Rice paddies supply half the global population with staple food, but also account for~ 48% of
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from croplands. In this Review, we outline the …

Rice–wheat crop** system, intensively followed in Indo-Gangetic plains (IGP), played a
prominent role in fulfilling the food grains demand of the increasing population of South …

Mulching with polyethylene film is a common technique in rain-fed regions used to address
insufficient precipitation and heat, and thus promote crop growth, but it can lead to soil …

CONTEXT Declining water quantity and quality and poor land, water, and crop management
practices are leading to increasing soil salinity, land degradation, desertification, and …

Agriculture is faced with the challenge of providing healthy food for a growing population at
minimal environmental cost. Rice (Oryza sativa), the staple crop for the largest number of …

How we manage farming and food systems to meet rising demand is pivotal to the future of
biodiversity. Extensive field data suggest that impacts on wild populations would be greatly …

Identifying crop** systems with small global warming potential (GWP) per unit of
productivity is important to ensure food security while minimizing environmental footprint …

South Asia is a global hotspot for climate change with enormous pressure on land and water
resources for feeding the burgeoning population. The agricultural production systems are …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivation is critically important for global food security, yet it also
represents a significant fraction of agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water …

The IPCC assume a linear relationship between nitrogen (N) application rate and nitrous
oxide (N2O) emissions in inventory reporting, however, a growing number of studies show a …