The application of biodiesel plays a substantial role to mitigate fossil fuel consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, the major public concerns are about the sustainability …

Conventional maize systems in Mexico rely heavily on synthetic fertilizers, diesel, and fossil-
derived electricity and demand large amounts of irrigation water due to extensive use of low …

Abstract Background: Manures (FYM, vermicompost, edible oil cakes etc.) are important
resources which provide nutrients that could reduce bagged fertilizer costs and improves the …

Agriculture remains the principal source of livelihood for majority of the population in India.
The increased use of synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides in agriculture started in …

In Uttarakhand, due to adverse climatic condition, protected cultivation is a very extensively
used method for cultivation of horticultural crops viz. tomato, capsicum, strawberry etc. The …

Organic manures such as farm yard manure, green manure etc., when incorporated into the
soil not only add nutrients but enriches the soil by the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen …