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Unravelling the Potential of Rice Residue - Boosting Wheat’s Productivity, Profit, and Soil Health with Varying N Levels
Rice residue burning poses a significant challenge in the rice-wheat crop** system of India, leading to environmental pollution, health issues, and...
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Decomposition of Apple (Malus domestica) Plant Residue and Uptake of Residue-Derived N
This study examined the decomposition dynamics of apple ( Malus domestica ) plant residue (senesced leaves and pruned branches) and the uptake of...
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Design of hydroponic wastewater recovery process for CO2, NOx, and NH3 utilization from crop residue burning gas
Hydroponic wastewater recovery provides a green alternative to chemical fertilizers by recycling nutrients, yet transitioning to closed systems...
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Combined application of N-fixing PGPB and rice straw mulch compensates N immobilization by straw, improving crop growth
BackgroundRice straw, often treated as waste, provides many benefits to crops when used as a mulch. However, straw degradation promotes nitrogen...
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System productivity, soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration of intensive rice-based crop** systems can be improved through legume crop inclusion with appropriate fertilizer application and crop residues incorporation in the eastern Indo-Gangatic plain
AimTo find out the system productivity in terms of rice equivalent yield (REY) and soil C and N sequestration of diverse intensive rice-based...
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Cover crop quality and quantity influences organic corn performance more than soil context
Cover crop** is a common practice among organic growers, well-known for its potential to supply nitrogen (N) to subsequent cash crops....
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Crop Straws with Contrasting C/N Ratios Affect the Organic Carbon Turnover and Its Net Sequestration Efficiency When Solely or Jointly Incorporated to a Fertilized Soil
The quality (carbon to nitrogen ratio; C/N ratio) of crop residue affects the decomposition of soil organic carbon (SOC) due to the nutrient...
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Contribution of Cover Crop Residue Decomposition to Peach Tree Nitrogen Nutrition
Cover crop nitrogen (N) cycling has an important role in agricultural production and contributes to peach [ Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] N nutrition....
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Cover crop mixtures increase ecosystem multifunctionality in summer crop rotations with low N fertilization
Crop** diversification with cover crop mixtures combined with low N fertilization represents an ecological alternative that may promote...
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Sole- or Dual-Crop Basis Residue Mulching and Zn Fertilization Lead to Improved Productivity, Rhizo-modulation and Soil Health in Zero-Tilled Pigeonpea–Wheat Crop** System
Conventional tillage has led to deteriorated soil health in semi-arid ecologies of south Asia. Sole- and dual-crop basis residue mulching in a...
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Nitrogen Fertilizer Efficiency Improvement through Increased Plant Residue Input into Soils in the West Siberian Forest Steppe
AbstractThe opportunities to increase the spring wheat production and the crop recovery of nitrogen fertilizer through increased plant residue input...
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Nitrogen release dynamics of cover crop mixtures in a subtropical agroecosystem were rapid and species-specific
Background and aimsCover crops are an integral constituent of sustainable subtropical agroecosystems. Using grass/legume mixtures as opposed to...
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Impact of Different Farming Practices on Soil Nutrients and Functional Bacterial Guilds in Pigeonpea-Wheat Crop Rotation
Indiscriminate use of chemicals in agriculture impacts soil properties, significantly compromising microbial diversity. Therefore, integrating...
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Residue Retention Effects on Productivity of Sugarcane (Plant)–Sugarcane (Ratoon)–Wheat and Rice–Wheat Crop** Systems in North-West India
Huge quantities of crop residues are generated every year in the form of wheat, paddy straw and sugarcane leaves/tops after harvesting of crop....
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Fate and cost effectiveness of soil carbon sequestered using supplementary nutrients applied to crop residues under field conditions
Changes in carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) associated with fine fraction (FF) soil organic matter (SOM) were determined to a depth of 1.80 m at a field...
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Crop Production and Soil Management Interventions for Increased Organic Carbon Sequestration in Soils
Water, energy and labor scarcity, and increasing cost of production are major challenges faced by the farmers under intensive agriculture production...
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Medium-Term Crop Rotations with Different Residue Incorporation Rates: Effect on Durum Wheat Production and Plant Nutrient Concentration and Extraction
This study aims to evaluate the medium-term effect of two biannual rotations and four residue rate incorporation on durum wheat production and its...
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Carrot genotypes differentially alter soil bacterial communities and decomposition of plant residue in soil
PurposeFarmers need alternative approaches to manage nitrogen (N) that meet crop needs while reducing loss to the environment. Identifying crop...
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Wheat Growth and Yield in the Rice -Wheat Crop** System: Impact of Crop Establishment Techniques, Sowing Schedule and Nitrogen Management
A two-year field experiment was conducted at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara during the Rabi season of 2018–2019 and 2019-20 to study the...
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Satellite imagery and modeling contribute understanding cover crop effect on nitrogen dynamics and water availability
Cover crops (CCs) can affect the crop** systems’ N dynamics and soil water content (SWC), but optimizing their potential effects requires knowledge...
