Restoration of agroecosystems with conservation agriculture for food security to achieve sustainable development goals

A Kumawat, D Yadav, P Srivastava… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, agroecosystems sustainability is mainly challenged by unsustainable agricultural
practices that lead to land degradation and amplified climate change. About 25% of the …

Soil degradation and mitigation in agricultural lands in the Indian Anthropocene

R Bhattacharyya, A Bhatia, BN Ghosh… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Current widespread and intensive soil degradation in India has been driven by
unprecedented levels of population growth, large‐scale industrialization, high‐yield …

Impacts of the components of conservation agriculture on soil organic carbon and total nitrogen storage: a global meta-analysis

YND Bohoussou, YH Kou, WB Yu, B Lin, AL Virk… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Conservation agriculture (CA) can be an important strategy for improving soil organic carbon
(SOC) and total nitrogen (TN). Numerous studies have examined SOC and TN dynamics in …

[HTML][HTML] Intensified cropping reduces soil erosion and improves rainfall partitioning and soil properties in the marginal land of the Indian Himalayas

D Yadav, D Singh, S Babu, M Madegowda… - International Soil and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental crises, land degradation, declining factor productivity, and farm profitability
questioned the sustainability of linear economy-based existing agricultural production …

Legume-based inter-cropping to achieve the crop, soil, and environmental health security

A Kumawat, SD Bamboriya, RS Meena, D Yadav… - Advances in Legumes …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the increased pressure of food and nutritional insecurity, land degradation,
climate change, continuous declining soil fertility, and low and stagnant crop productivity has …

Sustaining the properties of black soil in Central India through crop residue management in a conservation‐agriculture‐based soybean–wheat system

D Yadav, AK Vishwakarma, NK Sharma… - Land Degradation & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soybean–wheat cropping system is the most commonly used in the black soil of India which
produces enormous amounts of nutrient‐rich residues. However, black soil has some …

Impact of sequential herbicides application on crop productivity, weed and nutrient dynamics in soybean under conservation agriculture in Vertisols of Central India

AK Vishwakarma, BP Meena, H Das, P Jha, AK Biswas… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) is very slow due to weed infestations. The
application of herbicides is the only viable option to deal with problem of weed management …

Long-term impact of biofertilization on soil health and nutritional quality of organic basmati rice in a typic ustchrept soil of India

A Kumawat, D Kumar, YS Shivay, A Bhatia… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Healthy soils are the foundation for producing healthy food and creating a healthy
environment. Therefore, we assessed the changes in the physical and chemical properties …

Integrated crop management for long-term sustainability of maize-wheat rotation focusing on productivity, energy and carbon footprints

A Barman, V Pooniya, RR Zhiipao, N Biswakarma… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Modern agriculture, driven by diesel-fed machinery, is both energy and carbon-intensive,
primarily due to the improper use of inputs. Designing a production module with lower …

Conservation tillage and residue management improve soil health and crop productivity—Evidence from a rice-maize cropping system in Bangladesh

MR Sarker, MV Galdos, AJ Challinor… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The rice-maize (RM) system is rapidly expanding in Bangladesh due to its greater suitability
for diverse soil types and environments. The present conventional method of cultivating …