Water management is rapidly becoming one of the most pressing issues facing all countries
in semi-arid and arid parts of the world. Global water consumption is predicted to increase …

Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymer networks that are hydrophilic and capable of
retaining a large amount of water. Hydrogels also can act as vehicles for the controlled …

Microplastics (MPs) are characterized by small particle sizes (< 5 mm) and are widely
distributed in the soil environment. To date, little research has been conducted on …

South Asia is a global hotspot for climate change with enormous pressure on land and water
resources for feeding the burgeoning population. The agricultural production systems are …

Maintaining or even increasing crop yields while reducing nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions is
necessary to reconcile food security and climate change, while the metric of yield‐scaled …

The potential of Indian agriculture in atmospheric CO 2 capture and its role in enabling
farmers to monetize C credits is critical to climate change mitigation strategies. This potential …

The input of agro-pollutants, such as microplastics and nanopesticides, on farmlands is
widespread and may facilitate biological invasions in agroecosystems. Here, the effects of …

Emerging challenges of fertilizer use in intensive rice cultivation system such as nutrient
mining, nutrient imbalance and environmental pollution etc. warrant for a rationalized …

The modernization of agriculture along with the “Green Revolution” transforms the
agriculture practices in a new dimension where the traditional knowledge and techniques …

Globally, agriculture is the largest consumer of water, creating some challenges to limiting
water usage. Natural polymers have received have attention for agricultural applications in …