Poor germination and emergence of tropical crops under stressful conditions, such as
adverse soil temperature, variable soil moisture, and hardening soils, are major obstacles to …

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 …

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 …

The goal of this study was to map rainfed and irrigated rice-fallow cropland areas across
South Asia, using MODIS 250 m time-series data and identify where the farming system may …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is currently grown in over 50 countries representing a wide
range of environments and cropping systems. Phenology (time to flowering, podding and …

Chickpea is the third most important pulse crop worldwide. Changes in cropping system that
necessitate late planting, scope for expansion in rice fallows and the global warming are …

Agricultural policy in the 1960s and 1970s focused on food security through increased
coverage of high‐yielding varieties. This enabled rice (Oryza sativa L.)‐wheat (Triticum …

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 …

Rice-rice system and rice fallows are no longer productive in Southeast Asia. Crop and
varietal diversification of the rice based cropping systems may improve the productivity and …

Reducing energy and carbon inputs and enhancing their use efficiencies are essential to
ensure energy security and long-term sustainability of rice production especially under …