ABSTRACT
Eastern Region ............................................................................... 52 4.5 Possible Impacts of Climate Change on Horticultural Crops ........ 53 4.6 Constraints for Horticulture Development in the Eastern Region .... 54 4.7 The Specific Constraints of the Hilly, Terai and Plateau Region... 54 4.8 The Specific Constraints of the Plain Region of the Eastern India ...56 4.9 The Specific Constraints of the Coastal Region of Eastern India . 57 4.10 Technological Options Available for Climate Resilient
Horticulture Production System in Eastern India .......................... 58 4.11 Important Protected Cultivation Technologies .............................. 70 Keywords ................................................................................................ 75
4.1 INTRODUCTION
The Eastern region of India occupies about 28% of the National geographical area and inhabited by about 35% of total population, spread over the states of Eastern UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Assam, and plains of North Eastern States. The region is having about 1.24 times population density to that of national average.
