TITLE: Farming in Arid and Semiarid Lands PUBLICATION DATE: September 1994 ENTRY DATE: April 1995 EXPIRATION DATE: UPDATE FREQUENCY: CONTACT: Jane Gates Alternative Farming Systems Information Center National Agricultural Library Room 304, 10301 Baltimore Ave. Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 Telephone: (301) 504-6559 FAX: (301) 504-6409 DOCUMENT TYPE: text DOCUMENT SIZE: 211k (120 pages) ============================================================== ISSN: 1052-5378 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library 10301 Baltimore Blvd. Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2351 Farming in Arid and Semiarid Lands January 1979 - May 1994 QB 94-54 Quick Bibliography SeriesBibliographies in the Quick Bibliography Series of the National Agricultural Library, are intended primarily for current awareness, and as the title of the series implies, are not indepth exhaustive bibliographies on any given subject. 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Farming in Arid and Semiarid Lands SEARCH STRATEGY s (arid()climate or arid()lands or arid()regions or arid()zones or deserts or arid()soils or semiarid()climate or semiarid()lands or semiarid()regions or semiarid()lands)/de,ti s farming/de,ti s s1 and s2 Farming in Arid and Semiarid Lands 1 NAL Call. No.: SD387.M8A3 Acacia albida and other multipurpose trees on the Fur farmlands in the Jebel Marra highlands, Western Darfur, Sudan. Miehe, S. Dordrecht : Martinus Nijhoff/W. Junk; 1986. Agroforestry systems v. 4 (2): p. 89-119. ill., maps; 1986. Includes 36 references. Language: English Descriptors: Sudan; Arid zones; Highlands; Tropics; Acacia albida; Cordia; Ziziphus spina-christi; Agroforestry; Farming systems; Traditional farming; Land use; Shifting cultivation 2 NAL Call. No.: 10 EX72 Adaptation of extra short duration pigeonpea to rainfed semi- arid environments. Chauhan, Y.S.; Johansen, C.; Singh, L. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press; 1993 Apr. Experimental agriculture v. 29 (2): p. 233-243; 1993 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Andhra pradesh; Cajanus cajan; Genotypes; Crop yield; Drought resistance; Growth rate; Plant density; Sowing date; Vertisols; Alfisols; Dry farming; Semiarid zones 3 NAL Call. No.: HC1055.Z7N67 Adapting to drought farmers, famines, and desertification in West Africa. Mortimore, M. J., Cambridge, [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,; 1989. xxii, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Nigeria, Northern; Rural conditions; Famines; Nigeria, Northern; Agriculture; Economic aspects; Nigeria, Northern; Droughts; Nigeria, Northern; Desertification; Nigeria, Northern; Arid regions farming; Nigeria, Northern 4 NAL Call. No.: S3.A343 Advances in the design of planting tools for use in developing countries. Elnadief, S.A. Surrey : Agraria Press; 1987 Jan. Agriculture international v. 39 (1): p. 14-15. ill; 1987 Jan. Language: English Descriptors: Developing countries; Cropping systems; Semiarid zones; Hand tools; Irrigation systems; Rain-fed farming; Planting methods; Sowing methods; Design 5 NAL Call. No.: 6 P9452 After 1,000 years: Agave farming is back. Ketchum, L.G. Tucson, Ariz. : College of Agriculture, University of Arizona; 1986. Arizona land & people v. 36 (4): p. 3-5. ill; 1986. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Deserts; Agave; Drought tolerance; Fiber content; Alternative farming; Experimental plots 6 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4J6 Agricultural disturbance and rodents: three farming systems in the Sonoran Desert. Mellink, E. London : Academic Press; 1985 May. Journal of arid environments v. 8 (3): p. 207-222. maps; 1985 May. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Mexico; Deserts; Farming systems; Environmental impact reporting; Rodents; Ecosystems; Diversity 7 NAL Call. No.: HD9018.D44A47 Agricultural markets and intersectoral resource transfers: cases from the semi-arid tropics of southeast India. Harriss, B. Patancheru, India : International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics; 1985. Agricultural markets in the semi-arid tropics : proceed. Internatl Workshop, ICRISAT Center, India, 24-28 Oct 1983 / cospon. Osmania Univ., Internatl Geograph. Union, Internatl Crops Research Inst. fo. p. 279-301. maps; 1985. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: India; Semiarid zones; Rural development; Intersectoral planning; Profitability; Commercial farming; Economic resources; Competition 8 NAL Call. No.: 100 W99 (1) no.367 Agricultural problems in arid and semiarid environments. Beetle, Alan A. Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, Agricultural Experiment Station,; 1960. 64 p. ; 24 cm. (Bulletin / University of Wyoming, Agricultural Experiment Station ; 367). A symposium held before the thirty-fifth annual meeting of the Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the thirtieth annual meeting of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science, May 6-7, 1959. University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. Includes bibliographies. Language: English; English Descriptors: Irrigation; Wyoming; Arid regions agriculture; West (U.S.); Dry farming; West (U.S.) 9 NAL Call. No.: QH540.E288 v.34 Agriculture in semi-arid environments. Hall, Anthony E.,; 1940-; Cannell, Glen H.,; 1919-; Lawton, Harry W.,; 1927-Berlin New York Springer-Verlag; 1979. xvi, 340 p. : ill.. (Ecological studies ; v. 34). Includes bibliographical references and index. Language: ENGLISH Descriptors: Dry farming; Arid regions agriculture 10 NAL Call. No.: S590.2.S64 Agroforestry and fragile ecosystems. King, K.F.S. Nairobi, Kenya : The Council; 1979. Soils research in agroforestry : proceedings of an expert consultation held at International Council for Research in Agroforestry in Nairobi, Mar 26-30, 1979 / eds. H.O. Mongi and P.A. Huxley ; tech. p. xxi-xxix; 1979. Includes 15 references. Language: English Descriptors: Tropics; Developing countries; Forests; Arid zones; Agroforestry; Resource conservation; Ecosystems; Farming systems; Soils; Agricultural development 11 NAL Call. No.: GB611.A3 Agroforestry as a desert farming system; biomass production and feeding quality of Acacia saligna. El-Lakany, M.H.; Mahmoud, S. Chur, Switzerland : Harwood Academic Publishers; 1991. Advances in desert and arid land technology and development v. 5: p. 423-433; 1991. In series analytic: Desert Development, Part 1: Desert Agriculture, Ecology and Biology / edited by A. Bishay and H. Dregne. Proceedings of the Second International Desert Development Conference, held Jan 25-31, 1987, Cairo, Egypt. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Egypt; Acacia saligna; Agroforestry; Deserts; Biomass production 12 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P Agronomic performance of winter versus spring wheat. Entz, M.H.; Fowler, D.B. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 May. Agronomy journal v. 83 (3): p. 527-532; 1991 May. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Saskatchewan; Triticum aestivum; Winter wheat; Comparisons; Cultivars; Variety trials; Dry farming; Semiarid zones; Humid zones; Prairie soils; Crop yield; Grain; Protein content; Harvest index; Dry matter accumulation; Growth rate; Evapotranspiration; Water use efficiency; Maturation period; Agronomic characteristics Abstract: Recent advances in crop management have enabled the production of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in most of the Canadian prairies. The agronomic performance of dominant hard red winter and high-quality hard red spring wheat cultivars was compared in semiarid and dry subhumid regions of Saskatchewan. In 15 trials, winter wheat (WW) outyielded spring wheat (SW) by an average 36%, and in three trials, 'Norstar' WW yielded 26% higher than the high-yielding semidwarf SW, 'RY 320.' Protein yield was higher for WW in two of 15 trials and protein concentration was always higher for SW. Higher grain yield of WW was attributed mainly to the production of a higher kernel number per square meter (KNO). Crop development rate, aerial dry matter production, evapotranspiration (ET), and water use efficiency (WUE), were measured for Norstar WW and 'Katepwa' SW in six trials grown between 1986 and 1988. The period between Zadoks growth stage (ZGS) 21 and 65 was 4 to 14 d longer for Norstar than for Katepwa. Average daily air temperature between ZGS 21 and 65 was 2.6 degrees C higher for Katepwa, and daily air temperature during this period was negatively correlated with KNO in both cultivars. Early season dry matter production was highest for Norstar. These early season cultivar differences gradually disappeared and, with the exception of two trials, total dry matter was similar by crop maturity. Harvest index was significantly higher for Norstar in five of six trials. Seasonal ET patterns were similar for Norstar and Katepwa, except in three of six trials where ET in early May was significantly higher for the WW cultivar. The WUE for dry matter production, grain yield and grain protein yield was consistently higher for Norstar. 13 NAL Call. No.: 275.29 W27PN Agronomic zones for the dryland Pacific Northwest. Douglas, C.L. Jr; Wysocki, D.J.; Zuzel, J.F.; Rickman, R.W.; Klepper, B.L. Corvallis, Or. : The Service; 1990 Sep. PNW - Pacific Northwest Extension Publication, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho State Universities, Cooperative Extension Service (354): p. 8; 1990 Sep. Language: English Descriptors: Oregon; Washington; Idaho; Dry farming; Arid lands 14 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68 Agronomy of dryland corn production at the northern fringe of the Great Plains. Major, D.J.; Morrison, R.J.; Blackshaw, R.E.; Roth, B.T. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Oct. Journal of production agriculture v. 4 (4): p. 606-613; 1991 Oct. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Alberta; Zea mays; Hybrids; Genotypes; Evaluation; Semiarid climate; Fallow; Rotations; Continuous cropping; Dry farming; Irrigation; Performance; Crop yield; Grain; Moisture content; Seed weight; Drought; Water stress; Stand density; Row spacing; Stress; Weed control; Atrazine; 2,4-d; Genotype environment interaction; Diversification 15 NAL Call. No.: S612.55.A4P4 Algeria - United States of America, a cooperative agricultural research effort to improve food productivity report of joint activities, 5/8/84 to 5/25/84.. A cooperative agricultural research effort to improve desert food productivity Phene, C. J.; McCreight, J. D.; Carpenter, J. B. S.l. : s.n., 1984?; 1984. [3], 70 leaves ; 28 cm. Bibliography: leaf 70. Language: English Descriptors: Algeria; Arid regions agriculture; Algeria; Arid regions; Research; Algeria; Irrigation farming; Algeria 16 NAL Call. No.: aZ733.N3A54 ALIC and NAL: a history of cooperation. Apsey, S.; Summers, K.; Hutchinson, B. Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1986 Sep. Agricultural libraries information notes - National Agricultural Library (U.S.), Science and Education Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture v. 12 (9): p. 6-7. ill; 1986 Sep. Language: English Descriptors: Arid lands; Arid soils; Dry farming; Desert plants; Arid climate; Databases; Information centers; Cooperation 17 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988 Alternate crops for dryland production systems in northern Idaho. Kephart, K.D.; Murray, G.A.; Auld, D.L. Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988. Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics, Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick, J.E. Simon. p. 62-67; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Idaho; Grain crops; Dry farming; Arid regions; Production possibilities; Technology transfer 18 NAL Call. No.: QK938.D4P73 Ancient and contemporary desertification in Iraq. Mrost, A.Y. New York, N.Y. : Allerton Press; 1984. Problems of desert development (2): p. 11-19; 1984. Includes 17 references. Language: English Descriptors: Iraq; Deserts; Desertification; Environmental degradation; Irrigated farming; Soil salinization; Human activity; History; Overgrazing; Erosion 19 NAL Call. No.: QK938.D4P73 Ancient anthropogenic landscapes of the Sarykamysh delta of the Amu Darya. Kopekov, C.B. New York, N.Y. : Allerton Press; 1984. Problems of desert development (2): p. 36-42; 1984. Includes 12 references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.S.R.far east; Deltas; Deserts; Oases; Takyrs; Landscape; Irrigated farming; Soil types (anthropogenic); Archaeology; History 20 NAL Call. No.: 472 N42 Ancient lessons from arid lands. Pearce, F. London, Eng. : New Science Publications; 1991 Dec07. New scientist v. 132 (1798): p. 42-43, 46-48; 1991 Dec07. Language: English Descriptors: Israel; Arizona; Developing countries; Arid regions; Water harvesting; Dry farming; Irrigation channels 21 NAL Call. No.: S616.B3W5 1984 Ancient system of irrigation in Bengal and its application to modern problems. Willcocks, William, Delhi : B.R. Pub. Corp. ; New Delhi : Distributed by D.K. Publishers' Distributors,; 1930, reprinted 1984. 128 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 22 cm. "First reprint 1930" - verso t.p. Language: English Descriptors: Irrigation; Bangladesh; History; Irrigation farming; Bangladesh; Arid regions agriculture; Bangladesh 22 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P Annual forage crops for the dry lands. Vinall, H.N. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1913 Jul. Agronomy journal v. 5 (3): p. 176-181; 1913 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sorghum; Setaria italica; Panicum miliaceum; Legumes; Arid lands; Dry farming; Choice of species; Selection criteria; Crop yield 23 NAL Call. No.: S616.I4C4 Annual report. Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (India) Santoshnagar, Hyderabad : Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture,; 198?-9999. v. ; 25 cm. Description based on: 1986. Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; Research; India; Periodicals; Dry farming; Research; India; Periodicals; Agriculture; Research; India; Periodicals 24 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72 Application of kinematic wave theory for land surface configuration and plot shape design. Sachan, R.C.; Murty, V.V.N. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1986. American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche collection) (fiche no. 86-2503): 23 p.; 1986. Paper presented at the 1986 Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone the Order Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: India; Semiarid zones; Tropics; Rain-fed farming; Runoff water; Experimental plots; Surface roughness; Mathematics 25 NAL Call. No.: S616.M8D78 Applied agronomic research program for dryland farming in 200-400 mm. rainfall zone of Morocco directed to the small farmer : a report. Midamerica International Agriculture Consortium. Dryland Farming Team Nebraska? : The Team?,; 1977. xiv, 187 leaves : ill., maps ; 28 cm. January, 1977. Contract no. AID/NE-C-1284 (University of Nebraska); prepared for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Bibliography: leaves 181-182. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture; Research; Morocco; Arid regions agriculture; Research; Morocco; Dry farming; Research; Morocco 26 NAL Call. No.: HD1.A3 An approach to assessing the economic risk of different drought management tactics on a South Australian pastoral sheep station. Smith, M.S.; Foran, B. Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1992. Agricultural systems v. 39 (1): p. 83-105; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: South australia; Wool; Sheep farming; Drought; Semiarid climate; Rangelands; Stocking density; Pastoralism; Agricultural regions; Market prices; Weather data; Simulation models 27 NAL Call. No.: GB611.A3 Appropriate machinery for mechanizing small farms in the desert. Engstrom, R. Chur, Switzerland : Harwood Academic Publishers; 1991. Advances in desert and arid land technology and development v. 5: p. 187-195; 1991. In series analytic: Desert Development, Part 1: Desert Agriculture, Ecology and Biology / edited by A. Bishay and H. Dregne. Proceedings of the Second International Desert Development Conference, held Jan 25-31, 1987, Cairo, Egypt. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Egypt; Mechanization; Appropriate technology; Deserts; Farming; Reclamation 28 NAL Call. No.: SB107.K49 1984 The arid environment. Grove, A.T. London : Allen & Unwin; 1985. Plants for arid lands : proceedings, Kew Internatl Conference on Economic Plants for Arid Lands, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, 23-27 July 1984 / editors, G.E. Wickens, J.R.. p. 9-18; 1985. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid lands; Aridity; Cultivation methods; Irrigated farming; Adaptability; Dry farming 29 NAL Call. No.: S918.I4R47 Arid lands--problems and management. Singh, P. New Delhi : Rajesh Publications; 1984. Resource management in drylands : the Rajasthan example / edited by Horst G. Mensching, R.C. Sharma. p. 98-107. maps; 1984. Paper presented at the international meeting of IGU Working Group on "Resource Management in Drylands," held March 1983, at Jawaharal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Includes 8 references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid lands; Semiarid zones; Land management; Desert soils; Dry farming; Cereals; Oilseeds; Pulses 30 NAL Call. No.: S602.5.R3B Aspects of the farming systems of southeast St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. Daisley, L.E.A.; Johnson, E.D.; Francis, R.L. Morrilton, Ark. : Winrock International, 1982? :.; 1982. Case studies for a workshop : Research on Crop-Animal Systems, April 4-7, 1982, Turrialba, Costa Rica / Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Dev. p. 134-158. maps; 1982. Includes 5 references. Language: English Descriptors: Jamaica; Semiarid zones; Farming systems; Small farms; Cropping systems; Sheep management; Goat keeping; Planning of research; Development plans 31 NAL Call. No.: 30.98 AG8 A backward step: from irrigation to dry farming in the Nevada desert. Bowen, M.E. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press; 1989. Agricultural history v. 63 (2): p. 231-242. maps; 1989. Special symposium issue on Climate, Agriculture, and History / edited by D.C. Smith. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Nevada; Dry farming; Farm closures; Farming systems; History; Irrigation; Deserts 32 NAL Call. No.: S618.D8 Les bases de l'irrigation [Basis of irrigation]. Ducrocq, Michel Paris : Lavoisier ; Beyrouth, Liban : Editions scientifiques universitaires,; 1987. 117 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (Techniques agricoles mediterraneennes Techniques et documentation). Bibliography: p. 117. Language: French Descriptors: Irrigation farming; Crops and water; Arid regions agriculture 33 NAL Call. No.: Z5074.D8B54 1980 Bibliography of dryland agriculture., 3rd ed. Riehl, S. United States, Agency for International Development. Corvallis Dryland Agricultural Technical Committee, Oregon State University; 1980. 2 v. ; 28 cm. Sponsored by U.S. Agency for International Development through a 211 (d) grant, no. AID/ta-G-1221. Descriptors: Dry farming; Bibliography; Arid regions agriculture; Bibliography 34 NAL Call. No.: 26 AG86 Bilans mineraux des systemes de cultures pluviales en zones arides et semi-arides [Mineral balances of rainfed farming systems in the arid and semi-arid zones]. Pieri, C. Paris : Institut de recherches agronomiques tropicales et des cultures vivrieres; 1985 Jan. L'Agronomie tropicale v. 40 (1): p. 1-20. ill; 1985 Jan. Includes references. Language: French Descriptors: Arid zones; Semiarid zones; Farming systems; Mineral fertilizers; Field crops; Mineralization; Soil fertility 35 NAL Call. No.: HD1.A3 A bio-economic model of small-ruminant production in the semi- arid tropics of the northeast region of Brazil. 2. Linear programming applications and results. Gutierrez-Aleman, N.; De Boer, A.J.; Kehrberg, E.W. Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1986. Agricultural systems v. 19 (3): p. 159-187; 1986. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Brazil; Semiarid zones; Tropics; Sheep; Goats; Cattle; Ruminants; Animal production; Mixed farming; Cost analysis; Econometric models; Linear programming; Computer software; Farm surveys; Farm income 36 NAL Call. No.: TD172.E55 Biosaline research activities in Kuwait (Irrigation with saline water, poultry farming in hot arid regions, fisheries management). Salman, A.J.; Hamdan, I.Y.; Hussain, N.M. New York, Plenum Press; 1982. Environmental science research v. 23: p. 99-114 ill., map; 1982. Includes 10 ref. Language: English Descriptors: Kuwait 37 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34 Bird communities associated with three traditional agroecosystems in the San Luis Potosi Plateau, Mexico. Mellink, E. Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1991 Jun14. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 36 (1/2): p. 37-50; 1991 Jun14. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Mexico; Dry farming; Uncultivated ground; Pastures; Savannas; Semiarid climate; Wild birds; Communities; Censuses; Slope; Fields; Botanical composition; Grasses; Shrubs; Cactaceae; Haplopappus; Mimosa biuncifera; Trees; Crops; Ecosystems; Community ecology; Species diversity; Foliage; Plant pests; Seasonal variation; Statistical analysis; Crop residues 38 NAL Call. No.: SB110.L38 Bogarnoe zemledelie v Uzbekistane. W.A. economics program progress report [Dry-farming in Uzbekistan]. Lavronov, G. A. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Tashkent : Uzbekistan, Ouagadougou, Upper Volta, West Africa : International Crops Researach Institute for the Semi- Arid Tropics,; 1979. 479 p. : ill. ; 23 cm v. : ill. ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Description based on: 2 (published in June 1980); title from cover. Language: Russian Descriptors: Dry farming; Uzbek S.S.R; Arid regions agriculture; Uzbek S.S.R; Arid regions agriculture; Africa, West; Collected works; Arid regions agriculture; Economic aspects; Africa, West; Collected works; Dry farming; Collected works; Agriculture; Tropics; Collected works 39 NAL Call. No.: SB1.H6 Calcium deficiency of artichoke buds in relation to salinity. Francois, L.E.; Donovan, T.J.; Maas, E.V. Alexandria, Va. : American Society for Horticultural Science; 1991 May. HortScience v. 26 (5): p. 549-553; 1991 May. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: California; Cynara scolymus; Buds; Calcium; Mineral deficiencies; Irrigated farming; Deserts; Irrigation water; Saline water; Sodium chloride; Calcium chloride; Soil salinity; Crop damage; Botrytis; Erwinia; Incidence; Infections; Susceptibility; Transpiration; Root pressure; Crop yield; Yield losses Abstract: Globe artichokes (Cynara scolymus L.) were grown for 2 years in artificially salinized field plots in the irrigated desert area near Brawley, Calif. Saline treatments were imposed by irrigation with waters that contained equal weights of NaCl and CaCl2. Increased incidence and severity of Ca deficiency in the inner bracts of artichoke buds were directly related to increased levels of salinity. The Ca- deficient bracts were subject to infection by species of Botrytis and Erwinia. The number of marketable artichokes was reduced 20% or more when irrigation water salinity exceeded 2.0 dS.m-1, and up to 50% at 10 dS.m-1. Calcium deficiency in the artichoke bud is believed to be the result of disparate Ca distribution among the tissues, which is caused by high transpiration rates in the desert environment and the reduction in root pressure by soil salinity. Elemental analysis of leaf tissues can not be used to predict Ca deficiency within the artichoke buds. 40 NAL Call. No.: 100 C12S (2) California desert agriculture. McFarlane, N.L.; Ayers, R.S.; Winright, G.L. Berkeley, Calif. : The Service; 1957 Nov. Circular - University of California Agricultural Extension Service (464): 66 p. ill., maps; 1957 Nov. Language: English Descriptors: California; Field crops; Vegetables; Temperate fruits; Nuts; Irrigation; Fertilization; Arid climate; Soil types (textural); Salinity; Alkalinity; Drainage; Wind protection; Livestock farming; Landscape gardening; Seed production; Planting season 41 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4J6 Camels in the farming systems of the arid highlands of western Pakistan: is management research a worthwhile investment?. Keatinge, J.D.H.; Rodriguez, A.; Sabir, G.F.; Afzal, A.; Shah, N.A. London : Academic Press; 1992 Sep. Journal of arid environments v. 23 (3): p. 293-300; 1992 Sep. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Baluchistan; Camels; Draft animals; Farming systems research; Farming systems; Arid regions; Highlands; Agricultural economics 42 NAL Call. No.: 1 EX892EX Catfish farming: New Mexico fish tale. Coughlin, R.; Prow, T.M. Washington, D.C. : The Administration; 1987. Extension review - United States Department of Agriculture v. 58 (4): p. 22-23. ill; 1987. Language: English Descriptors: New Mexico; Siluroidea; Fish farming; Farming systems; Marketing techniques; Deserts; Farm enterprises; Extension activities 43 NAL Call. No.: HM206.A1H8 Cattle and pastoralism: survival and production in arid lands. Western, D.; Finch, V. New York : Plenum Press; 1986 Mar. Human ecology v. 14 (1): p. 77-94; 1986 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Kenya; Human ecology; Cattle; Herds; Pastoralism; Arid lands; Rangelands; Subsistence farming; Grazing; Drought; Animal physiology; Seasonality; Pasture management 44 NAL Call. No.: HD1401.A47 Cereal technology interventions for the West African semi-arid tropics. Nagy, J.G.; Sanders, J.H.; Ohm, H.W. Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1988 Nov. Agricultural economics : the journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economics v. 2 (3): p. 197-208; 1988 Nov. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: West Africa; Central Africa; Technology transfers; Innovation adoption; Farm management; Regional development; Farming systems; Climatic factors; Agricultural policy; Feasibility studies; Tie ridging; Dikes; Fertilizers; Semiarid zones; Tropics; Animal power 45 NAL Call. No.: 24 R34 The challenge of developing agriculture in the 400-600 mm rainfall zone within the SADCC countries. Norman, D.; Baker, D.; Siebert, J. Salisbury : Ministry of Agriculture; 1984 Nov. Zimbabwe agricultural journal v. 81 (6): p. 205-214. ill., maps; 1984 Nov. Language: English Descriptors: North Africa; Developing countries; Deserts; Agricultural development; Rain; Zoning; Farming systems; Improvement; Cooperation 46 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 AU7 Changes in surface soil properties of vertisols under dryland cropping in a semi-arid environment. Chan, K.Y.; Bellotti, W.D.; Roberts, W.P. East Melbourne : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization; 1988. Australian journal of soil research v. 26 (3): p. 509-518; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: New South Wales; Astrebla lappacea; Pastures; Vertisols; Dry farming; Cropping systems; Surface layers; Physico-chemical properties; Biological activity in soil; Nitrogen fertilizers; Soil structure; Semiarid zones 47 NAL Call. No.: TP453.P7P557 Chemicals from arid/semiarid land plants: whole plant use of milkweeds. Adams, R.P. Washington, D.C. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.; 1983. Plants : the potentials for extracting protein, medicines, and other useful chemicals : workshop proceedings / Congress of the United States, Office of Technology Assessment. p. 126-137, 24-28. ill; 1983. Includes 49 references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Plains; Arid lands; Semiarid zones; Desert plants; Dry farming; Asclepias; Chemical constituents of plants; Crop production; New products 48 NAL Call. No.: SB110.C64 1987 Combined report of the U.S. dryland farming team and the economics team visits to India, March/April and June 1987 under the auspices of the Indo-U.S. Subcommission on Agriculture. Indo-U.S. Subcommission on Agriculture New Delhi : The Subcommission, [1987?]; 1987. vi, 95 p. ; 25 cm. Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; Arid regions agriculture 49 NAL Call. No.: GB611.A3 Comparative economic analysis of desert farming systems in Egypt. El-Kheshen, K.; Nasr, M. Chur, Switzerland : Harwood Academic Publishers; 1991. Advances in desert and arid land technology and development v. 5: p. 495-506; 1991. In series analytic: Desert development: proceedings of the Second International Desert Development Conference held on January 25-31, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt / edited by A. Bishay and H. Dregne. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Egypt; Farming systems; Deserts; Economic analysis 50 NAL Call. No.: SB13.P8 A comparative evaluation of rootstocks for pineapple orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) under arid-irrigated conditions of Punjab. Mehrotra, N.K.; Jawanda, J.S.; Vij, V.K. Patiala : Punjab State Co-operative Fruit Development Federation; 1983 Jan. The Punjab horticultural journal v. 23 (1/2): p. 12-16; 1983 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Indian punjab; Arid regions; Citrus sinensis x poncirus trifolia; Citrus jambhiri; Citrus ka RNA; Rootstocks; Irrigated farming; Nutrient contents of plants; Fruit analysis; Growth analysis 51 NAL Call. No.: S612.I49 Comparative productivity potential of rapeseed-mustard against chickpea in dryland. Singh, B.P.; Singh, J.P. Jodhpur : The Society; 1988. Transactions of Indian Society of Desert Technology and University Centre of Desert Studies v. 13: p. 17-22; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Haryana; Brassica; Brassica juncea; Cicer arietinum; Varieties; Production potential; Arid soils; Yields; Rain-fed farming; Arid zones; Water stress; Performance testing 52 NAL Call. No.: SB191.W5N49 A comparison of chemical and mechanical fallow as methods for dryland wheat production. Nicholls, Qrville L. 1958; 1958. vi, 46 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. Extension Repository Collection. Typescript (carbon copy). Bibliography: leaves (45)-46. Language: English Descriptors: Wheat; Western states; Arid regions farming; Western states; Dry farming; Western states 53 NAL Call. No.: S622.L26 A comparison of soil degradation under smallholder farming and large-scale irrigation land use in Kano State, northern Nigeria. Essiet, E.U. Chichester, West Sussex, England : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 1990 Jul. Land degradation & rehabilitation v. 2 (3): p. 209-214; 1990 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Nigeria; Soil degradation; Semiarid zones; Silty soils; Impeded drainage; Farming systems; Sustainability; Comparisons; Small farms; Large farms; Irrigated farming; Soil analysis; Particle size distribution; Soil ph; Exchangeable cations; Cation exchange; Capacity; Carbon; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Nutrient content; Nutrient availability; Erosion; Soil conservation; Fertilizers; Long term experiments 54 NAL Call. No.: S631.C63 1983 Conclusions of the Colloquium and recommendations (to science and agriculture). Laudelout, H. Bern, Switzerland : The Institute; 1983. Nutrient balances and the need for fertilizers in semi-arid and arid regions : proceedings of the 17th Colloquium of the International Potash Institute held in Rabat and Marrakech, Morroco. p. 393-394; 1983. Language: English Descriptors: Developing countries; Arid regions; Semiarid zones; Dry farming; Irrigated farming; Rain-fed farming; Fertilizers; Nutrient availability; Water management; Conferences 55 NAL Call. No.: GB1005.V728 Consequences of irrigated agriculture in arid and semiarid areas on groundwater. Agarwal, M.C.; Goel, A.C.; Malik, R.K. Hanover : Heise; 1986. Impact of agricultural activities on ground water / J. Vrba, E. Romijn. p. 233-242; 1986. (International contributions to hydrogeology ; v. 5). Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Haryana; Irrigated farming; Arid regions; Semiarid zones; Drainage systems; Water table; Groundwater; Water composition and quality 56 NAL Call. No.: SB317.L43S96 1982 Constraints and opportunities of pulse production in semi-arid regions of India. Sharma, D.; Jodha, N.S. New Delhi : Oxford & IBH Publishing Co; 1982. Pulse production, constraints and opportunities : proceedings of Symposium on Increasing Pulse Production in India -- Constraints and Opportunities, October 1982, New Delhi, India / edited by H.C. Sri. p. 241-265; 1982. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: India; Semiarid zones; Pulses; Production; Rain- fed farming; Climatic factors; Cropping systems 57 NAL Call. No.: 8 P832J Constraints to pigeon pea production under semi-arid conditions in Puerto Rico. Hepperly, P.R.; Rodriguez, R. Mayaguez : University of Puerto Rico, Agricultural Experiment Station; 1986 Jan. The Journal of agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico v. 70 (1): p. 25-35; 1986 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Puerto Rico; Semiarid zones; Cajanus cajan; Crop production; Plant protection; Varieties; Yields; Rain-fed farming 58 NAL Call. No.: S631.C63 1983 Co-ordinator's Report on the 1st Session: Yield potentials in arid and semi-arid areas. Cooke, G.W. Bern, Switzerland : The Institute; 1983. Nutrient balances and the need for fertilizers in semi-arid and arid regions : proceedings of the 17th Colloquium of the International Potash Institute held in Rabat and Marrakech, Morroco. p. 99-104; 1983. Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions; Semiarid zones; Cropping systems; Rain-fed farming; Production possibilities; Crop management; Fertilizers 59 NAL Call. No.: S631.C63 1983 Coordinator's Report on the 3rd Session: Rainfed farming systems. Jelenic, D.B. Bern, Switzerland : The Institute; 1983. Nutrient balances and the need for fertilizers in semi-arid and arid regions : proceedings of the 17th Colloquium of the International Potash Institute held in Rabat and Marrakech, Morroco. p. 279-280; 1983. Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions; Semiarid zones; Rain-fed farming; Cropping systems; Arid soils; Soil fertility 60 NAL Call. No.: S631.C63 1983 Co-ordinator's Report on the 4th Session: Irrigated farming systems. Garcia-Olmedo, F. Bern, Switzerland : The Institute; 1983. Nutrient balances and the need for fertilizers in semi-arid and arid regions : proceedings of the 17th Colloquium of the International Potash Institute held in Rabat and Marrakech, Morroco. p. 387-389; 1983. Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions; Semiarid zones; Irrigated farming 61 NAL Call. No.: S631.C63 1983 Crop response to nitrogen and phosphorus in rainfed agriculture. Harmsen, K.; Shepherd, K.D.; Allan, A.Y. Bern, Switzerland : The Institute; 1983. Nutrient balances and the need for fertilizers in semi-arid and arid regions : proceedings of the 17th Colloquium of the International Potash Institute held in Rabat and Marrakech, Morroco. p. 223-248; 1983. Includes 20 references. Language: English Descriptors: Syria; Mediterranean countries; Arid regions; Semiarid zones; Hordeum vulgare; Trials; Climate; Rain-fed farming; Nitrogen fertilizers; Phosphorus fertilizers; Yield factors 62 NAL Call. No.: S918.I4R47 Crop responses to the variations in moisture and thermal regimes of sandy soil of western Rajasthan. Gupta, J.P. New Delhi : Rajesh Publications; 1984. Resource management in drylands : the Rajasthan example / edited by Horst G. Mensching, R.C. Sharma. p. 88-97; 1984. Paper presented at the international meeting of IGU Working Group on "Resource Management in Drylands," held March 1983, at Jawaharal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Includes 10 references. Language: English Descriptors: Rajasthan; Arid regions; Pennisetum Americanum; Vigna radiata; Sandy soils; Soil water regimes; Soil temperature; Rain-fed farming; Growth; Yields 63 NAL Call. No.: S1.U7 no.100 Crop yield models adapted to irrigation scheduling programs Appendix F, CRPSM user manual and sample input and output. Hill, Robert Wimmer,; Keller, Andrew A.; Boman, Brian J. Logan, Utah: Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, Utah State University, [1985?]; 1985. v, 94 p. : ill., charts ; 28 cm. (Research report / Utah Agricultural Experiment Station ; 100). Final report Phase: I, 1980; II, 1981; and III, 1982. Bibliography: p. 35-36. Language: English Descriptors: Irrigation farming; Mathematical models; Crops and water; Mathematical models; Crop yields; Mathematical models; Arid regions agriculture; Mathematical models; Agricultural estimating and reporting 64 NAL Call. No.: S602.5.N37 1985 Cropping systems for rainfed situations with particular reference to ICRISAT experience. Reddy, M.S.; Natarajan, M.; Rao, M.R.; Willey, R.W.; Ong, C.K. New Delhi : Indian Society of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute; 1986. Proceedings of the National Symposium on Cropping Systems (3-5 April, 1985) held at Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana) 3-5 April, 1985 / edited by Mahendra Pal. p. 235-252; 1986. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: India; Sorghum; Cajanus cajan; Arachis hypogaea; Cropping systems; Semiarid zones; Rain-fed farming; Applied research 65 NAL Call. No.: SB110.D43 A Decade of dryland agricultural research, 1970-71 to 1980-81 All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture (I.C.A.R.). All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research Varanasi : Dept. of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University : Indian Council of Agricultural Research, [1981?]; 1981. iv, 47 p. ; 30 cm. For official use only. Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; India; Arid regions; Research; India; Dry farming; India; Dry farming; Research; India; Agriculture; Research; India 66 NAL Call. No.: SB110.P37 A decade of research achievements and practical recommendations in rainfed farming, 1971-1980. Patel, R. R.; Maliwal, G. L. All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture Sardar Krushinagar (Dantiwada), Gujarat [India] : Gujarat Agricultural University,; 1982. 88 p. : ill., 1 map ; 26 cm. (Technical bulletin). All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture. For official use. Bibliography: p. 84-86. Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; India; Gujarat 67 NAL Call. No.: SB191.R5R534 The decline in paddy cultivation in a dry zone village of Sri Lanka. Bryde, J.A. London : Curzon Press; 1986. Rice societies : Asian problems and prospects / edited by Irene Norlund, Sven Cederroth, Ingela Gerdin. p. 81-116. ill., maps; 1986. (Studies on Asian topics, 0142-6028 ; no. 10). Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Sri lanka; Arid regions; Villages; Oryza sativa; Cultivation; Economics; Irrigated farming; Crop yield; Land ownership; Varieties; Risks 68 NAL Call. No.: QC980.C55 Desertification processes and impacts in rainfed agricultural regions. Sanders, D.W. Dordrecht : D. Reidel Pub. Co; 1986 Aug. Climatic change v. 9 (1/2): p. 33-42; 1986 Aug. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Desertification; Soil degradation; Rain-fed farming; Agricultural land; Arid zones; Semiarid zones; Erosion; Soil degradation; Soil salinization 69 NAL Call. No.: aSD11.A42 Design and operation of a water-harvesting agrisystem. Karpiscak, M.M.; Foster, K.F.; Rawles, R.L. Fort Collins, Colo. : The Station; 1987 Dec. General technical report RM - Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (150): p. 221-224, 250; 1987 Dec. Paper presented at the "Symposium on Strategies for Classification and Management of Native Vegetation for Food Production in Arid Zones," Oct 12-16, 1987, Tucson, Arizona. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; Arid lands; Water harvesting; Soil cultivation; Choice of species 70 NAL Call. No.: QH301.A35 Development of new breeds of farm animals adapted to extreme nature-climatic condition of Kazakhstan Bekzhanov, S.; Dvorianov, V.N.; Dosekeev, Kh.S.; Rysakov, D.; Daurenbekov, N.J.; Perdeshev, N. Alma-Ata : "Nauka"; 1986. Trudy Instituta Eksperimental'noi Biologii - Akademiia nauk Kazakhskoi SSR v. 18: p. 10-23; 1986. Language: Russian Descriptors: Kazakh ssr; Sheep farming; Breeding aims; Adaptation; Arid climate; Cold resistance; Wind resistance; Fine wool; Sheep breeds; Breeding methods; Crossing 71 NAL Call. No.: S612.2.A37 1986 Development of rainfed agriculture under arid and semi-arid conditions: the evironment--assessing the problems. Rijks, D. Washington, D.C. : World Bank; 1986. Development of rainfed agriculture under arid and semiarid conditions : proceedings of the Sixth Agriculture Sector Symposium / Ted J. Davis, editor. p. 133-152; 1986. Paper presented at the Symposium on "Development of Rainfed Agriculture Under Arid and Semi-Arid Conditions," January 6-10, 1986, Washington, D.C. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Africa south of sahara; Arid regions; Semiarid zones; Rain-fed farming; Agricultural meteorology 72 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4A1 Direct and residual effects of nitrogen sources dryland on sorghum in black soil. Das, S.K.; Rao, A.C. Jodhpur : Arid Zone Research Association of India; 1986 Mar. Annals of arid zone v. 25 (1): p. 81-83; 1986 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: India; Sorghum; Nitrogen fertilizers; Rain-fed farming; Clay soils; Residual effects; Physico-chemical properties of soil; Crop yield; Ammonium fixation; Arid zones 73 NAL Call. No.: S590.A48 Distribution and management of drylands in the People's Republic of China. Li, S.X.; Xiao, L. New York, N.Y. : Springer-Verlag; 1992. Advances in soil sciences v. 18: p. 147-302; 1992. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: China; Land resources; Arid lands; Arid climate; Semiarid climate; Arid soils; Semiarid soils; Dry farming; Soil management; Erosion control; Crop management; Literature reviews 74 NAL Call. No.: QE1.G38 Drought in Australia: still a problem of perception?. Heathcote, R.L. Dordrecht : D. Reidel Publishing Company; 1988 Jun. GeoJournal v. 16 (4): p. 387-397. maps; 1988 Jun. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Australia; Commercial farming; Arid climate; Semiarid climates; Drought; Weather patterns; Forecasting; Perception; Farmers' attitudes; Losses; Economic impact; Farm management 75 NAL Call. No.: SB110.L5 Dryland agriculture. Liao, T. R. United States, Library of Congress, Science and Technology Division, Reference Section. Washington Library of Congress, Science and Technology Division, Reference Section; 1978. 10 p. ; 27 cm. (LC science tracer bullet ; TB 78-4). Language: ENGLISH Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; Bibliography; Dry farming; Bibliography 76 NAL Call. No.: S616.I4D78 1987 Dryland agriculture in India., 1st ed.. Shafi, Mohammad,_1924-; Raza, Mehdi, Jaipur : Rawat Publications,; 1987. x, 194 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographies and index. Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; India; Congresses; Dry farming; India; Congresses Abstract: Contributed papers of a seminar. 77 NAL Call. No.: 100 UT1F Dryland conservation tillage systems. Rasmussen, V.P.; Newhall, R.L.; Cartee, R.L. Logan : The Station; 1986. Utah Science - Utah Agricultural Experiment Station v. 47 (2): p. 46-51. ill; 1986. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Utah; Arid zones; Soil and water conservation; Tillage; Minimum tillage systems; Dry farming; Soil moisture; Technology 78 NAL Call. No.: SB110.D75 1983 Dryland cropping in the submontane Punjab, 1971-81., 1st ed.. Singh, Ranjodh; Singh, Achal Ludhiana [India] : Communication Centre, Punjab Agricultural University,; 1983. 47, iii p., [10] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. i-iii). Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; Cropping systems; Arid regions agriculture; Irrigation farming; Agriculture 79 NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3 Dryland farming 1981-1986. Gilbert, H. Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1987 Jan. Quick bibliography series - National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (87-07): 28 p.; 1987 Jan. Bibliography. Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; Farming systems; Arid zones 80 NAL Call. No.: SB110.D792 1991 Dryland farming, a systems approach an analysis of dryland agriculture in Australia. Squires, Victor; Tow, P. G. Melbourne, Australia : Sydney University Press,; 1991. xi, 306 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Language: English; English Descriptors: Dry farming; Arid regions agriculture 81 NAL Call. No.: SB110.D793 1993 Dryland farming in Africa. Rowland, J. R. J. Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (Ede, Netherlands) London : Macmillan ; Wageningen, the Netherlands : CTA,; 1993. xii, 336 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-327) and index. Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; Arid regions agriculture 84 NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3 Dryland farming, January 1983-April 1990. Gilbert, H. Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1990 Jun. Quick bibliography series - U.S. Department of Agriculure, National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (90-61): 25 p.; 1990 Jun. Updates QB 88-65. Bibliography. Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; Arid regions; Bibliographies 82 NAL Call. No.: SB110.S52 1991 Dryland farming perspectives & prospects. Sharma, B. L. Delhi : Daya Pub. House,; 1991. 179 p. : maps ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-176) and index. Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; Arid regions agriculture 83 NAL Call. No.: S379.L5L5 Dryland wheat production in the western part of Libya. I. Response to deep tillage and N-P fertilizers. Chaudhry, M.; Sherif, S.M. Tripoli : Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alfateh; 1982 Dec. The Libyan journal of agriculture v. 11: p. 15-22; 1982 Dec. Includes 23 references. Language: English Descriptors: Libya; Arid zones; Wheat; Deep cultivation; Nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers; Dry farming; Yields 84 NAL Call. No.: S379.L5L5 Dryland wheat production in the western part of Libya. II. Subsoiling and its residual effects. Sherif, S.M.; Chaudhry, M.S.; Khan, S. Tripoli : Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alfateh; 1982 Dec. The Libyan journal of agriculture v. 11: p. 23-30; 1982 Dec. Includes 14 references. Language: English Descriptors: Libya; Semiarid zones; Wheat; Dry farming; Subsoiling; Sandy soils; Residual effects; Yields 85 NAL Call. No.: 30.98 AG8 The ebb and flow of wheat farming in the Big Bend, Washington. Macinko, G. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press; 1985 Apr. Agricultural history v. 59 (2): p. 215-228. maps; 1985 Apr. Paper presented at the "History of Soil and Water Conservation Symposium," May 23-26, 1984, Columbia, Missouri. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Washington; Semiarid zones; History; Triticum aestivum; Wind erosion; Cultivation methods 86 NAL Call. No.: QK1.P53 Ecology and risk-spreading in the small-holding agriculture of the semi-arid puna in Bolivia. Hanagarth, W. Tubingen, W. Ger. : Institute for Scientific Co-operation; 1989. Plant research and development v. 30: p. 76-103. maps; 1989. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Bolivia; Agricultural production; Traditional farming; Plant ecology; Semiarid climate; Habitats; Mountain areas; Environmental factors 87 NAL Call. No.: S590.A48 An economic analysis of farm management practices and improved technologies in the Sahel. Day, J.C.; Butcher, W.R.; Hughes, D.W. New York, N.Y. : Springer-Verlag; 1990. Advances in soil sciences v. 13: p. 311-322. maps; 1990. In the series analytic: Dryland Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainability / edited by R.P. Singh, J.F. Parr, and B.A. Stewart. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Sahel; Farm management; Technology; Erosion; Arid lands; Soil moisture; Crop yield; Land use; Farming systems 88 NAL Call. No.: HD1714.S3 An economic analysis of irrigated farming with diminishing ground water reserves. Sanghi, Ajay K.; (Ajay Kumar); Klepper, Robert Washington University (St. Louis, Mo.), Center for the Biology of Natural Systems. St. Louis, Mo. Washington University, Center for the Biology of Natural Systems; 1976. 50 p. ; 28 cm. CBNS-AE-8; NSF/RA-760085. Supported by the National Science Foundation Program of Research Applied to National Needs. Bibliography: p. 48-50. Language: English Descriptors: Irrigation farming; Economic aspects; Arid regions agriculture; Agriculture; Economic aspects 89 NAL Call. No.: S612.I49 Effect of cultivation methods on water-use efficiency of some dryland summer crops. Oswal, M.C.; Malik, R.K.; Bakshi, R.K. Jodhpur : The Society; 1984 Jan. Transactions of Indian Society of Desert Technology and University Centre of Desert Studies v. 9 (1): p. 70-71; 1984 Jan. Language: English Descriptors: Haryana; Semiarid zones; Crops; Dry farming; Summer; Cultivation methods; Water use efficiency 90 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4A1 Effect of interculture on performance of pearl millet under rainfed conditions. Malik, A.S.; Faroda, A.S.; Singh, J. Jodhpur : Arid Zone Research Association of India; 1986 Sep. Annals of arid zone v. 25 (3): p. 239-241; 1986 Sep. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Haryana; Pennisetum Americanum; Weeding; Implements; Crop yield; Cultural weed control; Mechanical weed control; Rain-fed farming; Arid zones 91 NAL Call. No.: 307.8 J82 Effect of irrigation on jojoba production under arid chaco conditions. II. Seed yields and wax quality. Ayerza, R. Champaign, IL : AOCS Press; 1993 Dec. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society v. 70 (12): p. 1225-1228; 1993 Dec. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Argentina; Cabt; Simmondsia chinensis; Jojoba; Seeds; Crop yield; Waxes; Irrigation; Dry farming; Arid regions 92 NAL Call. No.: 10 J822 Effect of preceding season cultural practices on mustard (Brassica juncea czern) under semi-arid rainfed conditions of north-west India. Giri, G.; Saran, G. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press; 1985 Aug. The Journal of agricultural science v. 105 (pt. 1): p. 91-95; 1985 Aug. Includes 1 references. Language: English Descriptors: Delhi; Semiarid zones; Brassica juncea; Cultural methods; Double cropping; Plowing; Tillage; Yields; Yield components; Rain-fed farming 93 NAL Call. No.: GB1001.2.S68 1985 The effects of depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer and accompanying impact on economic and agricultural production in the Southern High Plains Region of the United States. Lehe, J.M. Worthington, Ohio : National Water Well Association; 1986. Proceedings of the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers : Southern Regional Ground Water Conference, September 18-19, 1985, San Antonio, Texas / sponsor, Association of Ground Water Scientists & Engineers. p. 410-426; 1986. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Texas; Kansas; Nebraska; New Mexico; Groundwater; Irrigated farming; Water depletion; Aquifers; Agricultural production; Economic impact; Semiarid zones; Land evaluation 94 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 AU7 The effects of dispersants, stabilizer and slope length on runoff and water-harvesting farming. Ben-Hur, M. East Melbourne : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization; 1991. Australian journal of soil research v. 29 (4): p. 553-563; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Israel; Water harvesting; Clay loam soils; Arid regions; Agricultural development; Runoff; Runoff water; Metaphosphates; Sodium tripolyphosphate; Phosphogypsum; Slope; Length; Water use efficiency; Runoff farming; Artificial precipitation; Rain; Infiltration; Surface layers; Soil pore system; Seasonal variation; Winter; Available water; Water distribution; Soil stabilization; Clay fraction; Aggregates; Triticum aestivum; Crop yield; Catchment hydrology 95 NAL Call. No.: aSD11.A42 Effects of dryland farming on Navajo riparian lands. Jayne, J.A.B. Fort Collins, Colo. : The Station; 1985. General technical report RM - Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, United States, Forest Service (120): p. 479-481; 1985. Paper presented at the "Conference on Riparian Ecosystems and their Management: Reconciling Conflicting Uses," April 16-18, 1985, Tucson, Arizona. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid zones; Arizona; New Mexico; Utah; Dry farming; Resource management; Water resource management; Riparian vegetation; Development projects 96 NAL Call. No.: S590.2.S64 Effects of land use on soil characteristics in the Sudan. El Houri Ahmed, A. Nairobi, Kenya : The Council; 1979. Soils research in agroforestry : proceedings of an expert consultation held at International Council for Research in Agroforestry in Nairobi, Mar 26-30, 1979 / eds. H.O. Mongi and P.A. Huxley ; tech. p. 1-13, 588-589; 1979. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Sudan; Arid lands; Land use; Farming systems; Soil properties; Soil fertility; Interactions 97 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P Effects of moisture stress on nitrogen fertilizer response in dryland wheat. Korentajer, L.; Berliner, P.R. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1988 Nov. Agronomy journal v. 80 (6): p. 977-981; 1988 Nov. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: South Africa; Triticum aestivum; Semiarid zones; Dry farming; Water stress; Indexes; Seasonal fluctuations; Evapotranspiration; Soil moisture; Soil water balance; Nitrogen fertilizers; Nutrient removal by plants; Crop yield; Yield response functions; Mathematical models; Rain; Prediction Abstract: Long-term N fertilizer trials with dryland wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) are frequently confounded by large year-to-year variability in yields resulting from moisture stress fluctuations. To account for this variability, an N fertilizer study was conducted in which the magnitude of moisture stress was monitored. The experiment was carried out during 1983 and 1984 (389 and 136 mm of seasonal rainfall, respectively) on a Plinthustalf loamy fine sand soil, with wheat (cv. Betta), using a completely randomized block design with four replicates and five levels (N) of N fertilizer: 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 kg N ha-1. The seasonal moisture stress index, S, was estimated from a weighted product of ET/ET(p) ratios (actual to potential evapotranspiration) obtained for the different phenological wheat growing periods. The ET was estimated from soil moisture (monitored by means of a neutron moisture meter), whereas ET(p) was calculated from meterological measurements using Penman's equation. The response to N in both years was significant; the mean yields were 3.18 and 1.7 Mg ha-1, for the 1983 and 1984 seasons, respectively. The data were statistically analyzed by means of a postulated multiple regression model, with N and S levels as the explanatory variables. The model was validated using yield and meterological data from several other 2-yr N response studies. A good correlation (R(2) = 0.63, standard error of the estimate = 0.27 Mg ha-1) was obtained between the predicted and the observed yields. The results of the study highlight the need for moisture stress measurements to be included in fertilizer trials conducted in areas of large seasonal rainfall variability. 98 NAL Call. No.: HD1401.R8 no.30 Effet des brise-vent sur la vitesse du vent, sur l'evapotranspiration et sur le rendement des cultures irriguees en zone aride Sidi Bouzid, Tunisie Centrale [Effect of windbreaks on wind speed, evapotranspiration and irrigated farming yield in arid zones]. Messing, Ingmar; Noureddine, Akrimi Uppsala : Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, International Rural Development Centre,; 1991. 40 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. (Rural development studies (Uppsala, Sweden) ; no. 30.). Text in French with an English summary. Includes bibliographical references (p. 36-37). Language: French; French Descriptors: Windbreaks, shelterbelts, etc; Evapotranspiration; Agricultural innovations; Irrigation farming 99 NAL Call. No.: 22 AG83I Efficacy of mulches in the reduction of irrigation requirement of groundnut. Mandal, B.K.; Ghosh, T.K. New Delhi : Indian Council of Agricultural Research; 1984 May. The Indian journal of agricultural sciences v. 54 (5): p. 446-449; 1984 May. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: West bengal; Arid zones; Arachis hypogaea; Rice husks; Mulches; Water use efficiency; Irrigation scheduling; Dry farming 100 NAL Call. No.: S590.A48 Efficient resource management systems for drylands of India. Venkateswarlu, J. New York : Springer-Verlag; 1987. Advances in soil sciences v. 7: p. 165-221; 1987. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: India; Dry conditions; Dry farming; Arid soils; Soil management 101 NAL Call. No.: 22 IN283 Efficient use of fertilisers in drylands. Umrani, N.K.; Narkhede, P.L.; Patil, C.B. New Delhi : Indian Council of Agricultural Research; 1984 Apr. Indian farming v. 34 (1): p. 35-36; 1984 Apr. Language: English Descriptors: Arid lands; Sorghum; Fertilizers; Dry farming; Efficiency 102 NAL Call. No.: FICHE 290.9 AM32P Efficient utilization of energy with an improved farming system for selected SAT regions. Bansal, R.K.; Kshirsagar, K.G.; Sangle, R.D. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1985. Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche collection) (fiche no. 85-1021): 18 p.; 1985. Paper presented at the 1985 Summer Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950 Niles Road,. Language: English Descriptors: India; Tropics; Semiarid zones; Erosion control; Runoff control; Cropping systems; Cultivation methods; Implements 103 NAL Call. No.: A00061 Egypt plows desert into farmland. Gaugh, S. Boston, Mass. : Christian Science Pub. Society; 1991 Jan16. The Christian Science monitor. p. 12-13; 1991 Jan16. Language: English Descriptors: Egypt; Arid zones; Dry farming; Irrigation systems; Imports; Economic impact 104 NAL Call. No.: G1.G4 Egypt's farmer priests. Taylor, W.H. London : IPC Magazines; 1984 Aug. The Geographical magazine v. 56 (8): p. 398, 401-403. ill., maps; 1984 Aug. Language: English Descriptors: Egypt; Deserts; Dry farming; Farming systems 105 NAL Call. No.: S613.A55 Ekspluatatsionnaia planirovka oroshaemykh zemel' v aridnoi zone [Operational plan for irrigated lands in the arid zone]. Akhmedzhanov, M. A. Moskva : Kolos,; 1982. 143 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Language: Russian Descriptors: Irrigation farming; Irrigation; Equipment and supplies; Arid regions agriculture; Cotton; Irrigation 106 NAL Call. No.: TJ810.I49 1982 Energy farming in coastal deserts using intensive marine cultures (Biomass production, algae). Wagener, K. Oxford : Pergamon Press, 1982; 1982. Energy conservation and use of renewable energies in the bio- industries 2 : proceedings, Second International Seminar, held at Trinity College, Oxford, 6-10 September 1982 / editor F. Vogt. p. 678-688. ill; 1982. Includes references. Language: English 107 NAL Call. No.: QC925.2.A1R3 Evaluation of materials for inducing runoff and use of these materials in runoff farming (Soil stabilizer, residual wax, antistripping agent). Fink, D.H.; Ehrler, W.L. Farnham Royal, England : Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau, c1981; 1981. Rainfall collection for agriculture in arid and semiarid regions: proc. workshop / hosted by Univ. Arizona, USA; Chapingo Postgraduate College, Mexico ; (edited by G.R. Dutt, C.F. Hutchinson, M. Anaya Garduno). p. 9-16. ill; 1981. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Deserts 108 NAL Call. No.: SD387.M8A3 An evaluation of the Acacia albida-based agroforestry practices in the Hararghe highlands of Eastern Ethiopia. Poschen, P. Dordrecht : Martinus Nijhoff/W. Junk; 1986. Agroforestry systems v. 4 (2): p. 129-143. ill., maps; 1986. Includes 16 references. Language: English Descriptors: Ethiopia; Highlands; Arid zones; Acacia albida; Agroforestry; Farming systems; Zea mays; Sorghum bicolor; Crop yield; Catha edulis; Seed weight; Soil fertility; Fuelwood; Fodder crops; Farmers' attitudes 109 NAL Call. No.: S671.J62 An evaluation of traditional small reservoir irrigation systems in semi-arid India. Sharma, P.N.; Helweg, O.J. New Delhi : Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers; 1983 Sep. Journal of agricultural engineering v. 20 (3/4): p. 101-110; 1983 Sep. Includes 9 references. Language: English Descriptors: India; Semiarid zones; Traditional farming; Irrigation systems; Water reservoirs; Small farms 110 NAL Call. No.: 281.8 AU74 An experiment in multiattribute utility theory. Deforce, R.J.; Hardaker, J.B. Armidale : Australian Agricultural Economics Society; 1985 Dec. The Australian journal of agricultural economics v. 29 (3): p. 179-198. ill; 1985 Dec. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: South austrailia; Multiple land use; Grazing lands; Livestock farming; Pastoralism; Tourism policy; Utility functions; Decision making; Arid zones; Economic theories 111 NAL Call. No.: SB299.J6J6 Experiment using water harvesting techniques. Stryker, R.G. Phoenix, Ariz. : John S. Turner Public Relations; 1991 Mar. Jojoba happenings v. 19 (2): p. 4-6 (continued); 1991 Mar. Paper continued in volume 19, number 3 (June-July 1991). Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Simmondsia chinensis; Dry farming; Deserts; Water harvesting; Crop establishment 112 NAL Call. No.: S631.C63 1983 Experimental bases of dry farming techniques in arid and semi- arid zones. Manichon, H. Bern, Switzerland : The Institute; 1983. Nutrient balances and the need for fertilizers in semi-arid and arid regions : proceedings of the 17th Colloquium of the International Potash Institute held in Rabat and Marrakech, Morroco. p. 211-222; 1983. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Algeria; Arid regions; Semiarid zones; Triticum; Dry farming; Crop management; Yield factors 113 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4J6 Farming on the desert fringe--a case study of state farms in Xinjiang, China. Squires, V.R. London : Academic Press; 1989 Mar. Journal of arid environments v. 16 (2): p. 229-233. ill., maps; 1989 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Xinjiang; Deserts; Marginal land; Farming systems; State farms; Irrigated farming; Program evaluation; Farm surveys 114 NAL Call. No.: S391.W413 Farming systems in South Australia dry land farming in a semi- arid climate. Webber, Glyn D.; Cocks, Philip Stanley,_1939-; Jefferies, Brian C. South Australia, Dept. of Agriculture and Fisheries Adelaide, S. Aust. : Dept. of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Trade and Development Division, Premier's Dept.,; 1976. 104 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 30 cm. Language: English; English Descriptors: Agricultural systems; Australia; South Australia; Agriculture; Australia; South Australia 115 NAL Call. No.: S602.5.R3B Farming systems of small farms in the Leeward Islands of the eastern Caribbean--selected case studies. Singh, L.; Archibald, K.A.E.; Hammerton, J. Morrilton, Ark. : Winrock International, 1982? :.; 1982. Case studies for a workshop : Research on Crop-Animal Systems, April 4-7, 1982, Turrialba, Costa Rica / Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Dev. p. 105-133; 1982. Includes food import statistics. Includes 1 references. Language: English Descriptors: Leeward Islands; Tropics; Semiarid zones; Developing countries; Farming systems; Small farms; Cropping systems; Animal husbandry; Input output analysis; Constraints; Farm income; Planning of research 116 NAL Call. No.: S590.2.S632 Fate of nitrogen-tagged urea applied to wheat in the arid Mediterranean region. Abdelmoneum, M.A.S.; Harmsen, K.; Lindsay, W.L.; Vlek, P.G. Aleppo, Syria : International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas; 1988. Soil test calibration in West Asia and North Africa : proceedings of the second regional workshop, Ankara, Turkey, 1-6 September 1987 / editors, Abdallah Matar, P.N. Soltanpour, Amy Chouinard. p. 103-110; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Syria; Triticum; Dry farming; Urea fertilizers; Isotope labeling; Arid regions; Soil test values; Nitrogen recovery 117 NAL Call. No.: TD172.E5 Feasibility of growing second crop in winter after rainy season crop at rainfed condition in semi-arid region of West Bengal. Zaman, A.; Mallick, S. Kalyani, West Bengal : Dept. of Zoology, Kalyani University for MKK Publications; 1987 Jun. Environment & ecology v. 5 (2): p. 239-243; 1987 Jun. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: West bengal; Intercropping; Intercrops; Winter; Rain-fed farming; Semiarid zones; Feasibility studies; Crop yield; Varieties 118 NAL Call. No.: 107.6 T643 Field investigation on the agricultural development of arid region in Iran. II. Comparison of drip and furrow irrigation methods in a forced culture of tomatoes. Yamamoto, T.; Cho, T. Tottori : The Faculty; 1985 Jan. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University v. 20: p. 75-85. ill; 1985 Jan. Includes 8 references. Language: English Descriptors: Iran; Arid regions; Lycopersicon esculentum; Irrigated farming; Trickle irrigation; Furrow irrigation; Soil water relations; Water flow resistance 119 NAL Call. No.: 6 AR44 Fish may provide a second income. Shannon, M. Tempe, Ariz. : Arizona Farmer-Stockman; 1987 May. Arizona farmer-stockman v. 66 (5): p. 5-7. ill; 1987 May. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Fish farming; Aquaculture; Farm income; Diversification; Deserts 120 NAL Call. No.: aSD11.A42 The florescence of arid lands in Mesopotamia, Elam, and Central Asia: an historical perspective. Zauderer, J. Fort Collins, Colo. : The Station; 1985. General technical report RM - Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, United States, Forest Service (120): p. 463-466. maps; 1985. Paper presented at the "Conference on Riparian Ecosystems and their Management: Reconciling Conflicting Uses," April 16-18, 1985, Tucson, Arizona. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid lands; Land development; Irrigated farming; Cereals; Cultivars; Developmental history 121 NAL Call. No.: SB323.C63 Food from dryland gardens an ecological, nutritional, and social approach to small-scale household food production. Cleveland, David A.; Soleri, Daniela Center for People, Food, and Environment Tucson, Arizona, USA : Center for People, Food, and Environment,; 1991. xiii, 387 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-372) and index. Language: English Descriptors: Vegetable gardening; Truck farming; Food crops; Arid regions agriculture; Sustainable agriculture; Nutrition 122 NAL Call. No.: S542.A8A34 Food legumes in farming systems in the tropics and subtropics. Wood, I.M.; Myers, R.J.K. Canberra : Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; 1987. ACIAR proceedings series (18): p. 34-45; 1987. In the series analytic: Food legume improvement for Asian farming systems / edited by E.S. Wallis and D.E. Byth. Proceedings of international workshop held on September 1-5, 1986, Khon Kaen, Thailand. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Tropical asia; Developing countries; Leguminosae; Pulses; Subtropics; Tropics; Semiarid zones; Agronomic characteristics; Crop yield; Food preferences; Farmers' attitudes; Farming systems 123 NAL Call. No.: 80 AM371 Garden to participate in economic botany program. Chicago, Ill. : American Nurseryman Publishing Co; 1986. American nurseryman v. 164 (11): p. 9-10; 1986. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Mexico; Desert plants; Arid lands; Dry farming; Ethnobotany; Resource conservation; Development aid; International cooperation; Research projects; Botanical gardens 124 NAL Call. No.: SB123.3.G46 Geographic variation for spike and grain characteristics in durum wheat germplasm adapted to dryland conditions. Pecetti, L.; Damania, A.B.; Kashour, G. Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1992-; 1992. Genetic resources and crop evolution v. 39 (2): p. 97-105; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Ethiopia; Cabt; Egypt; Cabt; Greece; Cabt; U.S.S.R.; Cabt; Morocco; Cabt; Turkey; Cabt; Tunisia; Cabt; Jordan; Cabt; Iran; Cabt; Triticum durum; Germplasm; Provenance; Genetic resources; Adaptation; Arid regions; Dry farming; Drought resistance; Phenotypes; Kernels; Seed weight; Spikes; Density; Grain; Agronomic characteristics; Genetic variation 125 NAL Call. No.: 22 IN283 Goat farming under north indian conditions. Rana, Z.S. New Delhi : Indian Council of Agricultural Research; 1984 Jul. Indian farming v. 34 (4): p. 23, 25-26. ill; 1984 Jul. Language: English Descriptors: India; Arid zones; Goat keeping; Beetal; Environmental factors 126 NAL Call. No.: SF380.I52 Goats or scapegoats--the overgrazing controversy in Piura, Peru. Perevolotsky, A. New York : Elsevier; 1991 Dec. Small ruminant research v. 6 (3): p. 199-215; 1991 Dec. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Peru; Goats; Extensive livestock farming; Overgrazing; Savannas; Semiarid zones; Arid zones; Farming; Drought; Biomass production; Stocking rate; Deforestation; Prosopis juliflora; Social classes; Ministries of agriculture 127 NAL Call. No.: 56.9 SO3 Growth characteristics of legume cover crops in a semiarid environment. Power, J.F. Madison, Wis. : The Society; 1991 Nov. Soil Science Society of America journal v. 55 (6): p. 1659-1663; 1991 Nov. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: North Dakota; Legumes; Cover crops; Green manures; Semiarid climate; Seasonal growth; Planting date; Temporal variation; Stand characteristics; Growth rate; Dry matter accumulation; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogen; Nutrient uptake; Water use efficiency; Nitrogen content; Climatic factors; Precipitation; Dry farming Abstract: To select the best legume cover crop to grow for a given cropping situation, the producer needs knowledge of relative growth rates, N2-fixation and N-uptake rates, and water use for various potential planting dates. Such an experiment was conducted for 2 yr at Mandan, ND, in which 10 legume species were planted on or shortly after the first day of May, June, July, and August each year. Soil and plant samples were collected periodically after each planting date to evaluate rates of dry-matter production, N accumulation, and water use. Potential N2-fixation rate was measured in one season only. For the first 40 to 90 d after planting, large- seeded annuals such as faba bean (Vicia faba L.) field pea (Pisum sativum L.), and soybean (Glycine max [L] Merr.) generally exhibited most rapid growth, N accumulation, and water use (these three parameters were generally closely related for all samplings). With more than 90 d growth, species such as Korean lespedeza (Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim.), yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officianalis L.), and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) also began to exhibit rapid growth. One surprising result was the outstanding growth of May-planted subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) in one (ample moisture) of the two seasons. For the shorter growth periods, faba bean exhibited good growth characteristics at all planting dates, and field pea was satisfactory at most. July and August planting of slower growing species generally resulted in relatively little growth by the end of the season. In most instances, water-use efficiency was greatest for the May planting, and highest values were often recorded for field pea, faba bean, and subterranean clover. These results identify those legume species best adapted for a given planting date and duration of growth under the climatic conditions of this experiment. 128 NAL Call. No.: 292.8 W295 A helicopter-borne electromagnetic survey to delineate groundwater recharge rates. Cook, P.G.; Kilty, S. Washington, D.C. : American Geophysical Union; 1992 Nov. Water resources research v. 28 (11): p. 2953-2961; 1992 Nov. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: South australia; Groundwater recharge; Agricultural land; Dry farming; Electrical conductivity; Electromagnetic radiation; Aerial surveys; Mapping; Spatial variation; Semiarid zones Abstract: Groundwater recharge is one of the most difficult components of the water balance to measure. For this reason, electromagnetic methods have been used to infer its variability from measurements of apparent electrical conductivity. In this study, groundwater recharge was estimated at 20 sites using unsaturated zone chloride methods. Interpolation between drill sites was accomplished with the aid of a helicopter-borne electromagnetic survey (DIGHEM(IV)). Correlations between recharge and apparent electrical conductivity were only significant (R2 = 65%) at the highest frequency (56,000 Hz). Using these single-frequency data, variations in recharge were mapped over an area of 32 km2. Recharge, as inferred from the electromagnetic data, appears to be lognormally distributed, and varies from less than 1 to more than 50 mm yr-1. Within the study region, spatially averaged recharge can be estimated from the electromagnetic data, with an accuracy of approximately -60%, +140% (90% probability). This is comparable to the estimation accuracy when surface electromagnetic methods are used. Aerial electromagnetic methods appear very useful for identifying areas of high and low recharge over large regions. 129 NAL Call. No.: S3.A32 Herd management on a Maasai group ranch in relation to traditional organisation and livestock development. Peacock, C.P. Barking, Essex : Elsevier Applied Science; 1987. Agricultural administration and extension v. 27 (2): p. 61-74. maps; 1987. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Kenya; Traditional society; Herds; Livestock groups; Land use; Animal husbandry; Grazing systems; Extensive livestock farming; Livestock; Resource management; Semiarid zones; Range management; Land tenure 130 NAL Call. No.: 22.5 N928 Historical experiences of dry-farming in North China Ming, Z.D. Beijing : Nung yeh ch'u pan she; 1984 Oct20. Chung-kuo nung yeh k'o hsueh; Scientia agricultura sinica (5): p. 89-94; 1984 Oct20. Includes 9 references. Language: Chinese Descriptors: China; Dry farming; Arid soils; Drought resistance; Water requirements; History 131 NAL Call. No.: S612.I23 ICARDA. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas Aleppo, Syria : International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas,; 19??-9999. v. : ill. ; 23-30 cm. Description based on: 111, published in 1987; title from cover. Language: English; English; French; Arabic Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; Dry farming 132 NAL Call. No.: S612.I482 ICARDA research highlights. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas Aleppo, Syria : The Center,; 1981-9999. v. : ill. ; 23 cm. Title from cover. Language: English; English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; Periodicals; Dry farming; Periodicals 134 NAL Call. No.: S604.37.I25 ICRISAT farming systems research a special report.. Farming systems research : a special report International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Patancheru, A.P., India : International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics,; 1983. 68 p. ; 28 cm. July 1983. Bibliography: p. 65-66. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture; Research; India; Agricultural systems; Tropics; Agricultural systems; India; Farm management; India; Arid regions agriculture; India 135 NAL Call. No.: SB110.I3 ICRISAT research highlights. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics,; 19uu. v. : ill. ; 24 cm. Description based on: 1979. Language: English; English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; Dry farming; Underdeveloped areas; Agriculture, Cooperative 136 NAL Call. No.: S542.A8A34 ILCA's research on crop-livestock interactions in the subhumid zone of Nigeria. Powell, J.M. Canberra : Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; 1985. ACIAR proceedings series (4): p. 92-96; 1985. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Nigeria; Meat and livestock industry; Crop enterprises; Farming systems; Semiarid zones; International cooperation; Research projects 137 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4J6 Impact of agrodesert on a desert ecosystem. Faragalla, A.A. London : Academic Press; 1988 Jul. Journal of arid environments v. 15 (1): p. 99-102; 1988 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Saudi arabia; Deserts; Ecosystems; Farming systems; Environmental impact reporting; Irrigation; Insect pests; Habitat selection; Oases; Hosts of plant pests 138 NAL Call. No.: HD1.A3 The impact of foodcrop production on sustained livestock production in semi-arid regions of Kenya. Mukhebi, A.W.; Knipscheer, H.C.; Sullivan, G. Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1991. Agricultural systems v. 35 (3): p. 339-351; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Kenya; Mixed farming; Agropastoral systems; Drought; Semiarid zones; Livestock; Animal production; Crop production 139 NAL Call. No.: S622.2.S65 Improved rainfed farming for semiarid tropics--implications for soil and water conservation. Pathak, P.; Miranda, S.M.; El-Swaify, S.A. Ankeny, Iowa : Soil Conservation Society of America; 1985. Soil erosion and conservation / edited by S.A. El-Swaify, W.C. Moldenhauer, and Andrew Lo. p. 338-354; 1985. Includes 6 references. Language: English Descriptors: India; Semiarid zones; Tropics; Watersheds; Agricultural land; Rain-fed farming; Alfisols; Vertisols; Crop management; Soil and water conservation; Erosion control; Runoff water; Soil management 140 NAL Call. No.: S612.A753 Improving agricultural production in West Africa. Norvelle, M.E. Tucson : Office of Arid Lands Studies, University of Arizona; 1987. Arid lands newsletter v. 25: p. 3-8. ill; 1987. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Mauritania; Senegal; Agricultural development; Agricultural production; Environmental policy; Farming systems; Rural development; River basins; Arid zones; Farm surveys 141 NAL Call. No.: S583.2.V74 1982 Improving the effectiveness of crop farming under conditions of arid climate (Application of fertilizers, crop rotations, Stavropol Territory). Kalashnikov, A.I. Moskva : Kolos, 1983; 1983. Agrokhimiia na sluzhbe urozhaia : Seminara-soveshchaniia "Opyt raboty Khar'kovskoi oblasti po povysheniiu plodorodiia pochv i effektivnosti ispol'zovaniia sredstv khimizatssi", sostoiavshegosia 18-20 avgusta 1982. p. 112-115; 1983. Papers of the All-Union seminar-meeting "Experience of the work in the Kharkov Region in increasing soil fertility and th effectiveness of using means of chemicalization", August 18-20, 1982, Kharkov. Language: Russian Descriptors: USSR 142 NAL Call. No.: S590.A48 Improving the sustainability of dryland farming systems: a global perspective. Parr, J.F.; Stewart, B.A.; Hornick, S.B.; Singh, R.P. New York, N.Y. : Springer-Verlag; 1990. Advances in soil sciences v. 13: p. 1-8. ill; 1990. In the series analytic: Dryland Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainability / edited by R.P. Singh, J.F. Parr, and B.A. Stewart. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid lands; Farming; Dry conditions; Erosion; Desertification 143 NAL Call. No.: 10 EX72 Improving water use efficiency of annual crops in the rainfed farming systems of West Asia and North Africa. Cooper, P.J.M.; Gregory, P.J.; Tully, D.; Harris, H.C. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press; 1987 Apr. Experimental agriculture v. 23 (2): p. 113-158. ill; 1987 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: West asia; North Africa; Syria; Rain-fed farming; Cereals; Legumes; Water use efficiency; Farming systems; Crop management; Livestock; Water management; Arid zones 144 NAL Call. No.: HD1401.A47 Incorporating risk in the economic analysis of agronomic trials: fertilizer use on barley in Syria. Mazid, A.; Bailey, E. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, c1986-; 1992 Jul. Agricultural economics : the journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists v. 7 (2): p. 167-184; 1992 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Syria; Cabt; Hordeum vulgare; Barley; Rain; Nitrogen fertilizers; Phosphorus fertilizers; Risk; Yield response functions; Economic analysis; Rotations; Fallow; Dry farming; Arid lands Abstract: In the drier areas of Syria yields of barley, the principal crop, are low. Due to the variability in rainfall, fertilizer use is perceived as risky. Barley-fertilizer trials have been conducted on farmer's fields over a period of four years to investigate whether the large yield response to fertilizer observed on research sites could be achieved under farmers' conditions. Data were pooled across years and sites and response functions estimated. Simple optimization analysis shows that economic optimum fertilizer rates vary considerably with rainfall and relative prices. Historical rainfall data are combined with the estimated response functions, and stochastic dominance analysis is used to compare the riskiness of fertilizer treatments in terms of net benefits and benefit- cost ratios. Results show that, given the estimated expected rainfall in barley producing areas, fertilizer use, especially at low levels, may not be as risky as has been believed. Extensions of the methodology to include other environmental variables, or to target recommendations, are discussed. 145 NAL Call. No.: SF380.I5 Indigenous goats: productivity in traditional livestock systems of semi-arid Africa. Wilson, R.T. Scottsdale : Dairy Goat Journal Pub. Co; 1984. International goat and sheep research v. 2 (3): p. 243-251. ill; 1984. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Africa; Mali; Sudan; Kenya; Semiarid zones; Goat keeping; Reproduction; Growth; Viability; Native livestock; Traditional farming 146 NAL Call. No.: 56.9 SO3 Infiltration of simulated rainfall: tillage system and crop residue effects. Unger, P.W. Madison, Wis. : The Society; 1992 Jan. Soil Science Society of America journal v. 56 (1): p. 283-289; 1992 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Texas; Soil water movement; Infiltration; Mollisols; Winter wheat; Sorghum; Crop residues; Plowing; Discing; Tillage; No-tillage; Aggregates; Size; Stability; Soil organic matter; Soil water content; Sediment; Losses from soil systems; Surface layers; Coverage; Surface roughness; Runoff; Water erosion; Semiarid zones; Dry farming; Water conservation Abstract: Low precipitation limits dryland crop yields in semiarid regions. Irrigation can increase yields, but declining water supplies, competition for water, and high pumping costs have caused an increased emphasis on water conservation in many regions. Water conservation, however, often is hindered by soil surface conditions that cause runoff, even from small rainstorms. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of tillage system and crop residue [winter wheat, Triticum aestivum L.; grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor L.) Moench] treatments on infiltration of simulated rainfall on Pullman (fine mixed, thermic Torrertic Paleustoll) soil at Bushland, TX. Treatments were moldboard plowing plus disking, rotary tillage, sweep tillage with residues removed, and no-tillage with residues left in place, no-tillage with residues removed, and no-tillage with residues left in place. Different tillage systems caused significant differences in soil aggregate size, aggregate stability, organic-matter concentration, initial water content, sediment loss during the rainstorms, bulk density, surface residue cover, and surface roughness. Compared with the no-tillage treatments, moldboard plowing usually caused the greatest differences in the soil conditions. There was no close relationship, however, between any soil condition and infiltration. With limited residues, soil-loosening tillage increased infiltration. 147 NAL Call. No.: 10 J822 Influence of dates of sowing on Brassica species under semi- arid rainfed conditions of north-west India. Saran, G.; Giri, G. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press; 1987 Jun. The Journal of agricultural science v. 108 (pt.3): p. 561-566; 1987 Jun. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: India; Brassica; Eruca sativa; Oil plants; Seed production; Sowing date; Temperatures; Arid regions; Rain-fed farming; Yield components 148 NAL Call. No.: 10 EX72 Influence of mode and time of chlormequat chloride (CCC) application on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) under semi-arid rainfed conditions in North-west India. Giri, G.; Gangasaran Cambridge : Cambridge University Press; 1987 Jan. Experimental agriculture v. 23 (1): p. 87-91; 1987 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Delhi; Arachis hypogaea; Chlormequat; Drought resistance; Seed treatment; Foliar application; Leaf water content; Crop yield; Root nodulation; Semiarid zones; Rain-fed farming 149 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5 The influence of rainfall deficits on the abundance of Helicoverpa (=Heliothis) armigera in Andhra Pradesh, India. Pimbert, M.P.; Srivastava, C.P. Oxon : A B Academic Publishers; 1991. Biological agriculture and horticulture : an international journal v. 8 (2): p. 153-176; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Andhra pradesh; Helicoverpa armigera; Outbreaks; Semiarid zones; Tropics; Rain; Drought; Wind; Air temperature; Infestation; Hosts of plant pests; Crops; Weeds; Host preferences; Temporal variation; Population dynamics; Long term experiments; Larvae; Light traps; Counting; Natural enemies; Parasites of insect pests; Parasitoids; Predators of insect pests; Spatial distribution; Migration; Insecticide resistance; Nutrient content; Plant analysis; Insect control; Wet season; Dry season; Dry farming 150 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4A1 Influence of water availability on yield of cowpea under rainfed conditions. Ramana Rao, B.V.; Ramakrishna, Y.S.; Daulay, H.S. Pungalpara : Arid Zone Research Association of India; 1984 Mar. Annals of arid zone v. 23 (1): p. 63-66; 1984 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Rajasthan; Arid lands; Cowpeas; Yields; Rain-fed farming; Water availability; Soil water; Evapotranspiration 151 NAL Call. No.: TP453.P7P557 Insectides, insect repellants and attractants from arid/semiarid-land plants. Jacobson, M. Washington, D.C. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.; 1983. Plants : the potentials for extracting protein, medicines, and other useful chemicals : workshop proceedings / Congress of the United States, Office of Technology Assessment. p. 138-146, 28-31; 1983. Includes 58 references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Arid lands; Semiarid zones; Insecticidal plants; Commercial farming; Chemical constituents of plants; Economic evaluation 152 NAL Call. No.: QK938.D4P73 Integrated UNESCO/UNEP project on the arid lands of northern Kenya and principal results (report 2). Neronov, V.M.; Kydoyarova, I.Ya New York, N.Y. : Allerton Press; 1986. Problems of desert development (4): p. 62-73; 1986. Translated from Problemy Osvoeniya Pustyn, (4), 1986, p. 57-64. (QK938.D4P7). Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Kenya; Rangelands; Arid zones; Agricultural development; Livestock farming; Plant communities; Unesco; Unep; Reports; Development aid 153 NAL Call. No.: SB193.F59 Intensive grazing in arid regions. Heitschmidt, R.K. Lexington, Ky. : The Conference; 1988. Proceedings of the Forage and Grassland Conference. p. 340-353. ill; 1988. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Grazing systems; Intensive farming; Pasture management; Livestock; Ecosystems; Energy conservation; Arid regions 154 NAL Call. No.: 22 IN235 Intercropping of mustard with chickpea, lentil and barley in drylands. Gangasaran; Giri, G. New Delhi : Indian Society of Agronomy; 1985 Jun. Indian journal of agronomy v. 30 (2): p. 244-250; 1985 Jun. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Delhi; Arid lands; Cicer arietinum; Intercropping; Brassica juncea; Hordeum vulgare; Lens culinaris; Seed production; Yields; Yield components; Dry farming; Rain 155 NAL Call. No.: 10 EX72 Intercropping sorghum with cowpea in dryland farming systems in Botswana. I. Field experiments and relative advantages of intercropping. Lightfoot, C.W.F.; Tayler, R.S. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press; 1987 Oct. Experimental agriculture v. 23 (4): p. 425-434; 1987 Oct. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Botswana; Sorghum bicolor; Vigna sinensis; Intercropping; Subsistence farming; Experimental design; Crop yield; Semiarid zones 156 NAL Call. No.: 10 EX72 Intercropping sorghum with cowpea in dryland farming systems in Botswana. II. Comparative stability of alternative cropping systems. Lightfoot, C.W.F.; Dear, K.B.G.; Mead, R. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press; 1987 Oct. Experimental agriculture v. 23 (4): p. 435-442; 1987 Oct. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Botswana; Sorghum bicolor; Vigna sinensis; Intercropping; Continuous cropping; Farm income; Stability; Semiarid zones; Quantitative analysis; Regression analysis 157 NAL Call. No.: 99.8 P17 An international study of the arid-zone land use problems. II. Ahmad, S. Peshawar : Pakistan Forest Institute; 1959 Apr. The Pakistan journal of forestry v. 9: p. 96-117. ill; 1959 Apr. Literature review. Language: English Descriptors: Land development; Land resources; Land management; Arid zones; Semiarid zones; Dry farming; Afforestation; Sand dune stabilization; Desertification; Grazing effects 158 NAL Call. No.: SB111.I55 1974 International Workshop on Farming Systems, November 18-21, 1974. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Hyderabad International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics; 1975. viii, 548 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Includes bibliographies. Language: ENGLISH Descriptors: Agriculture; Tropics; Agriculture; Arid regions 159 NAL Call. No.: HD1755.A44 Irrigated agriculture and mineralized water. Young, R.A.; Horner, G.L. Washington, D.C. : National Center for Food and Agric Policy, Resources for the Future; 1986. Agriculture and the environment / Tim T. Phipps, Pierre R. Crosson, and Kent A. Price, editors. p. 77-116. ill., maps; 1986. Paper presented at a conference on "Agriculture and the Environment," April, 1986, Washington, D.C. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Wyoming; Colorado; Utah; Nevada; Arizona; New Mexico; California; Irrigated farming; Arid lands; Environmental pollution; Water composition and quality; Mineral content; Groundwater pollution; Soil salinity; Waterlogging; Environmental degradation; Costs; Economic impact; Environmental policy; Agricultural policy; Pollution by agriculture 160 NAL Call. No.: HD1755.A44 Irrigated agriculture and mineralized water: comment and discussion. Frederick, K.D. Washington, D.C. : National Center for Food and Agric Policy, Resources for the Future; 1986. Agriculture and the environment / Tim T. Phipps, Pierre R. Crosson, and Kent A. Price, editors. p. 117-122; 1986. Paper presented at a conference on "Agriculture and the Environment," April, 1986, Washington, D.C. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Great basin and pacific slope; Western states of U.S.A.; California; Irrigated farming; Arid lands; Environmental pollution; Water composition and quality; Mineral content; Soil salinity; Cost benefit analysis; Environmental policy; Pollution by agriculture 161 NAL Call. No.: S542.A8A34 Irrigated food legume production in northwestern Australia. McNeil, D.L.; Eagleton, G.E. Canberra : Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; 1987. ACIAR proceedings series (18): p. 221; 1987. In the series analytic: Food legume improvement for Asian farming systems / edited by E.S. Wallis and D.E. Byth. Proceedings of international workshop held on September 1-5, 1986, Khon Kaen, Thailand. Language: English Descriptors: Western australia; Leguminosae; Pulses; Semiarid zones; Irrigated farming; Feasibility studies; Market research 162 NAL Call. No.: S613.S3 Irrigation in arid lands. Stanhill, G. London : Royal Society; 1986. Scientific aspects of irrigation schemes : a Royal Society discussion / organized by H.L. Penman ... [et al.].. p. 69-81. plates; 1986. Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, series A, 1986, volume 316 (no. 1537), pages 261-273. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Egypt; Israel; Arid lands; Irrigated farming; Irrigation requirements; Leaching requirement; Hydrological factors 163 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822 Lagoon leveling to permit annual cropping in semiarid areas. Mickelson, R.H.; Greb, B.W. Ankeny, Iowa : Soil Conservation Society of America; 1970 Jan. Journal of soil and water conservation v. 25 (1): p. 13-16; 1970 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Colorado; Lagoons; Levelling; Annual field crops; Dry farming; Semiarid zones; Forage; Crop yield; Costs; Soil water; Zea mays; Sorghum; Water impoundment; Runoff water 164 NAL Call. No.: 22 IN283 Lentil and ideal pulse crop for dryland farming. Lal, S. New Delhi : Indian Council of Agricultural Research; 1985 Jul. Indian farming v. 35 (4): p. 23-24; 1985 Jul. Language: English Descriptors: India; Arid zones; Lens culinaris; Dry farming; Drought tolerance; Varieties; Crop yield 165 NAL Call. No.: SF191.W6 Livestock production in central Mali: sheep husbandry in the traditional sector. Wilson, R.T. Rome, Italy : FAO; 1984. World animal review (53): p. 8-14. ill., maps; 1984. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Mali; Arid zones; Sheep breeds; Animal husbandry; Sheep farming; Animal geography 166 NAL Call. No.: aZ733.N3A54 The Llano Estacado experience: utilization of the arid lands of Texas. Mason, R. Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1986 Apr. Agricultural libraries information notes - National Agricultural Library (U.S.), Science and Education Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture v. 12 (4): p. 1-4. ill; 1986 Apr. Language: English Descriptors: Texas; Arid lands; Dry farming; Arid climate; Irrigated farming; Ranching; Rangelands 167 NAL Call. No.: S616.A358W33 no.2 Local varieties, planting strategies, and early season farming activities in two villages of central Upper Volta. Matlon, Peter J. Ouagadougou, Upper Volta, South Africa : International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics,; 1980. 53 p. ; 28 cm.. (Applied Anthropology Documentation Project ; 1070 W.A. economics program progress report ; 2). June 1980. Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; Farm management; Upper Volta; Decision making 168 NAL Call. No.: 26 T754 Maize population densities and spacings in Botswana. Jones, M.J. Guildford : Butterworth Scientific; 1986 Jan. Tropical agriculture v. 63 (1): p. 25-29; 1986 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Botswana; Semiarid zones; Zea mays; Plant density; Row spacing; Rain-fed farming; Crop yield 169 NAL Call. No.: 6 P9452 Making the most of precious little. Klass, L. Tucson, Ariz. : College of Agriculture, University of Arizona; 1986. Arizona land & people v. 37 (3): p. 14-17. ill; 1986. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Water harvesting; Tribal societies; Deserts; Arid zones; Traditional farming; Water storage 170 NAL Call. No.: S590.A48 Managing crop residues to optimize crop/livestock production systems for dryland agriculture. Papendick, R.I.; Parr, J.F.; Meyer, R.E. New York, N.Y. : Springer-Verlag; 1990. Advances in soil sciences v. 13: p. 253-272. ill; 1990. In the series analytic: Dryland Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainability / edited by R.P. Singh, J.F. Parr, and B.A. Stewart. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Crop residues; Livestock farming; Animal husbandry; Water conservation; Crop yield; Erosion control; Runoff control; Water composition and quality; Arid lands 171 NAL Call. No.: TP360.I5 Mariculture on land--a system for biofuel farming in coastal deserts. Wagener, K. London, Allied Science Publishers; 1980 (pub.1981). Proceedings ... Energy from biomass 1981).: p. 685-690. ill; 1980 (pub.1981). Includes 2 ref. Language: English Descriptors: Deserts 172 NAL Call. No.: TP360.B57 Mariculture on land--a system for biofuel farming in coastal deserts. Wagener, K. Barking, Essex, England, Applied Science Publishers; Oct 1981. Biomass v. 1 (2): p. 145-158. ill; Oct 1981. 35 ref. Language: English 173 NAL Call. No.: 340.8 IN8 Mass cultures of marine algae for energy farming in coastal deserts (Subtropical conditions of Calabria, Italy). Wagener, K.; IJBMA Lisse : Swets & Zeitlinger; Nov 1983. International journal of biometeorology v. 27 (3): p. 227-233. ill; Nov 1983. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Italy 174 NAL Call. No.: GB618.71.W6 1975 Measures of sand stabilisation and farming practices in deserts of western Rajasthan (India). Singh, R.; Mathur, O.P.; Bhargava, P.D. Calcutta : Geological Survey of India, 1982; 1982. Proceedings of the Workshop on the Problems of the Deserts in India, held at Jaipur during September 16-18, 1975. p. 369-374; 1982. Language: English Descriptors: India; Deserts 175 NAL Call. No.: 100 Ut1 (3) no.3 Memoranda of plans for arid farm investigations. Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Logan : Utah Agricultural Experiment Station,; 1905. 29 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (Circular (Utah Agricultural Experiment Station) ; no. 3.). Cover title. Language: English; English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; Dry farming 176 NAL Call. No.: 100 Ut1 (3) no.1 Memoranda of plans for arid farm investigations. Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Logan : Utah Agricultural Experiment Station,; 1904. 62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (Circular (Utah Agricultural Experiment Station) ; no. 1.). Cover title. Language: English; English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; Dry farming 177 NAL Call. No.: S1.S44 The metamorphosis of the "Great American Desert". Dregne, H.E.; Willis, W.O.; Adams, M.K. Ames, Iowa : Council for Agricultural Science and Technology; 1988 Jan. Science of food and agriculture v. 6 (1): p. 2-7. ill., maps; 1988 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Canada; North central states of U.S.A.; South central states of U.S.A.; Semiarid zones; Dry farming; Fallow systems; Water management 178 NAL Call. No.: HD1.A3 A model for estimating potential market offtake from subsistence herds. Uys, P.W.; Hearne, J.W.; Colvin, P.M. Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1985. Agricultural systems v. 17 (4): p. 211-229. ill; 1985. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: South Africa; Semiarid zones; Beef herds; Pastoralism; Subsistence farming; Production possibilities; Dynamic models; Fodder crops 179 NAL Call. No.: SB112.I52 no. 6 Modeling crop responses to irrigation in relation to soils, climate, and salinity. Hanks, R. J.; (Ronald J.),; 1927-; Hill, Robert Wimmer,; 1942- Bet Dagan IIIC New York distributed by Pergamon Press; 1980. 66 p. ; 25 cm.. (International Irrigation Information Center. IIIC publication ; no. 6). Bibliography: p. 65-66. Descriptors: Irrigation farming; Mathematical models; Crops and water; Mathematical models; Crop yields; Mathematical models; Arid regions agriculture; Mathematical models; Agricultural estimating and reporting 180 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P Moisture and nitrate relations in dry-land agriculture. Buckman, H.O. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1910. Agronomy journal v. 2: p. 121-138; 1910. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Montana; Field crops; Dry farming; Arid lands; Organic matter in soil; Nitrates; Fallow; Moisture relations; Continuous cropping; Crop yield 181 NAL Call. No.: QC993.7.D4 The Negev--a desert reclaimed (Water resources, dry farming). Schechter, Y.; Galai, C. Oxford, New York, Pergamon Press; 1980. Desertification : associated case studies presented for the United Nations Conference on Desertification, edited by Margaret R. Biswas and Asit K. Biswas.United Nations Conference on Desertification (1977 : Nairobi, Kenya). p. 255-308. ill., maps; 1980. Descriptors: Israel; Deserts 182 NAL Call. No.: TD172.J6 Nitrate leaching under irrigation in the United States--a review. Ritter, W.F. New York, N.Y. : Marcel Dekker; 1989. Journal of environmental science and health : Part A : Environmental science and engineering v. 24 (4): p. 349-378; 1989. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Irrigated farming; Arid regions; Humid zones; Nitrates; Leaching; Water management 183 NAL Call. No.: S590.R4 Nitrogen status in desert soils under dry farming. Effect of fig litter and goat egesta (Egypt). El-Ayouty, E.Y.; Khadr, M.S.; Ghabbour, S.I.; Zaki, A. Paris, Gauthier-Villars; Oct 1980. Revue d'ecologie et de biologie du sol v. 17 (4): p. 509-524; Oct 1980. 17 ref. Descriptors: Egypt; Deserts 184 NAL Call. No.: 49 W89 A note on intensive fattening of Sudan Desert lambs. Khalafalla, A.M.; El Khidir, O.A. Rome : International Publishing Enterprises; 1985 Jul. World review of animal production v. 21 (3): p. 41-43. ill; 1985 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Sudan; Lamb fattening; Deserts; Intensive livestock farming; Fattening performance; Feedlots; Carcass composition 185 NAL Call. No.: 100 SO82 (1) No-till guidelines for the arid and semi-arid prairies. Beck, D.L.; Doerr, R. Brookings, S.D. : The Station; 1992 Mar. Bulletin - Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University (712): p. 1-26; 1992 Mar. Language: English Descriptors: South Dakota; No-tillage; Farming systems; Prairies; Arid regions; Semiarid zones; Field crops 186 NAL Call. No.: S604.37.N6 No-tillage crop production in the Tropics : proceedings of a symposium held August 6-7, 1981, at Monrovia, Liberia. Akobundu, I. O.; Deutsch, A. E. West African Weed Science Society, International Weed Science Society, International Plant Protection Center. Corvallis, Or. International Plant Protection Center, Oregon State University; 1983. 235 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.. (IPPC document (International Plant Protection Center) ; 46-B-83.). Includes bibliographies. Language: English Descriptors: No-tillage; Tropics; Dry farming; Tropics; Arid regions agriculture 187 NAL Call. No.: S631.C63 1983 Nutrient balances in rainfed farming systems in arid and semi- arid regions. Pieri, C. Bern, Switzerland : The Institute; 1983. Nutrient balances and the need for fertilizers in semi-arid and arid regions : proceedings of the 17th Colloquium of the International Potash Institute held in Rabat and Marrakech, Morroco. p. 181-209. ill; 1983. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions; Semiarid zones; Field crops; Rain- fed farming; Rotations; Soil fertility; Fertilizers; Nutrient availability 188 NAL Call. No.: 10 EX72 On-farm experiments as a diagnostic method: constraints to nitrogen fertilizer use on sorghum in semi-arid tropical India. Dvorak, K.A. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press; 1992 Apr. Experimental agriculture v. 28 (2): p. 155-164; 1992 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: India; Sorghum; Nitrogen fertilizers; Soil fertility; Soil properties; Crop production; Farming systems; Rain; Semiarid zones; Tropical climate 189 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4A1 Options for increasing pulse production in arid and semi-arid areas. Acharya, S.S. Jodhpur : Arid Zone Research Association of India; 1986 Jun. Annals of arid zone v. 25 (2): p. 151-156; 1986 Jun. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Rajasthan; Pulses; Plant production; Yield increases; Arid zones; Semiarid zones; Price support; Marketing; Cooperative farming; Retail prices 190 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P Organic matter changes in dry farming regions. Sewell, M.C.; Gainey, P.L. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1932 Apr. Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 24 (4): p. 275-283; 1932 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Kansas; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; Dry farming; Soil organic matter; Arid regions; Soil analysis; Crop yield; Carbon; Nitrogen; Manures; Straw; Continuous cropping; Rotations; Sodic soils Abstract: In a system of summer fallow once in 3 or 4 years for the production of wheat, plowing for the fallow is done in May or early June. At this time moisture conditions are usually favorable for rapid decomposition of straw and the whole summer period is allowed for it. Through the energy, furnished by straw there may even be additions of nitrogen by free fixation. But for the second or third crops after fallow, it is essential that any turning under of stubble and straw be done immediately after harvest and the soil packed order to favor rapid decomposition. 191 NAL Call. No.: 22 AG83I Organic recycling of su-babul for winter sorghum cultivated on drylands. Narkhede, P.L.; Umrani, N.K.; Ghugare, R.V. New Delhi : Indian Council of Agricultural Research; 1984 May. The Indian journal of agricultural sciences v. 54 (5): p. 444-446; 1984 May. Includes 2 references. Language: English Descriptors: Maharashtra; Arid zones; Sorghum bicolor; Leucaena leucocephala; Organic fertilizers; Recycling; Dry farming; Soil amendments 192 NAL Call. No.: SB110.P3 Package versus graded technology. Reddy, Y. V. R. Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (India) Hyderabad, India : Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture,; 1985. ii, 21 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (Research bulletin (Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (India)) ; no. 3.). Bibliography: p. 21. Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; India; Arid regions agriculture; India; Tillage; India 193 NAL Call. No.: SB950.3.E3E4 Persistence of some insecticides in semi-arid conditions in Egypt. El Gamal, A. Amin 1984?; 1984. 37 leaves ; 28 cm. Cover title. Ministry of Health, Egypt ; Dept. of Agriculture, U.S.A. October 1978 - September, 1984. Grant no. FG-EG-162. Project no. EG-ARS-44. Bibliography: leaves 36-37. Language: English Descriptors: Insecticides; Egypt; Arid regions agriculture; Egypt; Irrigation farming; Egypt 194 NAL Call. No.: S3.A332 Pitcher farming (Irrigation technique in arid zones, India). Rai, A.N. Dacca : Agricultural Development Agencies in Bangladesh; May/June 1982. ADAB news v. 9 (3): p. 24, 28; May/June 1982. Language: English Descriptors: India 195 NAL Call. No.: SB107.K49 1984 Plants for conservation of soil and water in arid ecosystems. Morton, H.L. London : Allen & Unwin; 1985. Plants for arid lands : proceedings, Kew Internatl Conference on Economic Plants for Arid Lands, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, 23-27 July 1984 / editors, G.E. Wickens, J.R.. p. 203-214; 1985. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid lands; Desert plants; Soil and water conservation; Dry farming; Ecosystems; Drought resistance; Resource utilization 196 NAL Call. No.: 26 T751 Potential for conservation farming in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Ferando, G.W.E. Colombo : Ceylon, Dept. of Agriculture; 1981. Tropical agriculturist v. 137: p. 137-145; 1981. Includes 8 references. Language: English Descriptors: Sri lanka; Arid zones; Soil conservation; Erosion control; Mulching; Tillage 197 NAL Call. No.: SB107.K49 1984 The potential for the commercial utilisation of indigenous plants in Botswana. Taylor, F.W. London : Allen & Unwin; 1985. Plants for arid lands : proceedings, Kew Internatl Conference on Economic Plants for Arid Lands, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, 23-27 July 1984 / editors, G.E. Wickens, J.R.. p. 231-242; 1985. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Botswana; Arid lands; Plant resources; Economic development; Resource utilization; Commercial farming; Anacardiaceae; Rubiaceae; Grewia; Citrullus lanatus 198 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4A1 Potentials of water harvesting in the dry regions. Sing, S.D. Pungalpara : Arid Zone Research Association of India; 1985 Mar. Annals of arid zone v. 24 (1): p. 9-20. ill; 1985 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Rajasthan; Arid zones; Water harvesting; Runoff farming; Dry conditions; Crop yield; Production potential 199 NAL Call. No.: SB203.3.A43P6 A preliminary evaluation of legume ley farming in the Australian semi-arid tropics. McCown, R.L.; Winter, W.H.; Andrew, M.H.; Jones, R.K.; Peake, D.C.I. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : International Livestock Centre for Africa; 1986 Nov. Potentials of forage legumes in farming systems of Sub-Saharan Africa : proceedings of a workshop held at ILCA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16-19 September 1985 / edited by I. Haque, S. Jutzi, P.J.H. Neate. p. 397-419; 1986 Nov. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Australian northern territory; Semiarid zones; Tropics; Sown pastures; Rotations; Forage legumes; Mixed cropping; Stylosanthes hamata; Alysicarpus vaginalis; Centrosema pascuorum; Grazing trials; Liveweight gains; Soil chemistry; Crop yield; Nitrogen content 200 NAL Call. No.: S472.N4P7 Present livestock situation in the Near East and the possibility of developing integrated crop-livestock farming systems. Arid Lands Agricultural Development Program. Beirut, Lebanon The Program; 1973. 14 leaves ; 28 cm. Descriptors: Agriculture; Near East; Livestock; Near East 201 NAL Call. No.: SB110.B73 Principles and practices of dryland farming. Brengle, K. G. Boulder Colorado Associated University Press; 1982. xii, 178 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 155-167. Descriptors: Dry farming; Arid regions agriculture 202 NAL Call. No.: 26 AG86 Problemes agro-pedologiques poses par la mise en valeur hydro- agricole des sols des zones mediterraneennes semi-arides. Example de la Basse-Moulouya, Maroc oriental [Agro- pedological problems associated with land development through irrigated farming in the semi-arid Mediterranean zones. A case study: the lower Moulouya, eastern Morocco (Water management, drainage, irrigation, salinity, tillage).]. Mathieu, C.; ATNMA Paris : Institut de recherches agronomiques tropicales et des cultures vivrieres; Jan/Mar 1982. Agronomie tropicale v. 37 (1): p. 30-55. ill., maps; Jan/Mar 1982. Includes references. Language: French; English; Spanish Descriptors: Morocco; Semi-arid Zone 203 NAL Call. No.: GB611.P7 Problems and challenges of Egyptian agriculture: contemporary subtropical arid land agriculture in Egypt. Wallace, A. Totowa, N.J. : Rowman & Littlefield; 1987. Progress in desert research / edited by Louis Berkofsky and Morton G. Wurtele. p. 15-32. maps; 1987. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Egypt; Crop husbandry; Deserts; Plant production; Crop yield; Farming systems; Irrigated farming; Farm size; Constraints; Agricultural development; Production possibilities; Land reclamation 204 NAL Call. No.: S616.S68G87 Problemy mekhanizatsii vodosnabzheniia pustynnogo ovtsevodstva Turkmenistana [Problems of the mechanization of the water supply of desert sheep farming of Turkmenistan]. Guseinov, R. G.; Muradov, K. N. Ashkhabad : Ylym,; 1991. 246 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. At head of title: Turkmenskii ordena "Znak Pocheta" sel'skokhoziaistvennyi institut im. M.I. Kalinira. Akademiia nauk Turkmenskoi SSR. Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-245). Language: Russian Descriptors: Farm mechanization; Deserts 205 NAL Call. No.: S671.3.I52 1989 Proceedings of the Silver Jubilee Convention, January 5-7, 1989 food security through agricultural engineering technology.. Food security through agricultural engineering technology Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers. Convention (1989 : Udaipur, India); Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers New Delhi : India : Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers,; 1989. 4 v. : ill. ; 25 cm. "The Silver Jubilee Convention of the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers is being organised at the College of Technology and Agricultural Engineering (CTAE), Rajasthan Agricultural University, Udaipur, on January 5-7, 1989"--v. 1, pref. In the Indian context. Includes bibliographies. Language: English; English Descriptors: Agricultural engineering; Congresses; Arid regions agriculture; Congresses; Irrigation farming; Congresses 206 NAL Call. No.: SB110.S95 1980 Proceedings of the Symposium on Rainwater and Dryland Agriculture, New Delhi, 3 October 1980.. Rain water and dry land agriculture. Symposium on rain water and dry land agriculture Symposium on Rainwater and Dryland Agriculture 1980 New Delhi. New Delhi Indian National Science Academy; 1982. 186, (2) p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Cover title: Symposium on rain water and dry land agriculture. Spine title: Rain water and dry land agriculture. Includes bibliographical references and index. Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; India; Congresses; Arid regions agriculture; India; Congresses; Rain-water (Water-supply); Congresses 207 NAL Call. No.: S19.J68 Production potential of rabi crops on aridisols under dryland conditions in Haryana. Singh, B.P.; Sharma, H.C. Hissar : Directorate of Publicatications, Haryana Agricultural University; 1984 Dec. Journal of research - Haryana Agricultural University v. 14 (4): p. 455-459; 1984 Dec. Includes 4 references. Language: English Descriptors: Haryana; India; Arid lands; Dry farming; Crop production; Production potential; Arid soils 208 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822 Productivity losses from soil erosion on dry cropland in the intermountain area. Massee, T.W.; Waggoner, H.O. Ankeny, Iowa : Soil Conservation Society of America; 1985 Sep. Journal of soil and water conservation v. 40 (5): p. 447-450; 1985 Sep. Includes 9 references. Language: English Descriptors: Idaho; Semiarid zones; Erosion; Soil moisture; Soil water regimes; Soil fertility; Triticum aestivum; Land productivity; Topsoil; Dry farming; Fertilizers 209 NAL Call. No.: 26 T754 Productivity of traditionally managed small ruminants in an agro-pastoral system in Northern Burkina Faso. Wilson, R.T. Guildford : Butterworth Scientific; 1987 Jul. Tropical agriculture v. 64 (3): p. 163-169; 1987 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Upper volta; Sahel; Sheep; Goats; Pastoralism; Traditional farming; Animal husbandry; Reproductive performance; Productivity; Weight; Semiarid zones; Least squares 210 NAL Call. No.: S612.2.A37 1986 Prospects for rainfed agriculture in arid and semi-arid areas of West Africa. Lallement, D. Washington, D.C. : World Bank; 1986. Development of rainfed agriculture under arid and semiarid conditions : proceedings of the Sixth Agriculture Sector Symposium / Ted J. Davis, editor. p. 99-123; 1986. Paper presented at the Symposium on "Development of Rainfed Agriculture Under Arid and Semi-Arid Conditions," January 6-10, 1986, Washington, D.C. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: West Africa; Rain-fed farming; Arid regions; Semiarid zones; Agricultural situation; Climatic factors; Demography 211 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4J6 Prospects for rainfed agriculture in gullied and ravine catchments through soil and water conservation practices. Bhushan, L.S.; Yadav, R.C.; Singh, B.L.; Tiwari, A.K.; Singh, M.; Gaur, M.L.; Ram, B. London : Academic Press; 1992 Nov. Journal of arid environments v. 23 (4): p. 433-441; 1992 Nov. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Uttar pradesh; Dry farming; Watersheds; Water conservation; Soil conservation; Gully erosion; Gullied land; Watershed management; Semiarid zones 212 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P Radiation balance of dryland grain sorghum as affected by planting geometry. Steiner, J.L. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1987 Mar. Agronomy journal v. 79 (2): p. 259-265; 1987 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Texas; Sorghum bicolor; Row orientation; Row spacing; Solar radiation; Radiation balance; Temperatures; Photosynthesis; Transpiration; Stomatal resistance; Water availability; Soil water depletion; Semiarid zones; Dry farming 213 NAL Call. No.: S616.I4H8 Rainfed agriculture in a semi-arid tropical climate aspects of land and water management for red soils in India. Huibers, F. P. Wageningen : Landbouwhogeschool te Wageningen,; 1985. xi, 193 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Vita. Propositions inserted. Bibliography: p. 181-190. Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; India; Arid regions agriculture; India; Soil erosion; India; Water; India; Management 214 NAL Call. No.: S918.I4R47 Range management: problems and prospects in Rajasthan Desert. Paroda, R.S.; Jatasra, D.S. New Delhi : Rajesh Publications; 1984. Resource management in drylands : the Rajasthan example / edited by Horst G. Mensching, R.C. Sharma. p. 138-145; 1984. Paper presented at the international meeting of IGU Working Group on "Resource Management in Drylands," held March 1983, at Jawaharal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Includes 6 references. Language: English Descriptors: Rajasthan; Deserts; Range management; Erosion control; Cattle farming 215 NAL Call. No.: SF85.A1R32 Rangeland management and livestock production in northeastern China. Gates, D.H. Denver, Colo. : Society for Range Management; 1986 Oct. Rangelands v. 8 (5): p. 229-233. ill., maps; 1986 Oct. Language: English Descriptors: China; Rangelands; Range management; Livestock farming; Surveys; Semiarid zones; Grazing; Resource management 216 NAL Call. No.: GB611.D47 Reflections on desertification 1977-1987: problems and prospects. Rapp, A. Nairobi, Kenya : United Nations Environment Programme; 1987. Desertification control bulletin (15): p. 27-33. maps; 1987. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Africa; Desertification; Climatology; Land use; Climatic change; Dry farming; Arid zones; International cooperation 217 NAL Call. No.: S616.M628R44 1956 Regional Irrigation Practices Leadership Seminar, Izmir, Turkey. Forsberg, Carl M. United States, International Cooperation Administration, Turkey, Tarim Bakanligi Regional Irrigation Practices Leadership Seminar 1st : 1956 : Izmir, Turkey. Washington, D.C.? : United States of America International Cooperation Administration, [1956?]; 1956. 91 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Cover title. The seminar was under the joint sponsorship of the International Cooperation Administration and the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture ... Carl M. Forsberg, Seminar Leader. Seminar held September 3-8, 1956. Language: English Descriptors: Irrigation; Arid regions agriculture; Irrigation farming; Agricultural extension work 218 NAL Call. No.: S441.M4 Replenishing desert agriculture with native plants and their symbionts. Nabhan, G.P. San Francisco : North Point Press; 1984. Meeting the expectations of the land : essays in sustainable agriculture and stewardship / edited by Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry, Bruce Colman. p. 172-182; 1984. References p. 244-245. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Mexico; Deserts; Dry farming; Water resource management; Traditional farming; Natural flora 219 NAL Call. No.: SF5.W6 1983 Reproductive performance of traditionally managed goats and sheep in semi-arid Africa and practical ways of improving it. Wilson, R.T. Tokyo, Japan : Japanese Society of Zootechnical Science; 1983. New strategies for improving animal production for human welfare : proceedings / the Fifth World Conference on Animal Production, August 14-19, 1983. v. 2 p. 149-150; 1983. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Sudan; Mali; Kenya; Goat keeping; Sheep management; Traditional farming; Semiarid zones; Reproductive performance 220 NAL Call. No.: SB110.R4 Research bulletin.. Research bulletin (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. Andra Pradesh, India The Institute,; 19uu. v. : ill. ; 28 cm. Description based on: No. 3 (Nov. 1980). Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; Collected works; Dry farming; Collected works; Agriculture; Tropics; Collected works; Field crops; Collected works 221 NAL Call. No.: S612.R47 Research report.. Research report (MART/AZR Project) MART/AZR Project, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Arid Zone Research Institute (Pakistan) Quetta, Pakistan : Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Arid Zone Research Institute, [1987-; 1987-9999. v. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. At head of title: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas. Title from cover. Language: English; English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; Dry farming; Dry farming 222 NAL Call. No.: S631.C63 1983 The response of rice varieties to applied fertilizer in the semi-arid zone in West Africa with special reference to Richard Toll (Senegal) and Mopti (Mali). Enyi, B.A.C.; Camara, I.; Das Gupta, D.K. Bern, Switzerland : The Institute; 1983. Nutrient balances and the need for fertilizers in semi-arid and arid regions : proceedings of the 17th Colloquium of the International Potash Institute held in Rabat and Marrakech, Morroco. p. 325-357. maps; 1983. Language: English Descriptors: Senegal; Mali; West Africa; Semiarid zones; Oryza sativa; Cultivars; Irrigated farming; Fertilizers; Trials; Vertisols; Hydromorphic soils; Yields 223 NAL Call. No.: G1.G4 A return to prairie. Baird, J. London : Geographical Press Ltd; 1985 Nov. The Geographical magazine v. 57 (11): p. 582-583. ill; 1985 Nov. Language: English Descriptors: Kansas; Semiarid zones; Prairies; Ecology; Natural flora; Farming systems; Soil conservation 224 NAL Call. No.: S612.A753 Revival of water harvesting methods in the Indian desert. Tewari, A.K. Tucson, Ariz. : Office of Arid Lands Studies, University of Arizona; 1988. Arid lands newsletter v. 26: p. 2-8. ill; 1988. Language: English Descriptors: Rajasthan; Dry farming; Deserts; Water harvesting; Rain-fed farming; Catchment planning; Channels 225 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 L76 Risks of desertification in dry-farming areas (Water management, Australia). Mabbutt, J.A. Sydney : Conservation Society of New South Wales; Sept 1982. The Living earth v. 23 (4): p. 7, 9, 11; Sept 1982. Language: English Descriptors: Australia; Deserts 226 NAL Call. No.: S671.3.I52 1987 Role of agricultural engineering in dryland agriculture proceedings of the XXIII Annual Convention, March 9-11, 1987, Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, held at Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P. Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers. Convention 1987 : Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya); Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers New Delhi : The Society, [1981?]; 1987. 273 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Errata included. Includes bibliographies. Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural engineering; Congresses; Arid regions agriculture; Congresses; Irrigation farming; Congresses 227 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A45K46 1980 The role of leguminous and non-leguminous fodder trees and shrubs in arid and semi-arid environments in Kenya. Chabeda, A.E.O. Nairobi : International Council for Research in Agroforestry; 1981. Kenya National Seminar on Agroforestry, Nairobi, Kenya, 12-22 November 1980 / organized jointly by the University of Nairobi and ICRAF ; editor, Louise Buck. p. 397-409; 1981. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Kenya; Leguminosae; Woody plants; Arid regions; Semiarid climates; Livestock; Development projects; Forage crops; Farming systems 228 NAL Call. No.: S590.A48 The role of soil biodiversity in sustainable dryland farming systems. Potter, C.S. New York, N.Y. : Springer-Verlag; 1990. Advances in soil sciences v. 13: p. 241-251; 1990. In the series analytic: Dryland Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainability / edited by R.P. Singh, J.F. Parr, and B.A. Stewart. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid lands; Sustained yield management; Erosion; Marginal land; Environmental degradation; Farming systems 229 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68 Row width and plant density effects of Texas High Plains sorghum. Jones, O.R.; Johnson, G.L. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Oct. Journal of production agriculture v. 4 (4): p. 613-619; 1991 Oct. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Texas; Sorghum bicolor; Semiarid climate; Clay loam soils; Dry farming; Precipitation; Seasonal variation; Row spacing; Width; Stand density; Water use; Water use efficiency; Biomass; Growth; Leaf area index; Crop yield; Grain; Dry matter accumulation; Heading; Tillering; Evapotranspiration; Water stress; Water deficit; Soil water content; Drought resistance 230 NAL Call. No.: SF85.A1R32 Runoff farming. Fink, D.H.; Ehrier, W.L. Denver, Colo. : Society for Range Management; 1986 Apr. Rangelands v. 8 (2): p. 53-54. ill; 1986 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Arid zones; Cupressus arizonica; Pinus eldarica; Runoff farming; Water harvesting; Crop establishment; Silviculture; Terracing; Water stress; Irrigation 231 NAL Call. No.: GB611.P7 Run-off farming management and climate. Bruins, H.J.; Evenari, M.; Rogel, A. Totowa, N.J. : Rowman & Littlefield; 1987. Progress in desert research / edited by Louis Berkofsky and Morton G. Wurtele. p. 3-14; 1987. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Israel; Climatic factors; Deserts; Runoff farming; Farm management; Economics 232 NAL Call. No.: QK938.D4P7 Runoff farming: potentials for arid lands [Principles and criteria for estimation of natural-meliorative environment of arid zone for areas of irrigation farming (exemplified by Uzbekistan deserts)]. Rafikov, A.; Fink, D.H.; Ehrler, W.L. Ashkhabad, "Ylym" Madison, Wis., American Society of Agronomy; 1978. Problemy osvoeniia pustyn'. Problems of desert development; Agronomy abstracts (5): p. 31-39. ill p. 202; 1978. 4 ref. ; 1979. . ; 1979. Language: ENGLISH Descriptors: USSR 233 NAL Call. No.: GB611.A3 Sahara farming irrigation problems and remedy recommendations. Mirreh, H.F. International Conference on the Applications of Science and Technology for Desert Development, Cairo. Chur, Switzerland, Harwood Academic Publishers; 1979. Advances in desert and arid land technology and development v. 1: p. 231-247; 1979. 14 ref. Language: ENGLISH Descriptors: Africa; Deserts 234 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4J6 Secular changes in wet season structure in central Sudan. Hulme, M. London : Academic Press; 1987 Jul. Journal of arid environments v. 13 (1): p. 31-46. maps; 1987 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Sudan; Wet season; Climatic change; Arid zones; Rain; Distribution; Rain-fed farming 235 NAL Call. No.: 57.8 SO4 Selling year-round in southwest. Van Buren, N. Peoria, Ill. : Solutions Magazine; 1985 Feb. Solutions v. 29 (2): p. 86, 88-89. ill; 1985 Feb. Language: English Descriptors: New Mexico; Fertilizer industry; Arid lands; Agribusiness; Sales; Irrigated farming 236 NAL Call. No.: S612.2.A37 1986 A semi-mechanised system for rainfed agriculture in semi-arid areas of East Africa. Macpherson, A. Washington, D.C. : World Bank; 1986. Development of rainfed agriculture under arid and semiarid conditions : proceedings of the Sixth Agriculture Sector Symposium / Ted J. Davis, editor. p. 164-193; 1986. Paper presented at the Symposium on "Development of Rainfed Agriculture Under Arid and Semi-Arid Conditions," January 6-10, 1986, Washington, D.C. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: East Africa; Rain-fed farming; Semiarid zones; Subsistence farming; Appropriate technology 237 NAL Call. No.: S633.5.I4S42 1984 Seminar on Accelerating Fertiliser Consumption in Rainfed Areas of Madhya Pradesh, held on February 10, 1984 at Vallabh Bhavan, Bhopal [proceedings. Tikhe, E. G.; Bharambe, L. S. Seminar on Accelerating Fertiliser Consumption in Rainfed Areas of Madhya Pradesh 1984 : Bhopal, India. Bombay : Fertiliser Association of India, Western Region,; 1984. iv, 139 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. June 1984. Includes bibliographies. Language: English Descriptors: Fertilizers; India; Madhya Pradesh; Congresses; Arid regions agriculture; India; Madhya Pradesh; Congresses; Dry farming; India; Madhya Pradesh; Congresses; Agriculture; Economic aspects; India; Madhya Pradesh; Congreses 238 NAL Call. No.: S612.2.A37 1986 Session IV: developing institutions to minimize risk at the farm level institutional possibilities to minimize risk at farm level. Dillon, J.L. Washington, D.C. : World Bank; 1986. Development of rainfed agriculture under arid and semiarid conditions : proceedings of the Sixth Agriculture Sector Symposium / Ted J. Davis, editor. p. 294-317; 1986. Paper presented at the Symposium on "Development of Rainfed Agriculture Under Arid and Semi-Arid Conditions," January 6-10, 1986, Washington, D.C. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Rain-fed farming; Risks; Semiarid zones; Arid regions; Agricultural insurance 239 NAL Call. No.: FICHE 290.9 AM32P Shading the feed manager to increase dairy production. Wiersma, F.; Armstrong, D.V. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1985. Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche collection) (fiche no. 85-4027): 7 p. ill; 1985. Paper presented at the 1985 Summer Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950 Niles Road,. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Arid regions; Dairy farming; Feed troughs; Shading; Milk production 240 NAL Call. No.: S918.I4R47 Sheep and goat in the development of the Indian Desert. Acharya, R.M. New Delhi : Rajesh Publications; 1984. Resource management in drylands : the Rajasthan example / edited by Horst G. Mensching, R.C. Sharma. p. 163-168; 1984. Paper presented at the international meeting of IGU Working Group on "Resource Management in Drylands," held March 1983, at Jawaharal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Language: English Descriptors: India; Deserts; Agricultural development; Sheep farming; Goat keeping; Development projects 241 NAL Call. No.: S918.I4R47 Sheep development in Indian Desert. Kalla, S.D. New Delhi : Rajesh Publications; 1984. Resource management in drylands : the Rajasthan example / edited by Horst G. Mensching, R.C. Sharma. p. 169-175; 1984. Paper presented at the international meeting of IGU Working Group on "Resource Management in Drylands," held March 1983, at Jawaharal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Language: English Descriptors: India; Deserts; Agricultural development; Sheep farming 242 NAL Call. No.: 22 IN283 'SiA-326' a high-yielding variety of setaria for rainfed conditions. Gurunadha Rao, Y. New Delhi : Indian Council of Agricultural Research; 1985 Jul. Indian farming v. 35 (4): p. 9, 11. ill; 1985 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Andhra pradesh; Hill land; Arid zones; Setaria (gramineae); Varieties; Yield increases; Rain-fed farming; Drought tolerance; Early maturation 243 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4I58 Silvipastoral farming for amelioration and increased land productivity of the arid and semi-arid regions (North West India). Deb Roy, R.; Patil, B.D.; Pathak, P.S. Jodhpur, India, Scientific Publishers, 1980; 1980. Arid zone research and development : proceedings and selected papers / editor-in-chief H.S. Mann.International Symposium on Arid Zone Research and Development (1978 : Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur). p. 345-350; 1980. Bibliography p. 350. 244 NAL Call. No.: aSD11.A42 Sistemas de produccion en zonas aridas: experiencia en Latinoamerica [Production systems in arid zones (Latin American experience)]. Maldonado Aguirre, L.J. Fort Collins, Colo. : The Station; 1987 Dec. General technical report RM - Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (150): p. 169-175, 253. maps; 1987 Dec. Paper presented at the "Symposium on Strategies for Classification and Management of Native Vegetation for Food Production in Arid Zones," Oct 12-16, 1987, Tucson, Arizona. Includes references. Language: Spanish Descriptors: Latin America; Agroforestry; Farming systems; Arid lands 245 NAL Call. No.: S622.L26 Slow progress with integrated rural development programmes in Kenya's Arid and Semiarid Lands. Adams, M.E. Chichester, West Sussex, England : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 1990 Oct. Land degradation & rehabilitation v. 2 (4): p. 285-299; 1990 Oct. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Kenya; Rural development; Arid lands; Semiarid zones; Development projects; Program development; Local authority areas; Poverty; Population growth; Food supply; Self sufficiency; Dry farming; Sustainability; Agricultural production; Environmental degradation; Natural resources; Human resources; Resource development; Development agencies 246 NAL Call. No.: S542.A8A34 Smallholder farming in semi-arid eastern Kenya--basic issues relating to the modelling of adoption. Muhammad, L.W.; Parton, K.A. Canberra : Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; 1992. ACIAR proceedings (41): p. 119-123; 1992. In the series analytic: A search for strategies for sustainable dryland cropping in semi-arid eastern Kenya / edited by M.E. Probert. Paper presented at a symposium held Dec 10-11, 1990, Nairobi, Kenya. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Kenya; Farm management; Innovation adoption; Semiarid zones 247 NAL Call. No.: S590.A48 Soil management for optimized productivity under rainfed conditions in the semi-arid tropics. El-Swaify, S.A.; Pathak, P.; Rego, T.J.; Singh, S. New York : Springer-Verlag; 1985. Advances in soil sciences v. 1: p. 1-64. ill., maps; 1985. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Semiarid zones; Tropics; Soil management; Vertisols; Alfisols; Rain-fed farming; Land productivity 248 NAL Call. No.: GB611.D47 Some agricultural considerations in the planning of runoff farming. Orev, Y. Nairobi, Kenya : United Nations Environment Programme; 1988. Desertification control bulletin (16): p. 13-16. ill; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Israel; Runoff farming; Arid zones; Catchment planning; Economics; Energy requirements; Dikes 249 NAL Call. No.: SB111.A2P75 no.4 Some dimensions of traditional farming in semi-arid tropical India. Jodha, N. S. Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics; 1979. 31 p. ; 29 cm.. (Progress report / International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics ; 4). Cover title. Bibliography: p. 30-31. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture; India; Cropping systems; India; Arid regions agriculture; India 250 NAL Call. No.: 6 P9452 Some like it hot. Tucson, Ariz. : College of Agriculture, University of Arizona; 1989. Arizona land & people v. 39 (1): p. 6-7. ill; 1989. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Capsicum; Chillies; Small farms; Plant production; Irrigated farming; Arid zones 251 NAL Call. No.: S619.S24C6 Some physiological aspects of salt tolerance in plants. Raafat, A. Davis : University of California, Davis?, 1981? :.; 1981. A Conference on biosalinity : the problem of salinity in agriculture : a joint conference of Egyptian, Israeli and American scientists, Univ. of California, Davis, September 1-4, 1981 / organized and. p. 57-62; 1981. Includes 6 references. Language: English Descriptors: Egypt; Arid regions; Triticum; Plant physiology; Soil salinity; Stress conditions; Salt tolerance; Yields; Irrigated farming 252 NAL Call. No.: S918.I4R47 Some problems and prospects in resource management in the aridlands. Qureshi, S. New Delhi : Rajesh Publications; 1984. Resource management in drylands : the Rajasthan example / edited by Horst G. Mensching, R.C. Sharma. p. 261-263; 1984. Paper presented at the international meeting of IGU Working Group on "Resource Management in Drylands," held March 1983, at Jawaharal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Language: English Descriptors: India; Deserts; Arid lands; Desert soils; Land management; Dry farming 253 NAL Call. No.: QK938.D4P73 Some results of study and improvement of desert pastures in Turkmenistan and prospects for their development. Mukhammedov, G.M.; Nikolaev, V.N. New York, N.Y. : Allerton Press; 1984. Problems of desert development (5): p. 50-57; 1984. Includes 15 references. Language: English Descriptors: Turkmen ssr; Deserts; Pastures; Nutritive value; Fodder crops; Pasture management; Livestock; Sheep farming 254 NAL Call. No.: 6 P9452 Somewhere in Cochise County. Tucson, Ariz. : College of Agriculture, University of Arizona; 1989. Arizona land & people v. 39 (1): p. 18-20. ill; 1989. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Small farms; Vegetables; Honey; Organic farming; Arid zones; Soil fertility 255 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.W3A3 Spatial variability of rainfall and yield of maize in a semiarid region. Gurovich, L.A.; Ramos, R. Amsterdam : Elsevier Scientific; 1985 May. Agricultural water management v. 10 (1): p. 13-29; 1985 May. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Latin America; Semiarid zones; Zea mays; Crop yield; Rain-fed farming; Irrigated farming; Evapotranspiration; Water stress 256 NAL Call. No.: SB110.S727 1981 The status and challenge of dryland agriculture in developing countries of the tropics and subtropics. Sprague, Howard Bennett, United States, Agency for International Development, Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination, Rural Development Division Washington, D.C. : U.S.A.I.D.,; 1981. vi, 119, 3 p. : maps ; 28 cm. "February 1981."--Cover. Language: English; English Descriptors: Dry farming; Arid regions agriculture; Agriculture 257 NAL Call. No.: 280.8 J822 A stochastic dominance analysis of tillage and crop insurance practices in a semiarid region. Williams, J.R. Ames, Iowa : American Agricultural Economics Association; 1988 Feb. American journal of agricultural economics v. 70 (1): p. 112-120; 1988 Feb. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Western states of U.S.A.; South central states of U.S.A.; Wheat; Sorghum; Tillage; Crop insurance; Semiarid zones; Stochastic processes; Risks; Soil and water conservation; Soil moisture; Dry farming 258 NAL Call. No.: S599.5.A1A37 1991 Strategies for improving the sustainability of dryland/rainfed farming systems. Parr, J.F.; Papendick, R.I.; Hornick, S.B.; Meyer, R.E. Cairo, Egypt : [Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture]; 1993. Second African Soil Science Society Conference on Soil and Water Management for Sustainable Productivity : proceedings of the conference at the Egyptian International Center for Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt, November 4-10, 1991 /. p. 31-43; 1993. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Soil conservation; Sustainability; Semiarid zones; Alternative farming 259 NAL Call. No.: S590.A48 Strategies for increasing the productivity and stability of dryland farming systems. Whitman, C.E.; Meyer, R.E. New York, N.Y. : Springer-Verlag; 1990. Advances in soil sciences v. 13: p. 347-358; 1990. In the series analytic: Dryland Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainability / edited by R.P. Singh, J.F. Parr, and B.A. Stewart. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid lands; Farming systems; Plant production; Yield increases; Germplasm 260 NAL Call. No.: 10 OU8 Strategies for sustainable crop production in semi-arid Africa. McCown, R.L.; Keating, B.A.; Probert, M.E.; Jones, R.K. Oxon : C.A.B. International; 1992 Mar. Outlook on agriculture v. 21 (1): p. 21-31; 1992 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Kenya; Farming systems research; Mixed farming; Sustainability; Crop production; Population growth; Semiarid zones; Small farms 261 NAL Call. No.: QH541.5.D4A1 Studies on correlations and path coefficient analysis in clusterbean under rainfed conditions. Henry, A.; Mathur, B.K. Jodhpur : Arid Zone Research Association of India; 1987 Sep. Annals of arid zone v. 26 (3): p. 157-162; 1987 Sep. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Rajasthan; Cyamopsis tetragonoloba; Genotypes; Grain; Seed production; Rain-fed farming; Yield response functions; Correlation analysis; Path coefficients; Plant height; Maturation; Rain; Environmental factors; Arid zones 262 NAL Call. No.: 22 IN235 Studies on cropping systems under semi-arid rainfed conditions of North-West India. Gajendra Giri; Gangasaran New Delhi : Indian Society of Agronomy; 1984 Jun. Indian journal of agronomy v. 29 (2): p. 162-169; 1984 Jun. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Delhi; Semiarid zones; Rain-fed farming; Cropping systems 263 NAL Call. No.: S3.A32 Sustainable development of fragile lands: the case of extensive livestock production in Africa. Gow, D.D. Barking, Essex : Elsevier Applied Science; 1987. Agricultural administration and extension v. 24 (1): p. 3-32; 1987. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Africa; Developing countries; Extensive livestock farming; Arid zones; Tropics; Environmental degradation; Program effectiveness; Program development; Holistic approach; Land tenure; Rural sociology; Institution building 264 NAL Call. No.: SB197.A1T7 Sustaining multiple production systems. 4. Ley pastures in crop-livestock systems in the semi-arid tropics. Jones, R.K.; Dalgliesh, N.P.; Dimes, J.P.; McCown, R.L. St Lucia : Tropical Grassland Society of Australia; 1991 Jun. Tropical grasslands v. 25 (2): p. 189-196; 1991 Jun. Paper presented at the "Fourth Australian Conference on Tropical Pastures," November, 1990, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Australia; Tropical grasslands; Leys; Pastures; Ley farming; Agropastoral systems; Multiple land use; Sustainability; Semiarid zones; Rotations; Plant residues; Stand establishment; Soil fertility; Nitrogen content; Nitrogen fixation; Leguminosae; Botanical composition; Productivity; Animal production; Cattle; Liveweight gain; Grassland management 265 NAL Call. No.: SB197.A1T7 Sustaining multiple production systems. 5. Sowing pastures for marginal cropping lands in the subtropics. Bellotti, W.D.; Bowman, A.; Silcock, R.G. St Lucia : Tropical Grassland Society of Australia; 1991 Jun. Tropical grasslands v. 25 (2): p. 197-204; 1991 Jun. Paper presented at the "Fourth Australian Conference on Tropical Pastures," November, 1990, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Queensland; New South Wales; Multiple land use; Tropical grasslands; Sown grasslands; Agropastoral systems; Sustainability; Subtropics; Soil fertility; Pastures; Sequential cropping; Productivity; Persistence; Stand establishment; Grassland management; Dry farming; Semiarid zones; Pasture plants; Sowing date; Crop weed competition 266 NAL Call. No.: SB110.S95 1980 Symposium on Rainwater and Dryland Agriculture, New Delhi, October 3, 1980 : summary & recommendations.. Summary on Rain Water and Dry Land Agriculture Symposium on Rainwater and Dryland Agriculture 1980 New Delhi Symposium on Rainwater and Dryland Agriculture (1980 New Delhi. New Delhi Indian National Science Academy; 1981. 26 p. ; 23 cm. Cover title: Symposium on Rain Water and Dry Land Agriculture. Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; India; Congresses; Arid regions agriculture; India; Congresses; Rain-water (Water-supply); Congresses 267 NAL Call. No.: S616.I4T4 Technical report.. Technical report (All India Coordinated Research Project on Dryland Agriculture) All India Coordinated Research Project on Dryland Agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Varanasi, U.P. Indian Council of Agricultural Research,; 19uu. v. ; 32 cm. Description based on: Vol. 23 (rabi 1981-82). Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; India; Collected works; Dry farming; India; Collected works 268 NAL Call. No.: TD201.W92 Tigrayan test-bed. Bennett, J. London, Eng. : T. Telford Ltd; 1985 May. World water v. 8 (4): p. 26-27. ill; 1985 May. Language: English Descriptors: Ethiopia; Arid zones; Drought; Irrigated farming; Crop yield; Rain-fed farming 269 NAL Call. No.: S590.A48 Tillage systems and equipment for dryland farming. Jones, O.R.; Allen, R.R.; Unger, P.W. New York, N.Y. : Springer-Verlag; 1990. Advances in soil sciences v. 13: p. 89-130. ill; 1990. In the series analytic: Dryland Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainability / edited by R.P. Singh, J.F. Parr, and B.A. Stewart. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid lands; Tillage; Climatic factors; Conservation 270 NAL Call. No.: SB110.T7 1981 Training course on Dryland Technology, January 15-21, 1981, All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, India, Dept. of Rural Reconstruction Training Course on Dryland Technology 1981 : Banaras Hindu University. Varanasi : The Dept., [1981?]; 1981. 1 v. (various pagings) ; 29 cm. Cover title. Mimeographed. Includes bibliographies. Language: English Descriptors: Dry farming; India; Congresses; Arid regions agriculture; India; Congresses 271 NAL Call. No.: QH540.E288 Transitional climate zones and biome boundaries: a case study from China. Fu, C. New York, N.Y. : Springer-Verlag; 1992. Ecological studies : analysis and synthesis v. 92: p. 394-402; 1992. In the series analytic: Landscape boundaries: Consequences for biotic diversity and ecological flows / edited by A. J. Hansen and F. di Castri. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: China; Plant ecology; Ecotones; Boundaries; Landscape; Plant communities; Tropical climate; Semiarid climate; Subtropics; Climatic zones; Climatic change; Animal husbandry; Farming; History 272 NAL Call. No.: QK938.D4D4 Trichocereus as a potential nursery crop in southern Arizona, with discussion of the Opuntia Borer (Cerambycidae: Moneilema gigas) as a serious threat to its cultivation. Crosswhite, C.D.; Crosswhite, F.S. Superior : University of Arizona; 1986. Desert plants v. 7 (4): p. 195-203. ill; 1986. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; Deserts; Trichocereus spachianus; Nurseries; Coleoptera; Plant damage; Insect control; Ornamental plants; Commercial farming; Fungal diseases; Bacterial diseases 273 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A45P53 UNESCO's Integrated Project on Arid Land (IPAL): a silvopastoral approach. Lamprey, H.F. Nairobi, Kenya : International Council for Research in Agroforestry; 1983. Plant research and agroforestry : proceedings of a consultative meeting held in Nairobi, 8 to 15 April 1981 / edited by Peter A. Huxley. p. 129-136. ill; 1983. Includes 8 references. Language: English Descriptors: Kenya; Africa; Arid zones; Forests; Deserts; Agroforestry; Silviculture; Cattle farming; Grassland management; Mixed farming; Agricultural development; Pilot projects; Soil conservation 274 NAL Call. No.: S612.2.W3 The use of fertilizers under dry farming conditions of semi- arid regions: conditioning factors (Spain). Hernando, V.; Pardo, M.T. Gottingen, Fed. Rep. of Germany : Centre International des Engrais Chimiques, (1981); 1981. Water and fertilizer use for food production in arid and semiarid zones : 1979, November 26th-December 1st : Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya : proceedings / edited by E. Welte. p. 241-253. ill; 1981. 2 p. ref. Language: English Descriptors: Arid Zone; Semi-arid Zone 275 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.I5C33 Vers une transformation de l'agriculture dans les zones semi- arides tunisiennes: dynamique des exploitations et des familles agricoles dans la region de Zaghouan [Towards the transformation of agriculture in semiarid areas in Tunisia: dynamics of farms and farm families in the Zaghouan region]. Aubry, C.; Besse, T.; Elloumi, M.; Gana, A.; Gara, M.; Sebillotte, M.; Soler, L.G.; Souki, K. Montpellier : Recherche-Developpement for the Departement Systemes Agraires, CIRAD; 1988 Dec. Les Cahiers de la recherche developpement (20): p. 61-74. maps; 1988 Dec. Includes references. Language: French Descriptors: Tunisia; Rural development; Constraints; Employment; Farms; Farm management; Farming systems; Agricultural situation; Semiarid zones 276 NAL Call. No.: S631.C63 1983 Water and fertilizer management for wheat in Pakistan. Saleem, M.T. Bern, Switzerland : The Institute; 1983. Nutrient balances and the need for fertilizers in semi-arid and arid regions : proceedings of the 17th Colloquium of the International Potash Institute held in Rabat and Marrakech, Morroco. p. 359-385. ill., maps; 1983. Includes 30 references. Language: English Descriptors: Pakistan; Semiarid zones; Triticum; Irrigated farming; Rain-fed farming; Fertilizers; Water management; Yield increases; Statistics 277 NAL Call. No.: S590.2.F88 Water management in semi-arid and sub-humid regions. Stewart, B.A. Madison, Wis., : Soil Science Society of America; 1987. Future developments in soil science research : a collection of SSSA golden anniversary contributions presented at the annual meeting in New Orleans, LA, 30 Nov. -5 Dec. 1986 / editorial committee, L.L. Boersma [et. al.].. p. 337-350. maps; 1987. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Water management; Dry farming; Fallow; Farm area; Production possibilities; Semiarid zones; Soil water; Tillage; Water conservation 278 NAL Call. No.: QK1.T37 Water management strategies for salinity control. Van Schilfgaarde, J. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers; 1993. Tasks for vegetation science (28): p. 371-377; 1993. In the series analytic: Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants. 2. Agriculture and forestry under marginal soil water conditions / edited by H. Lieth and A.A. Al Masoom. Proceedings of the 1st ASWAS Conference held December 8-15, 1990, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Crop production; Irrigation; Irrigation water; Saline water; Brackish water; Salinity; Water management; Arid regions; Literature reviews; Irrigated farming 279 NAL Call. No.: 100 T31M Water management with conservation tillage. Unger, P.W.; Gerard, C.J.; Matocha, J.E.; Hons, F.M.; Bordovsky, D.G.; Wendt, C.W. College Station, Tex. : The Station; 1987 Jul. Miscellaneous publication MP - Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (1636): p. 16-22; 1987 Jul. Paper presented at the Southern Region No-Tillage Conference on "Conservation Tillage: Today and Tomorrow," July 1-2, 1987, College Station, Texas. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Texas; Field crops; Water management; Tillage; Crop residues; Semiarid zones; Fallow systems; Dry farming; Irrigation systems 280 NAL Call. No.: QE1.G38 Water resource development and land settlement in southern Peru: The Majes Project. Maos, J.O. Wiesbaden, W. Ger. : Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft; 1985 Jul. GeoJournal v. 11 (1): p. 69-78. ill., maps; 1985 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Peru; Coastal areas; Deserts; Irrigated farming; Agricultural development; Water storage; Hydroelectric schemes; Rural settlement 281 NAL Call. No.: S616.U5W3 Water-related technologies for sustainable agriculture in arid/semiarid lands : selected foreign experience. United States, Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. Washington, D.C. : Congress of the United States, Office of Technology Assessment for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.; 1983. viii, 82 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.. (OTA background papers). "May 1983"--P. (4) of cover. "OTA-BP- F-20"--P. (4) of cover. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; United States; Agricultural innovations; United States; Arid regions; Research; United States; Irrigation farming; United States 282 NAL Call. No.: S616.U5W32 Water-related technologies for sustainable agriculture in U.S. arid/semiarid lands summary. United States, Congress, Office of Technology Assessment Washington, D.C. : Congress of the United States, Office of Technology Assessment : for sale by Supt. of Docs.,; 1983. 27 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Cover title. October 1983. OTA- F-213. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Arid regions agriculture; West (U.S.); Irrigation farming; West (U.S.); Water resources development; West (U.S.); Water use; West (U.S.); Renewable natural resources; West (U.S.) 283 NAL Call. No.: 100 C12CAG Weed management on specialty farms. Bell, C.E.; Durazo, A. III; Elmore, C.L. Berkeley : The Station; 1985 Nov. California agriculture - California Agricultural Experiment Station v. 39 (11/12): p. 17-18. ill; 1985 Nov. Language: English Descriptors: California; Deserts; Specialized farming; Small farms; Weed control; Plastic mulches; Herbicides 284 NAL Call. No.: GB611.A3 Wind erosion and rainfed agricultural systems in a semiarid environment. Fryrear, D.W. Chur, Switzerland : Harwood Academic Publishers; 1991. Advances in desert and arid land technology and development v. 5: p. 325-337; 1991. In series analytic: Desert Development, Part 1: Desert Agriculture, Ecology and Biology / edited by A. Bishay and H. Dregne. Proceedings of the Second International Desert Development Conference, held Jan 25-31, 1987, Cairo, Egypt. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Wind erosion; Erosion control; Rain; Dry farming; Semiarid zones 285 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P Wing-chisel plow for in-row conservation tillage. Heilman, M.D.; Valco, T.D. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1988 Nov. Agronomy journal v. 80 (6): p. 1009-1011. ill; 1988 Nov. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Texas; Chisel plows; Innovations; Minimum tillage systems; Semiarid zones; Design criteria; Dry farming; Row tillage; Plant residues; Soil properties Abstract: Conservation tillage in the semiarid subtropical region of South Texas should both maintain soil moisture and reduce wind erosion. Farming in the area historically uses seven to 10 tillage operations to prepare land for planting. The newly developed wing-chisel has been effective in the once-over desiccation of stubble from recently harvested crops. Additional benefits have included deep tillage to break any existing hardpan, controlled tractor traffic by using the chisel as an in-row implement for a ridge-till planting configuration, increased infilatration rates, and maintaining plant residue on soil surface. The plow, which is simple in design, when added to either disc or lister bedders becomes a once-over tillage implement that accomplishes all necessary soil preparation between harvest and planting. Winter weed control between grain harvest and planting is accomplished by the use of contact herbicides. 286 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1989 Zai: traditional techniques as a source of Sahelian soil productivity increase. Abdoulaye, O. Witzenhausen? : Ekopan; 1990. Agricultural alternatives and nutritional self-sufficiency : for a sustainable agricultural system that respects man and his environment : proc of the IFOAM Seventh Int Scientific Conference, Ouagadougou, January 2-5, 1989. p. 97-101; 1990. Language: English Descriptors: Sahel; Burkina faso; Farming systems; Traditional farming; Arid lands; Agricultural production; Projects; Traditional technology; Soil fertility; Regeneration; Sustainability; Seedbed preparation; Composts; Sowing; Erosion control; Infiltration; Runoff; Desertification; Drought Author Index (Ajay Kumar) 89 (Ronald J.) 179 Abdelmoneum, M.A.S. 117 Abdoulaye, O. 286 Acharya, R.M. 240 Acharya, S.S. 189 Adams, M.E. 245 Adams, M.K. 177 Adams, R.P. 47 Afzal, A. 41 Agarwal, M.C. 55 Ahmad, S. 157 Akhmedzhanov, M. A. 106 Akobundu, I. O. 186 All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture 66 All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, India, Dept. of Rural Reconstruction 270 All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research 65 All India Coordinated Research Project on Dryland Agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research. 267 Allan, A.Y. 61 Allen, R.R. 269 Andrew, M.H. 199 Apsey, S. 16 Archibald, K.A.E. 116 Arid Lands Agricultural Development Program. 200 Armstrong, D.V. 239 ATNMA 202 Aubry, C. 275 Auld, D.L. 17 Ayers, R.S. 40 Ayerza, R. 92 Bailey, E. 144 Baird, J. 223 Baker, D. 45 Bakshi, R.K. 90 Bansal, R.K. 103 Beck, D.L. 185 Beetle, Alan A. 8 Bekzhanov, S. 70 Bell, C.E. 283 Bellotti, W.D. 46, 265 Ben-Hur, M. 95 Bennett, J. 268 Berliner, P.R. 98 Besse, T. 275 Bharambe, L. S. 237 Bhargava, P.D. 174 Bhushan, L.S. 211 Blackshaw, R.E. 14 Boman, Brian J. 63 Bordovsky, D.G. 279 Bowen, M.E. 31 Bowman, A. 265 Brengle, K. G. 201 Bruins, H.J. 231 Bryde, J.A. 67 Buckman, H.O. 180 Butcher, W.R. 88 Camara, I. 222 Cannell, Glen H., 9 Carpenter, J. B. 15 Cartee, R.L. 77 Center for People, Food, and Environment 122 Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (India) 23, 192 Chabeda, A.E.O. 227 Chan, K.Y. 46 Chaudhry, M. 84 Chaudhry, M.S. 85 Chauhan, Y.S. 2 Cho, T. 119 Cleveland, David A. 122 Cocks, Philip Stanley,_1939- 115 Colvin, P.M. 178 Cook, P.G. 129 Cooke, G.W. 58 Cooper, P.J.M. 143 Coughlin, R. 42 Crosswhite, C.D. 272 Crosswhite, F.S. 272 Daisley, L.E.A. 30 Dalgliesh, N.P. 264 Damania, A.B. 125 Das Gupta, D.K. 222 Das, S.K. 72 Daulay, H.S. 150 Daurenbekov, N.J. 70 Day, J.C. 88 De Boer, A.J. 35 Dear, K.B.G. 156 Deb Roy, R. 243 Deforce, R.J. 111 Deutsch, A. E. 186 Dillon, J.L. 238 Dimes, J.P. 264 Doerr, R. 185 Donovan, T.J. 39 Dosekeev, Kh.S. 70 Douglas, C.L. Jr 13 Dregne, H.E. 177 Ducrocq, Michel 32 Durazo, A. III 283 Dvorak, K.A. 188 Dvorianov, V.N. 70 Eagleton, G.E. 161 Ehrier, W.L. 230 Ehrler, W.L. 108, 232 El Gamal, A. Amin 193 El Houri Ahmed, A. 97 El Khidir, O.A. 184 El-Ayouty, E.Y. 183 El-Kheshen, K. 49 El-Lakany, M.H. 11 El-Swaify, S.A. 139, 247 Elloumi, M. 275 Elmore, C.L. 283 Elnadief, S.A. 4 Engstrom, R. 27 Entz, M.H. 12 Enyi, B.A.C. 222 Essiet, E.U. 53 Evenari, M. 231 Faragalla, A.A. 137 Faroda, A.S. 91 Ferando, G.W.E. 196 Finch, V. 43 Fink, D.H. 108, 230, 232 Foran, B. 26 Forsberg, Carl M. 217 Foster, K.F. 69 Fowler, D.B. 12 Francis, R.L. 30 Francois, L.E. 39 Frederick, K.D. 160 Fryrear, D.W. 284 Fu, C. 271 Gainey, P.L. 190 Gajendra Giri 262 Galai, C. 181 Gana, A. 275 Gangasaran 148, 154, 262 Gara, M. 275 Garcia-Olmedo, F. 60 Gates, D.H. 215 Gaugh, S. 104 Gaur, M.L. 211 Gerard, C.J. 279 Ghabbour, S.I. 183 Ghosh, T.K. 100 Ghugare, R.V. 191 Gilbert, H. 79, 82 Giri, G. 93, 147, 148, 154 Goel, A.C. 55 Gow, D.D. 263 Greb, B.W. 163 Gregory, P.J. 143 Grove, A.T. 28 Gupta, J.P. 62 Gurovich, L.A. 255 Gurunadha Rao, Y. 242 Guseinov, R. G. 204 Gutierrez-Aleman, N. 35 Hall, Anthony E., 9 Hamdan, I.Y. 36 Hammerton, J. 116 Hanagarth, W. 87 Hanks, R. J. 179 Hardaker, J.B. 111 Harmsen, K. 61, 117 Harris, H.C. 143 Harriss, B. 7 Hearne, J.W. 178 Heathcote, R.L. 74 Heilman, M.D. 285 Heitschmidt, R.K. 153 Helweg, O.J. 110 Henry, A. 261 Hepperly, P.R. 57 Hernando, V. 274 Hill, Robert Wimmer, 63, 179 Hons, F.M. 279 Horner, G.L. 159 Hornick, S.B. 142, 258 Hughes, D.W. 88 Huibers, F. P. 213 Hulme, M. 234 Hussain, N.M. 36 Hutchinson, B. 16 IJBMA 173 Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers 205, 226 Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers. Convention (1989 : Udaipur, India) 205 Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers. Convention 1987 : Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya) 226 Indo-U.S. Subcommission on Agriculture 48 International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas 132, 133 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 38, 134 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics 135 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 158, 38 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 220 Jacobson, M. 151 Jatasra, D.S. 214 Jawanda, J.S. 50 Jayne, J.A.B. 96 Jefferies, Brian C. 115 Jelenic, D.B. 59 Jodha, N. S. 249 Jodha, N.S. 56 Johansen, C. 2 Johnson, E.D. 30 Johnson, G.L. 229 Jones, M.J. 168 Jones, O.R. 229, 269 Jones, R.K. 199, 260, 264 Kalashnikov, A.I. 141 Kalla, S.D. 241 Karpiscak, M.M. 69 Kashour, G. 125 Keating, B.A. 260 Keatinge, J.D.H. 41 Kehrberg, E.W. 35 Keller, Andrew A. 63 Kephart, K.D. 17 Ketchum, L.G. 5 Khadr, M.S. 183 Khalafalla, A.M. 184 Khan, S. 85 Kilty, S. 129 King, K.F.S. 10 Klass, L. 169 Klepper, B.L. 13 Klepper, Robert 89 Knipscheer, H.C. 138 Kopekov, C.B. 19 Korentajer, L. 98 Kshirsagar, K.G. 103 Kydoyarova, I.Ya 152 Lal, S. 164 Lallement, D. 210 Lamprey, H.F. 273 Laudelout, H. 54 Lavronov, G. A. 38, 38 Lawton, Harry W., 9 Lehe, J.M. 94 Li, S.X. 73 Liao, T. R. 75 Lightfoot, C.W.F. 155, 156 Lindsay, W.L. 117 Maas, E.V. 39 Mabbutt, J.A. 225 Macinko, G. 86 Macpherson, A. 236 Mahmoud, S. 11 Major, D.J. 14 Maldonado Aguirre, L.J. 244 Malik, A.S. 91 Malik, R.K. 55, 90 Maliwal, G. L. 66 Mallick, S. 118 Mandal, B.K. 100 Manichon, H. 113 Maos, J.O. 280 MART/AZR Project, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Arid Zone Research Institute (Pakistan) 221 Mason, R. 166 Massee, T.W. 208 Mathieu, C. 202 Mathur, B.K. 261 Mathur, O.P. 174 Matlon, Peter J. 167 Matocha, J.E. 279 Mazid, A. 144 McCown, R.L. 199, 260, 264 McCreight, J. D. 15 McFarlane, N.L. 40 McNeil, D.L. 161 Mead, R. 156 Mehrotra, N.K. 50 Mellink, E. 6, 37 Messing, Ingmar 99 Meyer, R.E. 170, 258, 259 Mickelson, R.H. 163 Midamerica International Agriculture Consortium. Dryland Farming Team 25 Miehe, S. 1 Ming, Z.D. 131 Miranda, S.M. 139 Mirreh, H.F. 233 Morrison, R.J. 14 Mortimore, M. J., 3 Morton, H.L. 195 Mrost, A.Y. 18 Muhammad, L.W. 246 Mukhammedov, G.M. 253 Mukhebi, A.W. 138 Muradov, K. N. 204 Murray, G.A. 17 Murty, V.V.N. 24 Myers, R.J.K. 123 Nabhan, G.P. 218 Nagy, J.G. 44 Narkhede, P.L. 102, 191 Nasr, M. 49 Natarajan, M. 64 Neronov, V.M. 152 Newhall, R.L. 77 Nicholls, Qrville L. 52 Nikolaev, V.N. 253 Norman, D. 45 Norvelle, M.E. 140 Noureddine, Akrimi 99 Ohm, H.W. 44 Ong, C.K. 64 Orev, Y. 248 Oswal, M.C. 90 Papendick, R.I. 170, 258 Pardo, M.T. 274 Paroda, R.S. 214 Parr, J.F. 142, 170, 258 Parton, K.A. 246 Patel, R. R. 66 Pathak, P. 139, 247 Pathak, P.S. 243 Patil, B.D. 243 Patil, C.B. 102 Peacock, C.P. 130 Peake, D.C.I. 199 Pearce, F. 20 Pecetti, L. 125 Perdeshev, N. 70 Perevolotsky, A. 127 Phene, C. J. 15 Pieri, C. 34, 187 Pimbert, M.P. 149 Poschen, P. 109 Potter, C.S. 228 Powell, J.M. 136 Power, J.F. 128 Probert, M.E. 260 Prow, T.M. 42 Qureshi, S. 252 Raafat, A. 251 Rafikov, A. 232 Rai, A.N. 194 Ram, B. 211 Ramakrishna, Y.S. 150 Ramana Rao, B.V. 150 Ramos, R. 255 Rana, Z.S. 126 Rao, A.C. 72 Rao, M.R. 64 Rapp, A. 216 Rasmussen, V.P. 77 Rawles, R.L. 69 Raza, Mehdi, 76 Reddy, M.S. 64 Reddy, Y. V. R. 192 Rego, T.J. 247 Rickman, R.W. 13 Riehl, S. 33 Rijks, D. 71 Ritter, W.F. 182 Roberts, W.P. 46 Rodriguez, A. 41 Rodriguez, R. 57 Rogel, A. 231 Roth, B.T. 14 Rowland, J. R. J. 81 Rysakov, D. 70 Sabir, G.F. 41 Sachan, R.C. 24 Saleem, M.T. 276 Salman, A.J. 36 Sanders, D.W. 68 Sanders, J.H. 44 Sanghi, Ajay K. 89 Sangle, R.D. 103 Saran, G. 93, 147 Schechter, Y. 181 Sebillotte, M. 275 Sewell, M.C. 190 Shafi, Mohammad,_1924- 76 Shah, N.A. 41 Shannon, M. 120 Sharma, B. L. 83 Sharma, D. 56 Sharma, H.C. 207 Sharma, P.N. 110 Shepherd, K.D. 61 Sherif, S.M. 84, 85 Siebert, J. 45 Silcock, R.G. 265 Sing, S.D. 198 Singh, Achal 78 Singh, B.L. 211 Singh, B.P. 51, 207 Singh, J. 91 Singh, J.P. 51 Singh, L. 2, 116 Singh, M. 211 Singh, P. 29 Singh, R. 174 Singh, R.P. 142 Singh, Ranjodh 78 Singh, S. 247 Smith, M.S. 26 Soler, L.G. 275 Soleri, Daniela 122 Souki, K. 275 South Australia, Dept. of Agriculture and Fisheries 115 Sprague, Howard Bennett, 256 Squires, V.R. 114 Squires, Victor 80 Srivastava, C.P. 149 Stanhill, G. 162 Steiner, J.L. 212 Stewart, B.A. 142, 277 Stryker, R.G. 112 Sullivan, G. 138 Summers, K. 16 Tayler, R.S. 155 Taylor, F.W. 197 Taylor, W.H. 105 Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (Ede, Netherlands) 81 Tewari, A.K. 224 Tikhe, E. G. 237 Tiwari, A.K. 211 Tow, P. G. 80 Tully, D. 143 Umrani, N.K. 102, 191 Unger, P.W. 146, 269, 279 United States, Agency for International Development, Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination, Rural Development Division 256 United States, Agency for International Development. 33 United States, Congress, Office of Technology Assessment 282 United States, Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. 281 United States, International Cooperation Administration, Turkey, Tarim Bakanligi 217 United States, Library of Congress, Science and Technology Division, Reference Section. 75 Utah Agricultural Experiment Station 175, 176 Uys, P.W. 178 Valco, T.D. 285 Van Buren, N. 235 Van Schilfgaarde, J. 278 Venkateswarlu, J. 101 Vij, V.K. 50 Vinall, H.N. 22 Vlek, P.G. 117 Wagener, K. 107, 171, 172, 173 Waggoner, H.O. 208 Wallace, A. 203 Washington University (St. Louis, Mo.), Center for the Biology of Natural Systems. 89 Webber, Glyn D. 115 Wendt, C.W. 279 West African Weed Science Society, International Weed Science Society, International Plant Protection Center. 186 Western, D. 43 Whitman, C.E. 259 Wiersma, F. 239 Willcocks, William, 21 Willey, R.W. 64 Williams, J.R. 257 Willis, W.O. 177 Wilson, R.T. 145, 165, 209, 219 Winright, G.L. 40 Winter, W.H. 199 Wood, I.M. 123 Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division 8 Wysocki, D.J. 13 Xiao, L. 73 Yadav, R.C. 211 Yamamoto, T. 119 Young, R.A. 159 Zaki, A. 183 Zaman, A. 118 Zauderer, J. 121 Zuzel, J.F. 13 Subject Index 2,4-d 14 Acacia albida 1, 109 Acacia saligna 11 Adaptability 28 Adaptation 70, 125 Aerial surveys 129 Afforestation 157 Africa 145, 216, 233, 263, 273 Africa south of sahara 71 Africa, West 38, 38 Agave 5 Aggregates 95, 146 Agribusiness 235 Agricultural development 10, 45, 95, 140, 152, 203, 240, 241, 273, 280 Agricultural economics 41 Agricultural engineering 205, 226 Agricultural estimating and reporting 63, 179 Agricultural extension work 217 Agricultural innovations 99, 281 Agricultural insurance 238 Agricultural land 68, 129, 139 Agricultural meteorology 71 Agricultural policy 44, 159 Agricultural production 87, 94, 140, 245, 286 Agricultural regions 26 Agricultural situation 210, 275 Agricultural systems 115, 134, 134 Agriculture 3, 23, 25, 38, 65, 78, 89, 115, 134, 158, 158, 200, 220, 237, 249, 256 Agriculture, Cooperative 135 Agroforestry 1, 10, 11, 109, 244, 273 Agronomic characteristics 12, 123, 125 Agropastoral systems 138, 264, 265 Air temperature 149 Alberta 14 Alfisols 2, 139, 247 Algeria 15, 15, 15, 15, 113 Alkalinity 40 Alternative farming 5, 258 Alysicarpus vaginalis 199 Ammonium fixation 72 Anacardiaceae 197 Andhra pradesh 2, 149, 242 Animal geography 165 Animal husbandry 116, 130, 165, 170, 209, 271 Animal physiology 43 Animal power 44 Animal production 35, 138, 264 Annual field crops 163 Applied research 64 Appropriate technology 27, 236 Aquaculture 120 Aquifers 94 Arachis hypogaea 64, 100, 148 Archaeology 19 Argentina 92 Arid climate 16, 40, 70, 73, 74, 166 Arid lands 13, 16, 22, 28, 29, 43, 47, 69, 73, 88, 97, 102, 121, 124, 142, 144, 150, 151, 154, 159, 160, 162, 166, 170, 180, 195, 197, 207, 228, 235, 244, 245, 252, 259, 269, 286 Arid regions 15, 17, 20, 41, 50, 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 65, 67, 71, 82, 92, 95, 113, 117, 119, 125, 147, 153, 158, 182, 185, 187, 190, 210, 227, 238, 239, 251, 278, 281 Arid regions agriculture 8, 9, 15, 21, 23, 25, 32, 33, 38, 38, 38, 48, 63, 65, 66, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 83, 89, 106, 122, 132, 133, 134, 135, 167, 175, 176, 179, 186, 192, 193, 201, 205, 206, 213, 217, 220, 221, 226, 237, 249, 256, 266, 267, 270, 281, 282 Arid regions farming 3, 52 Arid soils 16, 51, 59, 73, 101, 131, 207 Arid Zone 274 Arid zones 1, 10, 34, 51, 68, 72, 77, 79, 84, 91, 96, 100, 104, 109, 111, 126, 127, 140, 143, 152, 157, 164, 165, 169, 189, 191, 196, 198, 216, 230, 234, 242, 248, 250, 254, 261, 263, 268, 273 Aridity 28 Arizona 5, 6, 20, 96, 108, 112, 120, 124, 159, 169, 230, 239, 250, 254, 272 Artificial precipitation 95 Asclepias 47 Astrebla lappacea 46 Atrazine 14 Australia 74, 115, 115, 225, 264 Australian northern territory 199 Available water 95 Bacterial diseases 272 Baluchistan 41 Bangladesh 21, 21, 21 Barley 144 Beef herds 178 Beetal 126 Bibliographies 82 Bibliography 33, 33, 75, 75 Biological activity in soil 46 Biomass 229 Biomass production 11, 127 Bolivia 87 Botanical composition 37, 264 Botanical gardens 124 Botrytis 39 Botswana 155, 156, 168, 197 Boundaries 271 Brackish water 278 Brassica 51, 147 Brassica juncea 51, 93, 154 Brazil 35 Breeding aims 70 Breeding methods 70 Buds 39 Burkina faso 286 Cabt 92, 125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 144 Cactaceae 37 Cajanus cajan 2, 57, 64 Calcium 39 Calcium chloride 39 California 39, 40, 159, 160, 283 Camels 41 Canada 177 Capacity 53 Capsicum 250 Carbon 53, 190 Carcass composition 184 Catchment hydrology 95 Catchment planning 224, 248 Catha edulis 109 Cation exchange 53 Cattle 35, 43, 264 Cattle farming 214, 273 Censuses 37 Central Africa 44 Centrosema pascuorum 199 Cereals 29, 121, 143 Channels 224 Chemical constituents of plants 47, 151 Chillies 250 China 73, 131, 215, 271 Chisel plows 285 Chlormequat 148 Choice of species 22, 69 Cicer arietinum 51, 154 Citrullus lanatus 197 Citrus jambhiri 50 Citrus ka RNA 50 Citrus sinensis x poncirus trifolia 50 Clay fraction 95 Clay loam soils 95, 229 Clay soils 72 Climate 61 Climatic change 216, 234, 271 Climatic factors 44, 56, 128, 210, 231, 269 Climatic zones 271 Climatology 216 Coastal areas 280 Cold resistance 70 Coleoptera 272 Collected works 38, 38, 38, 38, 220, 220, 220, 220, 267, 267 Colorado 159, 163 Commercial farming 7, 74, 151, 197, 272 Communities 37 Community ecology 37 Comparisons 12, 53 Competition 7 Composts 286 Computer software 35 Conferences 54 Congreses 237 Congresses 76, 76, 205, 205, 205, 206, 206, 206, 226, 226, 226, 237, 237, 237, 266, 266, 266, 270, 270 Conservation 269 Constraints 116, 203, 275 Continuous cropping 14, 156, 180, 190 Cooperation 16, 45 Cooperative farming 189 Cordia 1 Correlation analysis 261 Cost analysis 35 Cost benefit analysis 160 Costs 159, 163 Cotton 106 Counting 149 Cover crops 128 Coverage 146 Cowpeas 150 Crop damage 39 Crop enterprises 136 Crop establishment 112, 230 Crop husbandry 203 Crop insurance 257 Crop management 58, 73, 113, 139, 143 Crop production 47, 57, 138, 188, 207, 260, 278 Crop residues 37, 146, 170, 279 Crop weed competition 265 Crop yield 2, 12, 14, 22, 39, 67, 72, 88, 91, 92, 95, 98, 109, 118, 123, 148, 155, 163, 164, 168, 170, 180, 190, 198, 199, 203, 229, 255, 268 Crop yields 63, 179 Cropping systems 4, 30, 46, 56, 58, 59, 64, 78, 103, 116, 249, 262 Crops 37, 90, 149 Crops and water 32, 63, 179 Crossing 70 Cultivars 12, 121, 222 Cultivation 67 Cultivation methods 28, 86, 90, 103 Cultural methods 93 Cultural weed control 91 Cupressus arizonica 230 Cyamopsis tetragonoloba 261 Cynara scolymus 39 Dairy farming 239 Databases 16 Decision making 111, 167 Deep cultivation 84 Deforestation 127 Delhi 93, 148, 154, 262 Deltas 19 Demography 210 Density 125 Desert plants 16, 47, 124, 195 Desert soils 29, 252 Desertification 3, 18, 68, 142, 157, 216, 286 Deserts 5, 6, 11, 18, 19, 27, 31, 39, 42, 45, 49, 105, 108, 112, 114, 120, 137, 169, 171, 174, 181, 183, 184, 203, 204, 214, 218, 224, 225, 231, 233, 240, 241, 252, 253, 272, 273, 280, 283 Design 4 Design criteria 285 Developing countries 4, 10, 20, 45, 54, 116, 123, 263 Development agencies 245 Development aid 124, 152 Development plans 30 Development projects 96, 227, 240, 245 Developmental history 121 Dikes 44, 248 Discing 146 Distribution 234 Diversification 14, 120 Diversity 6 Double cropping 93 Draft animals 41 Drainage 40 Drainage systems 55 Drought 14, 26, 43, 74, 127, 138, 149, 268, 286 Drought resistance 2, 125, 131, 148, 195, 229 Drought tolerance 5, 164, 242 Droughts 3 Dry conditions 101, 142, 198 Dry farming 2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 31, 33, 37, 38, 38, 46, 47, 48, 52, 54, 65, 65, 69, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 90, 92, 96, 98, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 112, 113, 117, 124, 125, 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 135, 144, 146, 149, 154, 157, 163, 164, 166, 175, 176, 177, 180, 186, 190, 191, 192, 195, 201, 206, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 216, 218, 220, 221, 221, 224, 229, 237, 245, 252, 256, 257, 265, 266, 267, 270, 277, 279, 284, 285 Dry matter accumulation 12, 128, 229 Dry season 149 Dynamic models 178 Early maturation 242 East Africa 236 Ecology 223 Econometric models 35 Economic analysis 49, 144 Economic aspects 3, 38, 89, 89, 237 Economic development 197 Economic evaluation 151 Economic impact 74, 94, 104, 159 Economic resources 7 Economic theories 111 Economics 67, 231, 248 Ecosystems 6, 10, 37, 137, 153, 195 Ecotones 271 Efficiency 102 Egypt 11, 27, 49, 104, 105, 125, 162, 183, 193, 193, 193, 203, 251 Electrical conductivity 129 Electromagnetic radiation 129 Employment 275 Energy conservation 153 Energy requirements 248 Environmental degradation 18, 159, 228, 245, 263 Environmental factors 87, 126, 261 Environmental impact reporting 6, 137 Environmental policy 140, 159, 160 Environmental pollution 159, 160 Equipment and supplies 106 Erosion 18, 53, 68, 88, 142, 208, 228 Erosion control 73, 103, 139, 170, 196, 214, 284, 286 Eruca sativa 147 Erwinia 39 Ethiopia 109, 125, 268 Ethnobotany 124 Evaluation 14 Evapotranspiration 12, 98, 99, 150, 229, 255 Exchangeable cations 53 Experimental design 155 Experimental plots 5, 24 Extension activities 42 Extensive livestock farming 127, 130, 263 Fallow 14, 144, 180, 277 Fallow systems 177, 279 Famines 3 Farm area 277 Farm closures 31 Farm enterprises 42 Farm income 35, 116, 120, 156 Farm management 44, 74, 88, 134, 167, 231, 246, 275 Farm mechanization 204 Farm size 203 Farm surveys 35, 114, 140 Farmers' attitudes 74, 109, 123 Farming 27, 127, 142, 271 Farming systems 1, 6, 10, 30, 31, 34, 41, 42, 44, 45, 49, 53, 79, 88, 97, 105, 109, 114, 116, 123, 136, 137, 140, 143, 185, 188, 203, 223, 227, 228, 244, 259, 275, 286 Farming systems research 41, 260 Farms 275 Fattening performance 184 Feasibility studies 44, 118, 161 Feed troughs 239 Feedlots 184 Fertilization 40 Fertilizer industry 235 Fertilizers 44, 53, 54, 58, 102, 187, 208, 222, 237, 276 Fiber content 5 Field crops 34, 40, 180, 185, 187, 220, 279 Fields 37 Fine wool 70 Fish farming 42, 120 Fodder crops 109, 178, 253 Foliage 37 Foliar application 148 Food crops 122 Food preferences 123 Food supply 245 Forage 163 Forage crops 227 Forage legumes 199 Forecasting 74 Forests 10, 273 Fruit analysis 50 Fuelwood 109 Fungal diseases 272 Furrow irrigation 119 Genetic resources 125 Genetic variation 125 Genotype environment interaction 14 Genotypes 2, 14, 261 Germplasm 125, 259 Goat keeping 30, 126, 145, 219, 240 Goats 35, 127, 209 Grain 12, 14, 125, 229, 261 Grain crops 17 Grasses 37 Grassland management 264, 265, 273 Grazing 43, 215 Grazing effects 157 Grazing lands 111 Grazing systems 130, 153 Grazing trials 199 Great basin and pacific slope 160 Greece 125 Green manures 128 Grewia 197 Groundwater 55, 94 Groundwater pollution 159 Groundwater recharge 129 Growth 62, 145, 229 Growth analysis 50 Growth rate 2, 12, 128 Gujarat 66 Gullied land 211 Gully erosion 211 Habitat selection 137 Habitats 87 Hand tools 4 Haplopappus 37 Harvest index 12 Haryana 51, 55, 90, 91, 207 Heading 229 Helicoverpa armigera 149 Herbicides 283 Herds 43, 130 Highlands 1, 41, 109 Hill land 242 History 18, 19, 21, 31, 86, 131, 271 Holistic approach 263 Honey 254 Hordeum vulgare 61, 144, 154 Host preferences 149 Hosts of plant pests 137, 149 Human activity 18 Human ecology 43 Human resources 245 Humid zones 12, 182 Hybrids 14 Hydroelectric schemes 280 Hydrological factors 162 Hydromorphic soils 222 Idaho 13, 17, 208 Impeded drainage 53 Implements 91, 103 Imports 104 Improvement 45 Incidence 39 Indexes 98 India 7, 23, 23, 23, 24, 56, 64, 65, 65, 65, 65, 65, 66, 72, 76, 76, 101, 103, 110, 126, 134, 134, 134, 134, 139, 147, 164, 174, 188, 192, 192, 192, 194, 206, 206, 207, 213, 213, 213, 213, 237, 237, 237, 237, 240, 241, 249, 249, 249, 252, 266, 266, 267, 267, 270, 270 Indian punjab 50 Infections 39 Infestation 149 Infiltration 95, 146, 286 Information centers 16 Innovation adoption 44, 246 Innovations 285 Input output analysis 116 Insect control 149, 272 Insect pests 137 Insecticidal plants 151 Insecticide resistance 149 Insecticides 193 Institution building 263 Intensive farming 153 Intensive livestock farming 184 Interactions 97 Intercropping 118, 154, 155, 156 Intercrops 118 International cooperation 124, 136, 216 Intersectoral planning 7 Iran 119, 125 Iraq 18 Irrigated farming 18, 19, 28, 39, 50, 53, 54, 55, 60, 67, 94, 114, 119, 121, 159, 160, 161, 162, 166, 182, 203, 222, 235, 250, 251, 255, 268, 276, 278, 280 Irrigation 8, 14, 21, 31, 40, 92, 106, 106, 137, 217, 230, 278 Irrigation channels 20 Irrigation farming 15, 21, 32, 63, 78, 89, 99, 106, 179, 193, 205, 217, 226, 281, 282 Irrigation requirements 162 Irrigation scheduling 100 Irrigation systems 4, 104, 110, 279 Irrigation water 39, 278 Isotope labeling 117 Israel 20, 95, 162, 181, 231, 248 Italy 173 Jamaica 30 Jojoba 92 Jordan 125 Kansas 94, 190, 223 Kazakh ssr 70 Kenya 43, 130, 138, 145, 152, 219, 227, 245, 246, 260, 273 Kernels 125 Kuwait 36 Lagoons 163 Lamb fattening 184 Land development 121, 157 Land evaluation 94 Land management 29, 157, 252 Land ownership 67 Land productivity 208, 247 Land reclamation 203 Land resources 73, 157 Land tenure 130, 263 Land use 1, 88, 97, 130, 216 Landscape 19, 271 Landscape gardening 40 Large farms 53 Larvae 149 Latin America 244, 255 Leaching 182 Leaching requirement 162 Leaf area index 229 Leaf water content 148 Least squares 209 Leeward Islands 116 Legumes 22, 128, 143 Leguminosae 123, 161, 227, 264 Length 95 Lens culinaris 154, 164 Leucaena leucocephala 191 Levelling 163 Ley farming 264 Leys 264 Libya 84, 85 Light traps 149 Linear programming 35 Literature reviews 73, 278 Livestock 130, 138, 143, 153, 200, 227, 253 Livestock farming 40, 111, 152, 170, 215 Livestock groups 130 Liveweight gain 264 Liveweight gains 199 Local authority areas 245 Long term experiments 53, 149 Losses 74 Losses from soil systems 146 Lycopersicon esculentum 119 Madhya Pradesh 237, 237, 237, 237 Maharashtra 191 Mali 145, 165, 219, 222 Management 213 Manures 190 Mapping 129 Marginal land 114, 228 Market prices 26 Market research 161 Marketing 189 Marketing techniques 42 Mathematical models 63, 63, 63, 63, 98, 179, 179, 179, 179 Mathematics 24 Maturation 261 Maturation period 12 Mauritania 140 Meat and livestock industry 136 Mechanical weed control 91 Mechanization 27 Mediterranean countries 61 Metaphosphates 95 Mexico 6, 37, 124, 218 Migration 149 Milk production 239 Mimosa biuncifera 37 Mineral content 159, 160 Mineral deficiencies 39 Mineral fertilizers 34 Mineralization 34 Minimum tillage systems 77, 285 Ministries of agriculture 127 Mixed cropping 199 Mixed farming 35, 138, 260, 273 Moisture content 14 Moisture relations 180 Mollisols 146 Montana 180 Morocco 25, 25, 25, 125, 202 Mountain areas 87 Mulches 100 Mulching 196 Multiple land use 111, 264, 265 Native livestock 145 Natural enemies 149 Natural flora 218, 223 Natural resources 245 Near East 200, 200 Nebraska 94 Nevada 31, 159 New Mexico 42, 94, 96, 159, 235 New products 47 New South Wales 46, 265 Nigeria 53, 136 Nigeria, Northern 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 Nitrates 180, 182 Nitrogen 53, 128, 190 Nitrogen content 128, 199, 264 Nitrogen fertilizers 46, 61, 72, 98, 144, 188 Nitrogen fixation 128, 264 Nitrogen recovery 117 Nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers 84 No-tillage 146, 185, 186 North Africa 45, 143 North central states of U.S.A. 177 North Dakota 128 Nurseries 272 Nutrient availability 53, 54, 187 Nutrient content 53, 149 Nutrient contents of plants 50 Nutrient removal by plants 98 Nutrient uptake 128 Nutrition 122 Nutritive value 253 Nuts 40 Oases 19, 137 Oil plants 147 Oilseeds 29 Oregon 13 Organic farming 254 Organic fertilizers 191 Organic matter in soil 180 Ornamental plants 272 Oryza sativa 67, 222 Outbreaks 149 Overgrazing 18, 127 Pakistan 276 Panicum miliaceum 22 Parasites of insect pests 149 Parasitoids 149 Particle size distribution 53 Pastoralism 26, 43, 111, 178, 209 Pasture management 43, 153, 253 Pasture plants 265 Pastures 37, 46, 253, 264, 265 Path coefficients 261 Pennisetum Americanum 62, 91 Perception 74 Performance 14 Performance testing 51 Periodicals 23, 23, 23, 133, 133 Persistence 265 Peru 127, 280 Phenotypes 125 Phosphogypsum 95 Phosphorus 53 Phosphorus fertilizers 61, 144 Photosynthesis 212 Physico-chemical properties 46 Physico-chemical properties of soil 72 Pilot projects 273 Pinus eldarica 230 Plains 47 Planning of research 30, 116 Plant analysis 149 Plant communities 152, 271 Plant damage 272 Plant density 2, 168 Plant ecology 87, 271 Plant height 261 Plant pests 37 Plant physiology 251 Plant production 189, 203, 250, 259 Plant protection 57 Plant residues 264, 285 Plant resources 197 Planting date 128 Planting methods 4 Planting season 40 Plastic mulches 283 Plowing 93, 146 Pollution by agriculture 159, 160 Population dynamics 149 Population growth 245, 260 Potassium 53 Poverty 245 Prairie soils 12 Prairies 185, 223 Precipitation 128, 229 Predators of insect pests 149 Prediction 98 Price support 189 Production 56 Production possibilities 17, 58, 178, 203, 277 Production potential 51, 198, 207 Productivity 209, 264, 265 Profitability 7 Program development 245, 263 Program effectiveness 263 Program evaluation 114 Projects 286 Prosopis juliflora 127 Protein content 12 Provenance 125 Puerto Rico 57 Pulses 29, 56, 123, 161, 189 Quantitative analysis 156 Queensland 265 Radiation balance 212 Rain 45, 95, 98, 144, 149, 154, 188, 234, 261, 284 Rain-fed farming 4, 24, 51, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 64, 68, 71, 72, 91, 93, 118, 139, 143, 147, 148, 150, 168, 187, 210, 224, 234, 236, 238, 242, 247, 255, 261, 262, 268, 276 Rain-water (Water-supply) 206, 266 Rajasthan 62, 150, 189, 198, 214, 224, 261 Ranching 166 Range management 130, 214, 215 Rangelands 26, 43, 152, 166, 215 Reclamation 27 Recycling 191 Regeneration 286 Regional development 44 Regression analysis 156 Renewable natural resources 282 Reports 152 Reproduction 145 Reproductive performance 209, 219 Research 15, 23, 23, 23, 25, 25, 25, 65, 65, 65, 134, 281 Research projects 124, 136 Residual effects 72, 85 Resource conservation 10, 124 Resource development 245 Resource management 96, 130, 215 Resource utilization 195, 197 Retail prices 189 Rice husks 100 Riparian vegetation 96 Risk 144 Risks 67, 238, 257 River basins 140 Rodents 6 Root nodulation 148 Root pressure 39 Rootstocks 50 Rotations 14, 144, 187, 190, 199, 264 Row orientation 212 Row spacing 14, 168, 212, 229 Row tillage 285 Rubiaceae 197 Ruminants 35 Runoff 95, 146, 286 Runoff control 103, 170 Runoff farming 95, 198, 230, 231, 248 Runoff water 24, 95, 139, 163 Rural conditions 3 Rural development 7, 140, 245, 275 Rural settlement 280 Rural sociology 263 Sahel 88, 209, 286 Sales 235 Saline water 39, 278 Salinity 40, 278 Salt tolerance 251 Sand dune stabilization 157 Sandy soils 62, 85 Saskatchewan 12 Saudi arabia 137 Savannas 37, 127 Seasonal fluctuations 98 Seasonal growth 128 Seasonal variation 37, 95, 229 Seasonality 43 Sediment 146 Seed production 40, 147, 154, 261 Seed treatment 148 Seed weight 14, 109, 125 Seedbed preparation 286 Seeds 92 Selection criteria 22 Self sufficiency 245 Semi-arid Zone 202, 274 Semiarid climate 14, 26, 37, 73, 87, 128, 229, 271 Semiarid climates 74, 227 Semiarid soils 73 Semiarid zones 2, 4, 7, 12, 24, 29, 30, 34, 35, 44, 46, 47, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64, 68, 71, 85, 86, 90, 93, 94, 98, 103, 110, 113, 116, 118, 123, 127, 129, 130, 136, 138, 139, 145, 146, 148, 149, 151, 155, 156, 157, 161, 163, 168, 177, 178, 185, 187, 188, 189, 199, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 215, 219, 222, 223, 236, 238, 245, 246, 247, 255, 257, 258, 260, 262, 264, 265, 275, 276, 277, 279, 284, 285 Senegal 140, 222 Sequential cropping 265 Setaria (gramineae) 242 Setaria italica 22 Shading 239 Sheep 35, 209 Sheep breeds 70, 165 Sheep farming 26, 70, 165, 240, 241, 253 Sheep management 30, 219 Shifting cultivation 1 Shrubs 37 Silty soils 53 Siluroidea 42 Silviculture 230, 273 Simmondsia chinensis 92, 112 Simulation models 26 Size 146 Slope 37, 95 Small farms 30, 53, 110, 116, 250, 254, 260, 283 Social classes 127 Sodic soils 190 Sodium chloride 39 Sodium tripolyphosphate 95 Soil amendments 191 Soil analysis 53, 190 Soil and water conservation 77, 139, 195, 257 Soil chemistry 199 Soil conservation 53, 196, 211, 223, 258, 273 Soil cultivation 69 Soil degradation 53, 68, 68 Soil erosion 213 Soil fertility 34, 59, 97, 109, 187, 188, 208, 254, 264, 265, 286 Soil management 73, 101, 139, 247 Soil moisture 77, 88, 98, 208, 257 Soil organic matter 146, 190 Soil ph 53 Soil pore system 95 Soil properties 97, 188, 285 Soil salinity 39, 159, 160, 251 Soil salinization 18, 68 Soil stabilization 95 Soil structure 46 Soil temperature 62 Soil test values 117 Soil types (anthropogenic) 19 Soil types (textural) 40 Soil water 150, 163, 277 Soil water balance 98 Soil water content 146, 229 Soil water depletion 212 Soil water movement 146 Soil water regimes 62, 208 Soil water relations 119 Soils 10 Solar radiation 212 Sorghum 22, 64, 72, 102, 146, 163, 188, 257 Sorghum bicolor 109, 155, 156, 191, 212, 229 South Africa 98, 178 South austrailia 111 South australia 26 South Australia 115, 115 South australia 129 South central states of U.S.A. 177, 257 South Dakota 185 Sowing 286 Sowing date 2, 147, 265 Sowing methods 4 Sown grasslands 265 Sown pastures 199 Spatial distribution 149 Spatial variation 129 Specialized farming 283 Species diversity 37 Spikes 125 Sri lanka 67, 196 Stability 146, 156 Stand characteristics 128 Stand density 14, 229 Stand establishment 264, 265 State farms 114 Statistical analysis 37 Statistics 276 Stochastic processes 257 Stocking density 26 Stocking rate 127 Stomatal resistance 212 Straw 190 Stress 14 Stress conditions 251 Stylosanthes hamata 199 Subsistence farming 43, 155, 178, 236 Subsoiling 85 Subtropics 123, 265, 271 Sudan 1, 97, 145, 184, 219, 234 Summer 90 Surface layers 46, 95, 146 Surface roughness 24, 146 Surveys 215 Susceptibility 39 Sustainability 53, 245, 258, 260, 264, 265, 286 Sustainable agriculture 122 Sustained yield management 228 Syria 61, 117, 143, 144 Takyrs 19 Technology 77, 88 Technology transfer 17 Technology transfers 44 Temperate fruits 40 Temperatures 147, 212 Temporal variation 128, 149 Terracing 230 Texas 94, 146, 166, 212, 229, 279, 285 Tie ridging 44 Tillage 77, 93, 146, 192, 196, 257, 269, 277, 279 Tillering 229 Topsoil 208 Tourism policy 111 Traditional farming 1, 87, 110, 145, 169, 209, 218, 219, 286 Traditional society 130 Traditional technology 286 Transpiration 39, 212 Trees 37 Trials 61, 222 Tribal societies 169 Trichocereus spachianus 272 Trickle irrigation 119 Triticum 113, 117, 251, 276 Triticum aestivum 12, 86, 95, 98, 190, 208 Triticum durum 125 Tropical asia 123 Tropical climate 188, 271 Tropical grasslands 264, 265 Tropics 1, 10, 24, 35, 38, 44, 103, 116, 123, 134, 139, 149, 158, 186, 186, 199, 220, 247, 263 Truck farming 122 Tunisia 125, 275 Turkey 125 Turkmen ssr 253 U.S.A. 22, 47, 151, 182, 218 U.S.S.R. 125 U.S.S.R.far east 19 Uncultivated ground 37 Underdeveloped areas 135 Unep 152 Unesco 152 United States 281, 281, 281, 281 Upper Volta 167 Upper volta 209 Urea fertilizers 117 USSR 141, 232 Utah 77, 96, 159 Utility functions 111 Uttar pradesh 211 Uzbek S.S.R 38, 38 Varieties 51, 57, 67, 118, 164, 242 Variety trials 12 Vegetable gardening 122 Vegetables 40, 254 Vertisols 2, 46, 139, 222, 247 Viability 145 Vigna radiata 62 Vigna sinensis 155, 156 Villages 67 Washington 13, 86 Water 213 Water availability 150, 212 Water composition and quality 55, 159, 160, 170 Water conservation 146, 170, 211, 277 Water deficit 229 Water depletion 94 Water distribution 95 Water erosion 146 Water flow resistance 119 Water harvesting 20, 69, 95, 112, 169, 198, 224, 230 Water impoundment 163 Water management 54, 143, 177, 182, 276, 277, 278, 279 Water requirements 131 Water reservoirs 110 Water resource management 96, 218 Water resources development 282 Water storage 169, 280 Water stress 14, 51, 98, 229, 230, 255 Water table 55 Water use 229, 282 Water use efficiency 12, 90, 95, 100, 128, 143, 229 Waterlogging 159 Watershed management 211 Watersheds 139, 211 Waxes 92 Weather data 26 Weather patterns 74 Weed control 14, 283 Weeding 91 Weeds 149 Weight 209 West Africa 44, 210, 222 West (U.S.) 8, 8, 282, 282, 282, 282, 282 West asia 143 West bengal 100, 118 Western australia 161 Western states 52, 52, 52 Western states of U.S.A. 160, 257 Wet season 149, 234 Wheat 52, 84, 85, 257 Width 229 Wild birds 37 Wind 149 Wind erosion 86, 284 Wind protection 40 Wind resistance 70 Windbreaks, shelterbelts, etc 99 Winter 95, 118 Winter wheat 12, 146 Woody plants 227 Wool 26 Wyoming 8, 159 Xinjiang 114 Yield components 93, 147, 154 Yield factors 61, 113 Yield increases 189, 242, 259, 276 Yield losses 39 Yield response functions 98, 144, 261 Yields 51, 57, 62, 84, 85, 93, 150, 154, 222, 251 Zea mays 14, 109, 163, 168, 190, 255 Ziziphus spina-christi 1 Zoning 45