Conventionally tilled maize–wheat cropping system (MWCS) is an emerging cereal
production system in semi-arid region of south-Asia. This system involves excessive tillage …

Photosynthesis, crop health and dry matter partitioning are among the most important factors
influencing crop productivity and quality. Identifying variation in these parameters may help …

Conservation-agriculture and organic-farming are two sustainable-agriculture approaches to
ensure food security and environmental-sustainability. Hence, a field study assessed the …

Conventional farming practices are energy and carbon-intensive. Low-cost technologies like
AM-fungi (AMF) and precision P-management vis-à-vis precision irrigation-scheduling may …

Water-intensive agricultural practices in tandem with conventional irrigation methods such
as flood irrigation, has caused severe water scarcity in south-Asian Indo-Gangetic Plains …

Pearlmillet-chickpea cropping system (PCCS) is emerging as an important sequence in
semi-arid regions of south-Asia owing to less water-requirement. However, chickpea (dry …

System of Wheat Intensification (SWI) can outperform conventional wheat cultivation.
However, the manual planting (dibbling) of two seeds in each hill, with hills laid out in a 20× …

Herbicide use may pose a risk of environmental pollution or evolution of resistant weeds. As
a result, an experiment was carried out to assess the influence of different non-chemical …

The challenging climatic conditions and scarcity of water availability have a significant
impact on rice production in South Asia. Presently, rice is grown by the conventional …

Pearlmillet‑chickpea cropping system (PCCS) is emerging as an important sequence in
semi‑arid regions of south‑Asia owing to less water‑requirement. However, chickpea (dry …