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    Ravines: Prospective Zone for Carbon Sequestration

    Ravines are the extreme form of land degradation owing to water erosion and along with gullies of various sizes occupy about 10.37 million ha area in the country which could be utilized for sequestering carbon...

    J. Somasundaram, A. K. Parandiyal in Ravine Lands: Greening for Livelihood and … (2018)

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    In-situ green manuring for enhancing productivity, profitability and sustainability of upland rice

    Upland rice is commonly grown during rainy season in Himalayan hills. Low or no application of fertilizer nutrients and heavy weed infestation are the major constraints leading to low productivity of rice in t...

    Narendra Kumar, B. L. Mina, S. Chandra in Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2011)

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    Fertilization effects on yield sustainability and soil properties under irrigated wheat–soybean rotation of an Indian Himalayan upper valley

    To date, the sustainability of wheat (Triticum aestivum)–soybean (Glycine max) crop** systems has not been well assessed, especially under Indian Himalayas. Resea...

    Ranjan Bhattacharyya, S. C. Pandey, S. Chandra in Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2010)

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    Changes in soil nutrient content and enzymatic activity under conventional and zero-tillage practices in an Indian sandy clay loam soil

    For 3 years we studied the impact of different tillage practices on biological activity, major nutrient transformation potential in a sandy clay loam soil and crop yield in a Himalayan subtemperate region. Fie...

    B. L. Mina, Supradip Saha, Narendra Kumar in Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2008)

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    Influence of organic amendments on growth, yield and quality of wheat and on soil properties during transition to organic production

    A transition period of at least 2 years is required for annual crops before the produce may be certified as organically grown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of three organic amendments ...

    K. A. Gopinath, Supradip Saha, B. L. Mina in Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2008)

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    Organic amendments affect biochemical properties of a subtemperate soil of the Indian Himalayas

    Evaluation of suitable organic amendments is prerequisite for sustainable agricultural growth in the northwestern Himalayan ecosystem. The effect of organic amendment applications on the activity of exocellula...

    Supradip Saha, B. L. Mina, K. A. Gopinath, S. Kundu in Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2008)