Rice is one of the most important food crops in the world, and staple for more than half of the
global population. Looming water crisis, water-intensive nature of rice cultivation and …

Increasing the productivity of the rice–wheat (RW) system in north-west India is critical for the
food security of India. However, yields are stagnating or declining, and the rate of …

Sustainability of traditionally cultivated rice in the rice-wheat crop** zone (RWCZ) of
Pakistan is dwindling due to the high cost of production, declining water resources and …

To date, the most widely adopted resource conserving technology in the Indo-Gangetic
Plains (IGP) of South Asia has been zero-tillage (ZT) wheat after rice, particularly in India …

Serious water deficits are threatening agricultural sustainability in many regions of the South
Asia (SA). While the increase in crop production of irrigated rice–wheat system in SA has …

Rice is the foremost staple food in the world, safeguarding the global food and nutritional
security. Rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) and water deficits are threatening global …

The overarching goal of this study was to perform a comprehensive meta-analysis of
irrigated agricultural Crop Water Productivity (CWP) of the world's three leading crops …

An alarming rate of ground water depletion and increasing labour scarcity are major threats
to future rice production in north west India. Management strategies that reduce the irrigation …

Labour and water scarcity in north west India are driving researchers and farmers to find
alternative management strategies that will increase water productivity and reduce labour …

The recent slow down in productivity growth in the irrigated areas of the Indo-Gangetic
Plains of South Asia has led to a quest for resource-conserving technologies that can reduce …