Overview

The nature of variability/change of important climatic parameters over some parts of the tropics such as the Indian region have been extensively studied and documented. However, there the major lacunae in the knowledge of the variability change over important regions of the South Asian Monsoon such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The assessments of possible impact of global climate change on critical resources such as agricultural productivity are based on a combination of results from climate model runs for enhanced greenhouse gases and crop models. The uncertainties of climate model predictions on regional scale are, however, well known. Further, there are large inter-model differences in yield predictions even for the same climatic data. This volume takes stock of our present knowledge on these aspects and identifies the features which have a large impact on the productivity of different crops particularly over regions which are known to be sensitive to climatic fluctuations so that links between climate variability and agricultural productivity can be developed.

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Author:   Y.P. Abrol ,  etc. ,  Salochna Gadgil (Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India) ,  G.B. Pant (Climatology and Hydrometeorology Division, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Pune, India)
Publisher:   Narosa Publishing House
Imprint:   Narosa Publishing House
Weight:   0.679kg
ISBN:  

9788173190780

ISBN 10:   817319078
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   26 February 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Climate Change and Agriculture - an Indian Perspective; India's Agriculture Scenario; Monsoon Variability and its Forecasting for Agriculture; Climate Change and Variability over South Asia; Climate Variability over Pakistan and its Relationship to Variations over the Indian Region; Rainfall Variability over Pakistan; Preliminary Analysis of Rainfall Variations over Kathmandu (Nepal); Rainfall Variability over Bangladesh; Long-Term Variations of Rainfall and Surface Air Temperature over Sri Lanka; Long-Term Trends of Rainfall and Temperature in Sri Lanka; Rainfall Variability over Sri Lanka; The Potential Application of a Weather Generator, SIMMETEO, in Mauritius; Link Between Climate Variability and Agricultural Production; Agro Ecological Regions of India and Climatic Change; Impact of Climate Variability on Agricultural Productivity; Moisture Regime Variability and its Impact on Agriculture in the Indian Arid Region; Impact of Climate Change on Productivity of Wheat; Climate Variability and Brassica; Weather Effects on Insect Pests; Incidence of Fungal Diseases in Relation to Variation in Various Climate Factors; Forecasting Rain for Groundnut Farmers - How Good is Good Enough?; Evaluating the Growth Response for Wheat Growth Simulator - WTGROWS; Climatic Parameters Influencing Productivity Using Crop Models; Crop-Growth Modelling - Possibilities and Limitations - an Indian Perspective; Climate Change and its Impact on Crop Productivity in Punjab (India); Climatic Variability and Crop Productivity - a Case Study for Chhattisgarh Region of Central India.

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