Alternate wetting and drying: A water-saving and ecofriendly rice production system

M Ishfaq, M Farooq, U Zulfiqar, S Hussain… - Agricultural Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global warming and declining water resources are threatening the sustainability of rice
production and global food security. Conventional continuously flooded system (CF) of rice …

Do system of rice intensification practices produce rice plants phenotypically and physiologically superior to conventional practice?

AK Thakur, KG Mandal, OP Verma, RK Mohanty - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI), an agro-ecological approach to rice cultivation
developed in Madagascar, has generated considerable interest worldwide. Having not been …

An international comparison of rice consumption behaviours and greenhouse gas emissions from rice production

TN Maraseni, RC Deo, J Qu, P Gentle… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Rice is a staple food for over half the global population and is mostly produced by
smallholders. Rice cultivation at global level is responsible for over 10% of global …

An urgent need for sustainable thinking in agriculture–An Indian scenario

P Srivastava, R Singh, S Tripathi, AS Raghubanshi - Ecological indicators, 2016 - Elsevier
This article emphasizes on the present urgent need to think in “Holistic Dimensions” to
achieve a sustainable agro-ecosystem. In this respect, the complex network of dynamic …

Effects of different mechanical direct seeding methods on grain yield and lodging resistance of early indica rice in South China

WX Wang, DU Jie, YZ Zhou, YJ Zeng, XM Tan… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - Elsevier
Direct seeding of rice has become a main planting method due to the low labor input and
high economic benefit in South China. Dry direct seeding (DDS) has been widely used for …

Land cover-based ecosystem service assessment of irrigated rice crop** systems in southeast Asia—An explorative study

B Burkhard, A Müller, F Müller, V Grescho, Q Anh… - Ecosystem Services, 2015 - Elsevier
Continuing global population growth requires an increase in food production, but also new
strategies to reduce negative effects of intensive land use on the environment. Rice as key …

Influence of field re-ponding pattern and plant spacing on rice root–shoot characteristics, yield, and water productivity of two modern cultivars under SRI management …

A Dass, S Chandra, AK Choudhary, G Singh… - Paddy and water …, 2016 - Springer
A 2-year field experiment was conducted during the wet seasons (July–October) of 2008
and 2009 on a Typic Hapludoll Mollisol in Indo-Gangetic Plains Region (IGPR) to:(i) …

Impact of water management on yield and water productivity with system of rice intensification (SRI) and conventional transplanting system in rice

AK Thakur, RK Mohanty, DU Patil, A Kumar - Paddy and Water …, 2014 - Springer
The system of rice intensification (SRI) reportedly enhances yield with less water
requirement. This claim was investigated to determine the effects of alternative cultivation …

Challenges and opportunities for agricultural sustainability in changing climate scenarios: a perspective on Indian agriculture

R Singh, H Singh, AS Raghubanshi - Tropical Ecology, 2019 - Springer
Increasing population and related food demand always remain the most imperative
challenges for the develo** world. It could only be attained by an increased agricultural …

Effect of irrigation regime and varietal selection on the yield, water productivity, energy indices and economics of rice production in the lower Gangetic Plains of …

R Poddar, PU Acharjee, K Bhattacharyya… - Agricultural Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water is the major environmental constraint for sustainable rice cultivation. A field
experiment was conducted during 2016 and 2017 to evaluate the effects of three irrigation …