Rice–wheat system in the northwest Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia: Issues and technological interventions for increasing productivity and sustainability

R Bhatt, P Singh, A Hossain, J Timsina - Paddy and Water Environment, 2021 - Springer
Puddled transplanted rice (Oryza sativa L.) followed by intensively tilled wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.)(R–W) is the most predominant crop** system and the lifeline for billions of …

Burning issues of paddy residue management in north-west states of India

SK Lohan, HS Jat, AK Yadav, HS Sidhu, ML Jat… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Disposal of paddy residue has turn out to be a huge problem in north-west Indian states,
resulting farmers prefer to burn the residues in-situ. Paddy residue management is of utmost …

Rice residue management in the Indo-Gangetic Plains for climate and food security. A review

M Kaur, DP Malik, GS Malhi, V Sardana… - Agronomy for …, 2022 - Springer
This paper reviews and analyzes the impact of residue burning on the environment and
human health, and the influence of ex-situ and in-situ residue management on reducing …

Nitrogen and rice straw incorporation impact nitrogen use efficiency, soil nitrogen pools and enzyme activity in rice-wheat system in north-western India

S Sharma, P Singh, OP Choudhary - Field Crops Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The long-term sustainability of rice-wheat system (RWS) requires robust interventions such
as recycling of rice straw (RS) to improve soil health and minimal impact on environment …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability issues on rice–wheat crop** system

R Bhatt, SS Kukal, MA Busari, S Arora… - International Soil and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rice–wheat crop** system (RWCS) of the South Asia is labour-, water-, capital-and
energy-intensive, and become less profitable as the availability of these resources …

Coarse and fine regulation of wheat yield components in response to genotype and environment

GA Slafer, R Savin, VO Sadras - Field Crops Research, 2014 - Elsevier
Wheat yield is frequently analysed in terms of yield components (spikes per m 2, grains per
spike, grain size), and correlations between components are commonly reported, but …

[HTML][HTML] Water scarcity alleviation through water footprint reduction in agriculture: the effect of soil mulching and drip irrigation

H Nouri, B Stokvis, A Galindo, M Blatchford… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Water scarcity has received global attention in the last decade as it challenges food security
in arid and semi-arid regions, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. This research …

[PDF][PDF] Management of cereal crop residues for sustainable rice-wheat production system in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India

Y Singh, HS Sidhu - Proceedings of the Indian National Science …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Rice-wheat (RW) crop** system of the Indo-Gangetic Plains has played a significant role
in the food security of India. However, sustainability of this important crop** system is at …

Optimizing intensive cereal-based crop** systems addressing current and future drivers of agricultural change in the northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

MK Gathala, V Kumar, PC Sharma… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2013 - Elsevier
Increasing scarcity of resources (labour, water, and energy) and cost of production, along
with climate variability, are major challenges for the sustainability of rice–wheat system in …