R.K. Nanwal, Professor, Department of Agronomy, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, Haryana, India.G.A. Rajanna, Scientist, Department of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, IARI-PUSA, New Delhi 110 012, India.

• 1. Rainfed farming: introduction, characteristics, distribution and problems2. Efficient management of rainfed crops, contingent crop planning for aberrant weather situations3. Management of rainfed crops; Choice of crops and varieties; Planting methods under low rainfall conditions4. Water harvesting and moisture conservation; Study of mulches and antitranspirants5. Principles of Intercropping; cropping systems/intercropping systems in rainfed agriculture; mulches and antitranspirants6. Concept of watershed resource management, problems, approach and components7. Drought and its management8. Land use capability classification, Scope of agro-horticultural, agro-forestry and silvi-pasture in dryland agriculture9. Tillage, tilth, frequency and depth of cultivation, compaction in soil tillage; concept of conservation tillage10. Soil erosion: Definition, nature and extent of erosion, types of erosion and factors affecting soil erosion11. Drainage considerations and agronomic management; rehabilitation of abandoned jhum lands and measures to prevent soil erosion12. Stress physiology: mitigating stress in dryland area13. Tools and implements used in dryland agriculture14. Collection of biometric data of rainfed crops and its interpretation