Agroforestry Systems for Resource Conservation and Livelihood Security in Lower Himalayas

Contents Preface Glossary 1 Agroforestry scenario and opportunities in Shivalik HimalayasPankaj Panwar AK Tiwari and KS Dadhwal 2 Agroforestry for soil and water conservation in Jammu ShivaliksSandeep Sehgal and Mohammed Saleem 3 Livelihood security through agroforestry in Jammu ShivaliksKamal Kishor Sood 4 Soil and nutrient loss under different land-uses in upper Shivaliks of Himachal PradeshIP Sharma and Sudhir Verma 5 Potential agroforestry systems for mid hill HimalayasPS Thakur and CL Thakur 6 Design for slope protection by using bio-engineering measures in Himalayan regionRohitashw Kumar Vijay Shankar and Mahesh Kumar 7 Suitable agroforestry systems for lower Shivaliks of Panchkula HaryanaPankaj Panwar 8 Agroforestry systems for soil fertility build up of degraded lands of ShivaliksSharmistha Pal 9 Agroforestry for rehabilitation of mine spoils in Dehradun ValleyKS Dadhwal and GP Juyal 10 Bhimal Grewia optiva based land use systems for resource conservation and fodder severity in Shivalik HimalayasHarsh Mehta and KS Dadhwal 11 Tree based farming systems for Paonta valley of Himachal PradeshVK Chauhan AK Joshi and RS Rana 12 Aonla based agroforestry systems for soil and water conservation in ShivaliksRam Prasad RP Yadav and Pankaj Panwar 13 Role of agroforestry in soil conservation and soil qualityRP Yadav SK Yadav Pankaj Panwar and SL Arya 14 Land degradation in the Shivaliks of Jammu and Kashmir role of agroforestry in conservation and reclamationVikas Sharma and SK Gupta 15 Bamboo species of Shivalik foot hillsBhardwaj Krishan Chand and Bhalender Singh 16 Effect of different land treatments on hydrological behaviour and soil loss in ShivaliksVK Bhatt and AK Tiwari 17 Impact of climate change on horticultureWS Dhillon Sanjeev K Chauhan and HV Srinidhi 18 Traditional approaches for conservation and utilization of natural resources in Chamba and Kangra districts of Himachal PradeshVipan Guleria and Atul Gupta 19 Carbon sequestration potential of production forestry for mitigating impact of climate changeSC Sharma AS Dogra and Sanjeev K Chauhan 20 Rehabilitation of degraded lands through silvipastoral systems--a balanced approach for alternative land use with special reverence to N-W HimalayaCharan Singh and OP Chaturvedi Subject indexShivalik ranges cover an area of about 214 million ha in Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Jammu and Kashmir Punjab and Haryana states of north-west India Over exploitation of the resources in the region had lead to soil erosion resulting in the rise of riverbeds siltation of tanks reservoirs and other natural water bodies Soil erosion greater than 80  t ha yr have been recorded from denuded hills at places More than 70 per cent people of the region are dependent on agriculture however only 18 per cent of the cultivated area is irrigatedAgroforestry where tree and crops are integrated with each other had been recommended world wide to check soil erosion and simultaneously achieve production goals Adoption of scientifically proven agroforestry systems in Shivaliks can reverse the degradation and improve the economic status of the farmers of the region Extensive research had been done till date on role of agroforestry in resource conservation and livelihood security in the region The book is an attempt to compile the available knowledge on the subject There are 20 chapters in the book covering various topics relating agroforestry systems with soil and water conservation livelihood security slope protection through mechanical and vegetative measures fertility build up mine spoil rehabilitation bamboos climate change and carbon sequestration jacket 302 pp.…