ABSTRACT

AER Agro-Eco-Regions AERS Agro-Eco-Subregions AMF Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi BC Bacterial Count BOB Bay of Bengal CCC Cycocel CEV Centre of Excellence in Vegetables CFCs Chlorofluoro Carbons COD Chemical Oxygen Demand DMI Drip Method of Irrigation DSS Decision Support Systems FAO Food and Agricultural Organization FC Fungal Count FMI Flood method of irrigation GHG Green House Gases HCFC Hydrochlorofluorocarbon HDP High Density Planting HFC Hydrofluorocarbon HOMA Homa Organic Farming Technology IARI Indian Agricultural Research Institute ICAR Indian Council of Agricultural Research IGBP International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme INM Integrated Nutrient Management IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ISM Integrated Soil Management MH Maleic Hydrazide MMI Major and Medium Irrigation NAA Nephtalic Acetic Acid NATP National Agricultural Technology Project nCu Nano-Sized Copper NICRA National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture NMHC Non-Methane Hydrocarbons

NP Nano-Particles OFT On Farm Technique PFC Per Fluorocarbon PPO Polyphenol Oxidase PRADAN Professional Assistance for Development Action PRO Peroxidase PZC Point of Zero Charge QUMP Quantifying Uncertainties in Model Projections ROS Reactive Oxygen Species SOC Soil Organic Carbon SOM Soil Organic Matter SPR Surface Plasmon resonance TSBF Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility TSS Total Soluble Solids UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change VAM Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza VOC Volatile Organic Compounds