ABSTRACT
VINOD KUMAR TRIPATHI, T. B. S. RAJPUT, NEELAM PATEL, and PRADEEP KUMAR
11.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 302 11.2 Materials and Methods ............................................................... 304 11.3 Results and Discussions ............................................................. 307 11.4 Conclusions ................................................................................ 312 11.5 Summary .................................................................................... 313 Keywords .............................................................................................. 314 References ............................................................................................. 314
11.1 INTRODUCTION
Worldwide, agriculture must be more proactive in managing its demand for water and improving the performance of both irrigated and rain-fed production. Availability of water for irrigation sector is declining because of increasing demand for water in domestic and industrial sector at significant rates. Production of more food to feed the burgeoning population is the big challenge. It is also vital to control the increasing prices of agricultural produce. There is a need to invest in both improved technologies and better management in order to achieve “more crops per drop.” Water supply and water quality degradation are global concerns that will intensify with increasing water demand.
