ICAR - Central Arid Zone Research Institute

Thrust Areas

• Development of area specific farming systems
• Increasing water productivity of irrigated and rainfed production systems
• Management studies of range grasses and shrubs

Disciplines

• Agroforestry, Agronomy, Environmental Science, Horticulture, Pedology, Plant Breeding, Plant Physiology, Soil Science

Current Activities

• Production potential of established Agri-silvi-horti system under different management practices with micro irrigation system in arid western Rajasthan
• Development of suitable deficit –irrigation schedule to improve crop water productivity in Bikaner region
• Physiological-biochemical and yield responses of clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub) to salicylic acid and its derivatives under water deficit condition
• Carbon sequestration potentials of agroforestry systems in hyper arid partially irrigated zone
• Improving Crop and Water Productivity in Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area (ICARE-ICARDA Collaborative Project #8)
• Improving land and water productivity in arid region for sustainable livelihood under CRP 1.1 of ICARDA