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Short-Term Effect of Resource Conservation Practices on Soil Loss, Productivity and Energy Budgeting of Soybean–Mustard System in Table Lands of Chambal Ravine
Soil loss is the emerging issue and challenge for sustaining crop production, especially in rainfed ecosystem. Resource conservation with locally available amendments would provide protection against erosion a...
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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...
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Fertilization and Crop Residue Addition Impacts on Yield Sustainability Under a Rainfed Maize–Wheat System in the Himalayas
A 9-year old experiment was conducted at Almora, India to study the effects of mineral sources of nutrients in different combinations with or without crop residue or farmyard manure (FYM) addition on crop prod...
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Energy-use efficiency and economic analysis of vegetable crop** sequences under greenhouse condition
Under off-seasonality, high-value vegetable cultivation in the greenhouse is more profitable and gaining more acceptances day by day. This study aims to analyze the energy requirement and energy input–output r...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
