Cereal+ legume intercropping: An option for improving productivity and sustaining soil health

J Layek, A Das, T Mitran, C Nath, RS Meena… - Legumes for soil health …, 2018 - Springer
Intercropping is the system of simultaneously growing two or more crops on the same land
area with a definite row arrangement. However, it is very much important to ensure that …

Soil microbial and nutrient dynamics under different sowings environment of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) in rice based cropping system

S Kumar, RS Meena, RK Singh, TM Munir, R Datta… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Farmers are not growing diversified crops and applying huge amounts of agrochemicals and
imbalanced fertilizers in the rice-wheat cropping system (RWCS), since the 1960s. The …

Legume root rot control through soil management for sustainable agriculture

B Naseri - Sustainable management of soil and environment, 2019 - Springer
One of the most desired goals in sustainable agriculture is to wisely organize crop
management programs which not only improve productivity but also do not disturb …

Soil carbon sequestration in crop production

RS Meena, S Kumar, GS Yadav - Nutrient dynamics for sustainable crop …, 2020 - Springer
The carbon (C) sequestration potential of global soils are estimated between 0.4 and 1.2 Gt
C year− 1 or 5–15%(1Pg= 1× 10 5 g). The C emission is rising rapidly by 2.3% every year. If …

Enhanced phosphorus fertilizer use efficiency with microorganisms

H Etesami - Nutrient dynamics for sustainable crop production, 2020 - Springer
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient in plant development and growth, and its deficiency
is one of the major factors limiting crop yields worldwide. Although soils generally possess a …

Leguminous trees an innovative tool for soil sustainability

MK Jhariya, A Banerjee, DK Yadav, A Raj - Legumes for soil health and …, 2018 - Springer
World food production is to some extent dependent upon biological nitrogen (N) fixation
(about 100 million tons per year globally) in agroecosystem. Legumes reflect …

Soil for sustainable environment and ecosystems management

A Raj, MK Jhariya, DK Yadav, A Banerjee… - … agriculture, forest and …, 2019 - Springer
India shares 2% of the world's geographical area supporting 18% human population and
15% livestock population. Soil is the largest pool on the earth having the capacity to …

Legumes for sustainable soil and crop management

K Rani, P Sharma, S Kumar, L Wati, R Kumar… - … management of soil and …, 2019 - Springer
The climatic variations and swiftly increasing the world's population are crucial drivers of
universal famines and lead to the stern food insecurity. These factors affect all the …

Soil erosion and management strategies

SA Bhat, MUD Dar, RS Meena - Sustainable management of soil and …, 2019 - Springer
Rising population and decreasing cultivable land pose a great challenge to modern
agriculture. The agricultural production has to be balanced with the ever-increasing …

Strategies to practice climate-smart agriculture to improve the livelihoods under the rice-wheat cropping system in South Asia

R Bhatt, R Kaur, A Ghosh - Sustainable management of Soil and …, 2019 - Springer
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 …