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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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Enhancing Sustainability and Productivity of Rice–Wheat-Green Gram Crop** System through Alternative Tillage and Crop Establishment Approaches in North-Bihar
The conventional paddy-wheat-green gram crop** system in the North-Bihar, area experienced issues such as diminishing yield, water constraint, and...
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Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Establishment Methods and Microbial Inoculation for Improving Soil Microbial Properties and Crop Productivity
Adoption of innovative crop establishment practices relies on the type of impact on soil-plant-water complex, rather than just crop productivity....
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Investigation of a simple method to estimate daily crop water requirement and crop coefficient of sugarcane
Upgrading the crop coefficient from FAO-56 is strongly recommended for locally determining crop water requirements. A low-cost and simple method...
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Crop establishment methods and weed management practices influence the productivity and profitability of Kharif rice (Oryza sativa L.) in a hot-humid summer climatic conditions
Exploration of suitable rice establishment coupled with weed management for better productivity and profitability for the farmers of coastal ecology...
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Establishment of Potential Leguminous Cover Crop, Vigna marina for High-Salinity Soil Conditions
The saline soil has electrical conductivity (EC) of more than 4 dS mL−1 (approximately 40 mM NaCl) in the root zone at 25 °C and an exchangeable Na...
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Biological seed treatments promote crop establishment and yield: a global meta-analysis
Seeds are a vector of genetic progress and, as such, they play a significant role in the sustainability of the agri-food system. The current global...
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Impact of tillage cum crop establishment methods and nutrient management strategies on wet rice (Oryza sativa L): crop productivity, water footprint, soil health and profitability in typic Ustochrept soils under semi-arid sub-tropical environment
The current research was conducted in 2019 and 2020 during rainy ( Kharif ) seasons to determine various tillage-based crop establishment methods and...
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Performance of Wheat Cultivars Under Different Tillage and Crop Establishment Methods
In this study, the performance of three different statured wheat cultivars viz . Faisalabad-2008 (standard height and low tillering, SHLT), Td-1 (low...
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Mulching effects on soil evaporation, crop evapotranspiration and crop coefficients: a review aimed at improved irrigation management
Mulching is a widely adopted agronomic practice, often used as a water-saving strategy due to its effectiveness in reducing soil evaporation....
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Initiatives for biodiversity conservation and utilization in crop protection: A strategy for sustainable crop production
A major challenge for mankind is how to increase agricultural productivity while preserving and increasing biodiversity. The competition between...
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Cover crop species alter tallgrass prairie community assembly
Cover crops are increasingly being used in ecological restoration projects, and are hypothesized to facilitate establishment of sown species by...
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Integrating Association Map**, Linkage Map**, Fine Map** with RNA Seq Conferring Seedling Vigor Improvement for Successful Crop Establishment in Deep Sown Direct-Seeded Rice
BackgroundOngoing large-scale shift towards direct seeded rice (DSR) necessitates a convergence of breeding and genetic approaches for its sustenance...
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Deciphering the effects of crop rotation on tobacco bacterial wilt through general and specific disease suppression
Tobacco bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum often occurs under monocrop**. Crop rotation significantly reduces disease by changing the...
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CRISPER-Based Industrial Crop Improvements
The need for creative and sustainable agriculture practices has never been more pressing due to the expanding global population, shifting climatic...
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Response of Crop Microbiomes to Biotic Stress
Crop microbiomes, comprising diverse assemblages of microorganisms associated with plants, exert significant influence on plant health, growth, and...
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Strategies to assess genetic diversity for crop breeding
Manipulation of genetic diversity is significant for develo** new varieties in crop breeding programs. The success of elite varieties in the last...
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Extension of patch residence time of a biocontrol agent by selective breeding contributes to its early establishment and suppression of a pest population
Biocontrol agents must be released into low densities of insect pests. However, the movement patterns of biocontrol agents rapidly switch from...
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Bioinoculants as a means of increasing crop tolerance to drought and phosphorus deficiency in legume-cereal intercrop** systems
Ensuring plant resilience to drought and phosphorus (P) stresses is crucial to support global food security. The phytobiome, shaped by selective...
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Multifaceted Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Crop Growth Promotion: An Overview
The most familiar and common mutualistic association existing in the majority of crop plants is the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis that aids...