The production of sufficient food for an increasing global population while conserving
natural capital is a major challenge to humanity. Tree-mediated ecosystem services are …

In order to explore whether tea/tree intercrop** plantations have positive effects on soil
ecosystem services functions, the possible effects of intercrop** cultivation of 151 different …

Enhancing productivity through integrated nutrient management is pertinent to sustainable
intensification of agricultural ecosystems. Field experiments were conducted during 2012 …

ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted to study the effects of tillage and mulch on
weed growth, soil moisture storage, productivity and profitability of upland rice during 2012 …

Over centuries and even today, traditional farming practices are well performed without any
ecological degradation. However, management practice such as conservative tillage …

Rice is the major staple food crop in the North Eastern Region of India (26.2 million hectare
geographical area) and the region has a deficit of 1.40 million tones of rice, mainly due to …

Iron (Fe) toxicity is a major challenge for plant cultivation in acidic waterlogged soil
environments, where lowland rice is a major staple food crop. Only few studies have …

Monoculture farming systems lead to soils depleted of nutrients and diminished microbial
functional diversity, disrupting processes crucial to maintaining soil health. The planting of …

Performance of three crop establishment methods viz., system of rice intensification (SRI),
integrated crop management (ICM) and farmer's practice (conventional rice culture) were …

Hedgerows with intercrop** systems were established at the ICIMOD test and
demonstration site at Godawari to assess the effectiveness of Slo** Agricultural Land …