Puddled transplanted rice (Oryza sativa L.) followed by intensively tilled wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.)(R–W) is the most predominant cropping system and the lifeline for billions of …

Increasing the productivity of the rice–wheat (RW) system in north-west India is critical for the
food security of India. However, yields are stagnating or declining, and the rate of …

Water scarcity has threatened the food security and been a critical concern in China.
Promoting modern agricultural irrigation technologies has been identified as an important …

During the past two centuries, the world has witnessed a remarkable increase in the
atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), namely carbon dioxide (CO …

Irrigated agriculture plays a fundamental role as a supplier of food and raw materials.
However, it is also the world's largest water user. In recent years, there has been an …

Serious water deficits are threatening agricultural sustainability in many regions of the South
Asia (SA). While the increase in crop production of irrigated rice–wheat system in SA has …

In this study we use a high-quality data set of in situ ozone measurements at a suburban site
called Mohali in the state of Punjab to estimate ozone-related crop yield losses for wheat …

Early transplanting of rice during periods of high evaporative demand can result in mining of
groundwater. In Indian Punjab, the water table is currently falling at 0.4–0.9 m per year …

The rice-wheat cropping sequence (RWCS) is the world's largest agricultural production
system occupying around 12.3 M ha in India, 0.5 M ha in Nepal, 2.2 M ha in Pakistan, and …

The study focuses on (i) obtaining PRECIS climate change scenario (A1B) data for Ludhiana
location and minimizing its bias,(ii) simulation of its impact on crop yield, crop duration, water …