2
Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Water
113
5.3
Artificial Recharge of Croundwater
113
5.4
Improved Crop Management Technologies
114
5.5
Rainfall Forecasting
119
5.6
Policies to Improve Water Management: Water Pricing
and Allocation
120
6.
Conclusions
120
References
121
7.
Modeling for Agricultural Sustainability: A Review
Mukhtar Ahmed, Muhammad Asif, Arvind H. H trani,
Mustazar
N.
Akram, and Aakash Goyal
1.
introduction
127
2.
Major Simulation Models
130
2.1
APSIM (Agricultural Production System Simulator)
130
2.2
Ceres Wheat
130
2.3
DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agrotechnology
Transfer)
132
2.4
SALUS
(System Approach to Land Use Sustainability)
133
2.5
NDICEA (Nitrogen Dynamics in Crop Rotation in
Ecological Agriculture)
134
2.6
Rhizome: A Model of Clonal Growth
135
2.7
UNTUL
(Light Interception and Utilization Simulator)
136
2.8
WaTEM (Water and Tillage Erosion Model)
140
2.9
SPAC (Soil Plant Atmosphere Continuum)
141
3.
Outlook
143
References
143
Section III
Molecular, Biotechnological, and Industrial
Approaches for Enhancement of Crop Production
and Quality
8.
Biotechnological Approaches for Increasing Productivity
and Sustainability of Rice Production
D. S. Brarand G. S. Khush
1.
Advances in Rice Biotechnology
152
2.
Approaches for Increasing Yield Potential of Rice
153
2.1
Developing Hybrids with Higher Yield Potential
154
2.2
Introgression of Yield-Enhancing LociAVi Id-Species
Alíeles
155
2.3
Pyramiding of Cloned Genes/QTLs for Yield-Related Traits
156
2.4
C4 Rice—Modifying Photosynthetic Systems to Raise Yield
157
Contents
3.
Mapping Genes/QTLs and Marker-Assisted Breeding in Rice
158
3.1
Breeding Against
Biotte
Stresses
159
3.2
Breeding for Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses in Rice
161
3.3
Other Approaches to Facilitate MAS
164
4.
Broadening the Gene Pool of Rice Through Wide Hybridization
164
5.
Role of Anther Culture in Rice Breeding
165
6.
Genetic Engineering Approaches for Sustainable Rice
Production and Enhanced Nutritional Qualities
167
7.
Advances in Functional Genomics Support Rice Breeding
170
References
171
9. Biofort
ifi
cation of Staple Crops
Vishai Chugh and Harcharan S. Dhaliwal
1.
Introduction
177
1.1
Magnitude and Causes of Micronutrient Malnutrition
177
1.2
Strategies for Alleviating Micronutrient Malnutrition
179
2.
Biofortification: A
New Tool to Reduce Micronutrient
Malnutrition
179
2.1
Conventional and Molecular Breeding Approaches for
Biofortification
180
2.2
Genetic Engineering Approaches
183
2.3
Physiological and Molecular Basis for Micronutrient
Accumulation in Grains
184
2.4
Sequestration of Mineral in Endosperm
186
2.5
Bioavailability of Micronutrients
186
3.
Micronutrient Concentration and Grain Yield
189
4.
Conclusion
189
References
190
10.
Nutrient-focused Processing of Rice
Nadina Mülier-Fischer
1.
introduction
197
2.
Nutrient Composition of Rice Fractions
198
2.1
Macronutrients
199
2.2
Micronutrients
200
3.
Health Problems in Rice Core Regions
201
4.
Rice Processing
202
4.1
Drying
203
4.2
Parboiling
205
4.3
Rice Milling
205
5.
Potential usages of Edible Co-products
212
5.1
Rice Brokens—Case Study: Reconstituted Rice
212
5.2
Rice Bran
213
6.
Future Scenarios of Nutrient-Focused Rice Processing
216
Acknowledgements
217
References
218
Contents
11. Virus
Resistance Breeding in Cool Season Food Legumes:
Integrating Traditional and Molecular Approaches
Shafu Jain, Kevin McPhee, Ajay Kumar, Reyazul
Rouf
Mir, and
Ravinder Singh
1.
Cool Season Food Legumes
221
2.
Methods of Detecting Plant Virus Diseases
223
2.1
Protein-Based Detection Methods
223
2.2
Molecular Methods in Plant Virus Detection
226
3.
Source of Resistance to Viruses in CSFLs
227
3.1
Utilization of
Non-
Host Resistance
227
3.2
Screening Cermplasm for Host Resistance to Develop
Virus Resistant
Cultivare
229
3.3
Mode of Inheritance of Resistance
231
4.
Molecular Tools for Accelerating Virus Resistance Breeding
232
4.1
Molecular Markers
233
4.2
Genetic Linkage Maps
234
4.3
Towards Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS) for Virus
Resistance Breeding
235
4.4
Potential of Comparative Cenomics for CSFLs
237
Acknowledgements
239
References
239
Section IV
Expert Advice on Policy and Developmental Aspects
12.
Talking Agricultural Sustainability Issues—an Interview with
Dr. Curdev Khush
Gurbir S. Bhullar
13.
Economics and Politics of Farm Subsidies in India
5. S. Johl
1.
Consumer Subsidies
254
2.
Agricultural Subsidies
256
3.
Policy Prescriptions
260
14.
Public-Private Partnership and Policy Reforms for
Effective Agricultural Research,
Development,
and
Training: A Viewpoint
Sant
S.
Virmani
1.
The issue
263
2.
Strengths and Weaknesses of Public, Private, and
NGO
Sectors
264
3.
International Collaboration
265
Contents
4.
Mechanismţs)
for Establishing Public, Private, and
NGO
Partnership
265
5.
Policy Support
267
15.
Contract-Farming for Production and Procurement of
Mint
—
Lessons from Personal Experience
Tarlok
S.
Sabota
1.
Introduction
269
2.
Effective Communication— Foundation for a Good Start
269
3.
Start on a Low Scale and Build Confidence in the Community
Before Expanding
270
4.
Cluster Approach for Expansion
271
5.
Overcoming our Own Inhibitions for Expansion
271
6.
Expansion was Required to Conquer Opposition from
Within the Company
272
7.
Balancing Company s and Farmers Interests
273
8.
Research and Development Support for Quick Expansion
273
9.
Farmers First
277
10.
Meeting Quality Goals
277
11.
Advisory and Extension Services
280
12.
Synergy with Other Organizations
280
13.
Concluding Remarks
281
Acknowledgements
281
References
282
Index
283
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