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D. C. Das

• Reduced hyrologic risks to plant growth from carryover effect of rainfall within a watershed

  Hydrological risks to agriculture are mainly due to inadequate or erratic rainfall resulting in deficit water stress to crop plants. The susceptibility of agriculture production system to such risks can be assessed from the characteristics of rainfall, soil and plant.

  • 01/07/2009

  • Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
  • • Agriculture
    • Water Resources
    • Watershed Development
    • Hydrology
    • Rajasthan
    • Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
    • Rainfall
    • D. C. Das

• Drought in Chhattisgarh

  This paper deals with the historical transition of Chhattisgarh from a non-drought affected abundance to almost annually drought affected and with serious scarcity demanding huge relief to mitigate the consequent miseries. It would assess the risk of areas, land and soil, crops and plants and list out points emerging from the exercises.

  • 01/01/2009

  • Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
  • • Agriculture
    • Natural Disasters
    • Drought
    • Chhattisgarh
    • Rainfall Pattern