Energy budgeting for designing sustainable and environmentally clean/safer cropping systems for rainfed rice fallow lands in India

GS Yadav, R Lal, RS Meena, M Datta, S Babu… - Journal of cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Efficient utilization of rice (Oryza sativa L.) fallow (∼ 11.6 million hectares) systems can
accelerate the growth of Indian agriculture. But, bringing more area under cultivation is an …

Foliar application of macro-and micronutrients improves the productivity, economic returns, and resource-use efficiency of soybean in a semiarid climate

A Dass, GA Rajanna, S Babu, SK Lal, AK Choudhary… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inadequate nutrient management is one of the major challenges for sustainable soybean
production in semi-arid climatic conditions. Hence, a 3-year (2015–2017) field experiment …

Designing energy-efficient, economically sustainable and environmentally safe cropping system for the rainfed maize–fallow land of the Eastern Himalayas

S Babu, KP Mohapatra, A Das, GS Yadav… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Achieving a circular economic model in agriculture and meeting the food requirement of the
growing population is a global challenge. The task is much more daunting in the Eastern …

[HTML][HTML] Crop productivity, soil health, and energy dynamics of Indian Himalayan intensified organic maize-based systems

R Singh, S Babu, RK Avasthe, GS Yadav, A Das… - International Soil and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The sustainability of prevailing maize-fallow system in rainfed ecosystems of the Eastern
Himalayan region (EHR) of India is often questioned due to poor economic return and …

Integrated assessment of system of rice intensification vs. conventional method of transplanting for economic benefit, energy efficiency and lower global warming …

B Nirmala, MD Tuti, R Mahender Kumar… - … and Sustainable Food …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
There is a close relationship among agriculture, economics, energy and the environment. A
comparison was made between conventional and the system of rice intensification (SRI) …

Comparison of System of Rice Intensification Applications and Alternatives in India: Agronomic, Economic, Environmental, Energy, and Other Effects

RM Kumar, P Chintalapati, S Rathod, T Vidhan Singh… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Initial evaluations of the System of Rice Intensification in India and elsewhere focused
mainly on its impacts on yield and income, and usually covered just one or two seasons …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of Technological Change on Growth and Agricultural Sector in Gujarat State of India: A Time-Series Data Study

S Nawaz, AK Singh - 2021 - academia.edu
Contribution/Originality: This study is a significant contribution to the existing literature which
examines the impact of technological change on area shown, production and yields of major …

Improved agronomic practices and high yielding rice varieties maintain soil health and enhance yield and energy use efficiency under shifting cultivation landscapes …

J Layek, A Das, VK Mishra, R Lal… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Low productivity, depletion of soil fertility, and inefficient energy use are the major
challenges of fragile Jhum (shifting cultivation: 280 M ha worldwide) agro‐ecosystems in …

[PDF][PDF] Resource management for enhancing nutrient use efficiency in crops and cropping systems of rainfed Hill Ecosystems of the North-Eastern Region of India

A Kumar, S Saha, A Das, S Babu, J Layek… - Indian Journal of …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The inherent complexity of dominated rainfed hill agro-ecosystems (> 80% of total crop
acreage) in north-eastern region (NER) of India mostly relies on indigenous farming …

Production potential, economics and energetics of rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes under different methods of production in organic management conditions of Sikkim …

S Babu, R Singh, RK Avasthe… - Indian Journal of …, 2014 - indianjournals.com
Field experiments were conducted at Research Farm, ICAR Sikkim Centre during two
consecutive rainy seasons (kharif) of 2012 and 2013 with the objective to select the efficient …