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The present study is the first report of isolation and characterization of endophytic actinobacteria from cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica). A total of 179 morphologically distinct endophytic actinobacterial isolates...
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Effect of IW:CPE-Based Irrigation Scheduling and N-Fertilization Rate on Yield, Water and N-Use Efficiency of Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Under emerging water scarcities in the face of global warming, optimization of irrigation and nutrient inputs is essential to maximize input-use efficiency. Thus, a field experiment was conducted with wheat fo...
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The cryptic nature and lack of consistent biological control of the stem fly, Melanagromyza sojae Zehntner, an emerging pest of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill, necessitated the monitoring and assessment of the...
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Edaphic Stresses and Agricultural Sustainability: An Indian Perspective
Increase in agricultural productivity in India is likely to come primarily from sustained intensification, but the increases in the recent past have been accompanied by severe degradation of agroecosystems and...
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The high load and tough nature of loose trash generated after sugarcane harvest hampers the fertiliser placement and other field operations; therefore, open burning is a common practice in ratoon sugarcane. In...
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Fruit-based agroforestry systems for saline water-irrigated semi-arid hyperthermic camborthids soils of north-west India
Large areas in arid and semi-arid regions remain barren due to lack of irrigation. The underground aquifers in these regions are either saline or sodic. Groundwater surveys indicate that poor-quality water is ...
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Halotolerant bacteria associated with Psoralea corylifolia L., a luxuriantly growing annual weed in salinity-affected semi-arid regions of western Maharashtra, India were evaluated for their plant growth-promotin...
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Synthesis and Way Forward: Agroforestry for Waterlogged Saline Soils and Poor-quality Waters
The development of salt-affected soils has been considered to be an adjunct of irrigated agriculture since time immemorial. The social, economic, and environmental costs being high for the on- and off-farm rec...
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Introduction
Agroforestry has now emerged as an environmentally safe technology for the remediation of serious land degradation problems such as salt-affected soils, handling waterlogging particularly in canal command area...
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Potential of Wastewater Disposal Through Tree Plantations
The adverse effects of irrigation with treated and untreated wastewater include health risks due to pathogens, salts, nutrients, and toxic elements that contaminate the food chain and the environment. However,...
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Global Perspectives on Agroforestry for the Management of Salt-affected Soils
Nearly one billion hectares of arid and semiarid areas of the world are salt affected and remains barren due to salinity or water scarcity, and about 20 % of the irrigated area is facing secondary salinization...
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Agroforestry to Rehabilitate the Indian Coastal Saline Areas
About 35 % of Indians live within 100 km of the Indian coastline measuring 7517 km consisting of parts of the mainland India, Andaman-Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands. The coastal and island ecosystems ...
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Use of Tree Plantations in Water-table Drawdown and Combating Soil Salinity
The prime requirement for rehabilitating saline waterlogged soils is reverting the flux of water for leaching salts beyond active root zone. Though engineering approaches like surface and sub-surface drainage ...
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Saline Irrigation for Productive Agroforestry Systems
Land irrigation is playing a major role in enhancing food and livelihood security in the world over. Nevertheless, a typical scenario in the ground water-irrigated regions has emerged; the areas characterized ...
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Open AccessSelenium Nanoparticles for Stress-Resilient Fish and Livestock
The fisheries and livestock sectors capture the highest share of protein-rich animal food and demonstrate accelerated growth as an agriculture subsidiary. Environmental pollution, climate change, as well as pa...
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Accumulation of Metals in Soils, Groundwater and Edible Parts of Crops Grown Under Long-Term Irrigation with Sewage Mixed Industrial Effluents
Farmers in develo** countries irrigate crops using raw urban and industrial effluents with consequent risks from metal contamination. Therefore, soils, crops and groundwater from an effluent irrigation use s...
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Influence of Moisture Stress on Growth, Development, Physiological Process and Quality of Fruits and Vegetables and Its Management Strategies
According to world estimates, only 9 % of the area is conducive for crop production. Abiotic stresses like temperature, water, radiation and hazardous chemicals/pollutants are responsible for major reduction i...
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Contamination of Ground Water as a Consequence of Land Disposal of Dye Waste Mixed Sewage Effluents: A Case Study of Panipat District of Haryana, India
Spatial samples of surface and ground water collected from land disposal site of dye waste mixed sewage effluents at Binjhole, in Haryana, India were analyzed to evaluate its effect on quality of pond, hand pu...
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Geo-spatial analysis of land–water resource degradation in two economically contrasting agricultural regions adjoining national capital territory (Delhi)
The present study was aimed at characterizing the soil–water resource degradation in the rural areas of Gurgaon and Mewat districts, the two economically contrasting areas in policy zones-II and III of the Nat...
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Effect of cyclic use and blending of alkali and good quality waters on soil properties, yield and quality of potato, sunflower and Sesbania
Degradation of soils through the use of alkali waters constitutes a major threat to irrigated agriculture especially for the cultivation of sodicity sensitive crops. The response of potato (Solanum tuberosum), su...
