[HTML][HTML] Conservation agriculture in India–Problems, prospects and policy issues
S Bhan, UK Behera - International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2014 - Elsevier
Conservation agriculture (CA) technologies involve minimum soil disturbance, permanent
soil cover through crop residues or cover crops, and crop rotations for achieving higher …
soil cover through crop residues or cover crops, and crop rotations for achieving higher …
Agronomic biofortification of cereal grains with iron and zinc
Iron and zinc deficiencies in human nutrition are widespread in developing Asian and
African countries where cereal grains are the staple food. Effects are therefore underway to …
African countries where cereal grains are the staple food. Effects are therefore underway to …
Precision nutrient management in conservation agriculture based wheat production of Northwest India: Profitability, nutrient use efficiency and environmental footprint
In the high-yielding wheat production systems in Northwest (NW) Indo-Gangetic Plains of
India, intensive tillage operations and blanket fertilizer recommendations have led to high …
India, intensive tillage operations and blanket fertilizer recommendations have led to high …
Energy budgeting and carbon footprints of zero-tilled pigeonpea–wheat cropping system under sole or dual crop basis residue mulching and Zn-fertilization in a semi …
Conventional agriculture is energy and carbon intensive. Single and double-crop basis
residue-mulching in zero-tilled crop-sequences may minimize carbon-footprint with …
residue-mulching in zero-tilled crop-sequences may minimize carbon-footprint with …
Double no-till and permanent raised beds in maize–wheat rotation of north-western Indo-Gangetic plains of India: Effects on crop yields, water productivity, profitability …
Excessive pumping of groundwater over the years to meet the high water requirement of
flooded rice crop and intensive tillage have threatened the sustainability of irrigated rice …
flooded rice crop and intensive tillage have threatened the sustainability of irrigated rice …
Conservation agriculture in irrigated intensive maize-based systems of north-western India: Effects on crop yields, water productivity and economic profitability
In north-western India, maize-based systems are being advocated as an alternative to rice-
based systems to address the issues of resource degradation, particularly declining water …
based systems to address the issues of resource degradation, particularly declining water …
Fostering sustainable agriculture: Do institutional factors impact the adoption of multiple climate-smart agricultural practices among new entry organic farmers in …
R Mazhar, A Ghafoor, B Xuehao, Z Wei - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Amidst recent environmental challenges, Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices have
been widely acknowledged as a prospective and effective alternative to sustainable food …
been widely acknowledged as a prospective and effective alternative to sustainable food …
Conservation agriculture effects on crop and water productivity, profitability and soil organic carbon accumulation under a maize-wheat cropping system in the North …
Abstract The Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of India is dominated with rice− wheat cropping
system that occupies almost 10.5 million ha area. The sustainability of rice-wheat system is …
system that occupies almost 10.5 million ha area. The sustainability of rice-wheat system is …
Bio-energy, water-use efficiency and economics of maize-wheat-mungbean system under precision-conservation agriculture in semi-arid agro-ecosystem
The maize-wheat-mungbean (MWMb) cropping system is being advocated as an alternative
to the traditional rice-based cropping systems of north-western Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) to …
to the traditional rice-based cropping systems of north-western Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) to …
Energy and carbon footprints of wheat establishment following different rice residue management strategies vis-à-vis conventional tillage coupled with rice residue …
Energy and carbon (C) footprints have close nexus in agriculture. Agri-inputs are energy
intensive and lead to significant C equivalent (CE) emissions. We studied energy and C …
intensive and lead to significant C equivalent (CE) emissions. We studied energy and C …