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Innovations in Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Reviews “A welcome addition to the literature. It presents a holistic interdisciplinary approach to resolve these global problems of irrigated and dry land regions.” —Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Former Director, Directorate of Water Management, (Now ICAR- Indian Institute of Water Management), India “In the context of 800 million people remaining hungry currently, to feed 9.7 billion people in 2050 will be a real challenge. While some respite is foreseen through management of land and water resources, reclamation of degraded land and water resources provides an opportunity that needs to be unlocked. This volume presents some interdisciplinary keys to unlock the potential of salt affected saline/sodic soils for higher productivity.” —Dr. C. L. Acharya, Former Director, ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil Science, India Now Available in Paperback CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: S. K. Gupta, PhD INAE Distinguished Professor, ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India S. K. Gupta, PhD, is an agricultural/civil engineer with specialization in soil and water resources engineering. He is an INAE Distinguished Professor at the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India. He has served as Head of the Division of Drainage and Water Management; Head of the Division of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering; Head of the Indo-Dutch Network Project, and Project Coordinator of the All India Network Project on Use of Saline Water in Agriculture at CSSRI, Karnal, India. He was also a visiting scientist at the US Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, California and the International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement, The Netherlands. Dr. Gupta has published about 130 peer-reviewed papers in various international and national journals and has also published 100 technical, popular articles, book chapters, and bulletins. In addition, hee has published 15 books and written an unpublished manual. Dr. Gupta is currently the Chief Editor of the Journal of Water Management and has been on the editorial boards of the Journal of Agricultural Engineering and the Indian Journal of Soil Salinity and Water Quality. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) awarded Dr. Gupta its most prestigious Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award in 2000. In addition, he has received many other awards from many other academies, societies, and national organizations, including a Gold Medal from the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers and Institution of Engineers (India). He is the Fellow of several organizations. Dr. Gupta has acted as a consultant to the United Nations Development Programme through WAPCOS, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the government of Ethiopia. He has been the chairman/member of a number of committees and has been the chairman of the committee to prepare BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) standards on water quality as well as a member of course development and a contributor in agriculture and environment of the IG National Open University. Dr. Gupta has more than 40 years of research experience. Megh R. Goyal, PhD Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Senior Acquisitions Editor, Biomedical Engineering and Agricultural Science, Apple Academic Press, Inc. Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus; and Senior Acquisitions Editor and Senior Technical Editor-in-Chief in Agriculture and Biomedical Engineering for Apple Academic Press Inc. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and Ohio State University. He was the first agricultural engineer to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering in 1986 from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. On September 16, 2005, he was proclaimed as “Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century†by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. During his professional career of 45 years, he has received many prestigious awards, including being recognized as one of the experts “who rendered meritorious service for the development of [the] irrigation sector in India†by the Water Technology Centre of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore, India. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and textbooks and has edited over 50 books. He received his BSc degree in engineering from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India; his MSc and PhD degrees from Ohio State University, Columbus; and his Master of Divinity degree from Puerto Rico Evangelical Seminary, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, USA. Anshuman Singh, PhD Scientist, ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India Anshuman Singh, PhD, is an agricultural scientist with specialization in fruit science (pomology). He is currently working as a scientist at the ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India. He has been actively engaged in research and extension activities. His research interests include understanding the physiological basis of salt tolerance in crops, salinity management techniques, and agro-biodiversity management. The main objective of his research is to develop technologies to green salt-affected soils and improve the salt tolerance of fruit and vegetable crops through varietal selection and agronomic manipulations. Dr. Singh has to date published 19 research papers in refereed international and national journals. In addition, he has contributed seven book chapters; written 12 technical/popular articles; and brought out four e-publications. He has made several presentations at international and national conferences and has made significant editorial contributions to key R&D documents of the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, such as annual reports, the Salinity Newsletter, and CSSRI Vision 2050. Dr. Singh was award a University Silver Medal and the Dr. Kirtikar Memorial Gold Medal during graduation; and a Chancellor’s Gold Medal’ and a Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal during post-graduation. In recognition of his research in greening salty lands through horticulture, Dr. Singh received the Young Scientist Award of the Society for the Upliftment of Rural Economy, Varanasi, India. Recently, the government of Australia bestowed on him the Australia Awards Fellowship for attending an international training program in Australia. |
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