Diversified crop rotation: an approach for sustainable agriculture production

KK Shah, B Modi, HP Pandey, A Subedi… - Advances in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Diversified crop rotation (DCR) improves the efficiency of farming systems all over the world.
It has the potentiality to improve soil condition and boost system productivity. Improved soil …

No-till farming and conservation agriculture in South Asia–issues, challenges, prospects and benefits

J Somasundaram, NK Sinha, RC Dalal… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Of late, intensive farming for higher food production is often associated with many negative
implications for soil systems, such as decline of soil organic matter (SOM), increase in risks …

Impacts of biodegradable plastic mulches on soil health

HY Sintim, S Bandopadhyay, ME English… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2019 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution in agricultural soils, caused by the incomplete removal of polyethylene
mulch after usage, is a growing environmental concern. There has therefore been increased …

Tillage, crop residue, and nutrient management effects on soil organic carbon in rice-based crop** systems: A review

R Ghimire, S Lamichhane, BS Acharya, P Bista… - Journal of integrative …, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration is one of the major agricultural strategies to
mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, enhance food security, and improve agricultural …

Impact of Cultivation Practices and Varieties on Productivity, Profitability, and Nutrient Uptake of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Crop** …

A Saini, S Manuja, S Kumar, A Hafeez, B Ali, P Poczai - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Interest in conservation measures, including reduced tillage, zero tillage, and crop residue
retention, is growing in major rice growing areas of the world; particularly in the Indo …

[HTML][HTML] Improved and sustainable agroecosystem, food security and environmental resilience through zero tillage with emphasis on soils of temperate and subtropical …

W Hassan, T Saba, F Jabbi, B Wang, A Cai… - International Soil and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tillage is one of the agricultural management practices that significantly impacts
agroecosystems, crop production, and the environment. Conventional tillage (CT) practices …

Soil aggregates, aggregate-associated carbon and nitrogen, and water retention as influenced by short and long-term no-till systems

U Sekaran, KL Sagar, S Kumar - Soil and Tillage Research, 2021 - Elsevier
No-till (NT) management can improve soil aggregate formation and stability, porosity, and
organic carbon (SOC) through the addition of crop residues and less soil disturbance …

Conservation agriculture effects on soil water holding capacity and water-saving varied with management practices and agroecological conditions: A Review

AM Abdallah, HS Jat, M Choudhary, EF Abdelaty… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Improving soil water holding capacity (WHC) through conservation agriculture (CA)-
practices, ie, minimum mechanical soil disturbance, crop diversification, and soil mulch …

Terrestrial ecosystem functioning affected by agricultural management systems: A review

M Sanaullah, M Usman, A Wakeel, SA Cheema… - Soil and Tillage …, 2020 - Elsevier
With increasing world population, there is an evident pressure on food production demand
at the expense of environment. Maximizing yields at environmental cost is quite high …

Climate Smart Agriculture practices improve soil organic carbon pools, biological properties and crop productivity in cereal-based systems of North-West India

HS Jat, A Datta, M Choudhary, PC Sharma, AK Yadav… - Catena, 2019 - Elsevier
Intensive tillage coupled with crop residue burning in rice-wheat (RW) system is a serious
issue that causes soil degradation and environmental pollution. Soil organic carbon (SOC) …