Rice is a water-guzzling crop cultivated mostly through inefficient irrigation methods which
leads to low water use efficiency and many environmental problems. Additionally, the export …

Abstract Rice (Oryza sativa L.), a staple food for more than half of the world population, is
commonly grown by transplanting seedlings into puddled soil (wet tillage) in Asia. This …

In the most productive area of the Indo-Gangetic Plains in Northwest India where high yields
of rice and wheat are commonplace, a medium-term cropping system trial was conducted in …

Increasing scarcity of resources (labour, water, and energy) and cost of production, along
with climate variability, are major challenges for the sustainability of rice–wheat system in …

Resource shortages, driven by climatic, institutional and social changes in many regions of
Asia, combined with growing imperatives to increase food production whilst ensuring …

Sustainability of traditionally cultivated rice in the rice-wheat cropping zone (RWCZ) of
Pakistan is dwindling due to the high cost of production, declining water resources and …

Transplanting after repeated puddling is the conventional method of rice (Oryza sativa)
growing which is not only intensive water user but also cumbersome and laborious. Different …

Sustainability of rice production systems is a prime concern for Asia to maintain food security
and to support economic growth. This gain in productivity not only depends on agricultural …

Serious water deficits are threatening agricultural sustainability in many regions of the South
Asia (SA). While the increase in crop production of irrigated rice–wheat system in SA has …

The rice (Oryza sativa L.)–wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping system is the largest
agricultural production system worldwide, and is practised on 24 Mha in Asia. Many factors …