A review of the influences of organic farming on soil quality, crop productivity and produce quality

CS Aulakh, S Sharma, M Thakur, P Kaur - Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Soil and crop management practices affect soil processes, agro-ecosystem functioning and
sustainability of agricultural production systems. Organic farming production system is being …

Improving soil health and human protein nutrition by pulses-based cropping systems

R Lal - Advances in Agronomy, 2017 - Elsevier
Low crop yields and poor nutritional quality of the produce, aggravated by soil degradation
and climate change, are exacerbating food and nutritional insecurity especially in …

Impact of conservation tillage in rice–based cropping systems on soil aggregation, carbon pools and nutrients

R Nandan, V Singh, SS Singh, V Kumar, KK Hazra… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Tillage intensive cropping practices have deteriorated soil physical quality and decreased
soil organic carbon (SOC) levels in rice–growing areas of South Asia. Consequently, crop …

Responses of soil carbon pools, enzymatic activity, and crop yields to nitrogen and straw incorporation in a rice-wheat cropping system in north-western India

S Sharma, P Singh, S Kumar - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Fertilizer-N application and straw incorporation impacts crop productivity due to changes in
total organic carbon (TOC), its labile pools and the soil enzymatic activity. A field experiment …

Diversification of maize-wheat cropping system with legumes and integrated nutrient management increases soil aggregation and carbon sequestration

KK Hazra, CP Nath, U Singh, CS Praharaj, N Kumar… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Retention of carbon in arable soils has been recommended as an important mechanism to
mitigate the climate change and sustainability of the agro-ecosystems. We reasoned that …

Soil enzymes and microbial elemental stoichiometry as bio-indicators of soil quality in diverse cropping systems and nutrient management practices of Indian Vertisols

A Ghosh, AB Singh, RV Kumar, MC Manna… - Applied Soil …, 2020 - Elsevier
Organic agriculture is attaining increasing popularity as it sustains crop productivity and soil
health without deteriorating climate. But comprehensive information on carbon (C), nitrogen …

Long-term sustaining crop productivity and soil health in maize–chickpea system through integrated nutrient management practices in Vertisols of central India

BP Meena, AK Biswas, M Singh, RS Chaudhary… - Field crops …, 2019 - Elsevier
Long-term sustainability concerns are growing in agriculture owing to over and under
application of fertilizers and poor management of available resources which are resulting …

Conservation Agriculture in rice-mustard cropping system for five years: Impacts on crop productivity, profitability, water-use efficiency, and soil properties

TK Das, CP Nath, S Das, S Biswas, R Bhattacharyya… - Field Crops …, 2020 - Elsevier
Developing suitable crop rotations and crop establishment practices is an important
mechanism that can enhance factor productivity and sustainability of an agro-ecosystem …

Including grain legume in rice–wheat cropping system improves soil organic carbon pools over time

CP Nath, KK Hazra, N Kumar, CS Praharaj… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Deterioration of soil physical quality and depletion of soil organic carbon (SOC) are
widespread challenges in tropical rice–wheat growing regions. Consequently, soil …

Grain legume inclusion in cereal–cereal rotation increased base crop productivity in the long run

PK Ghosh, KK Hazra, MS Venkatesh… - Experimental …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Sustainability of cereal-based cropping systems remains crucial for food security in South
Asia. However, productivity of cereal–cereal rotations has declined in the long run …