Calcareous soils are widely spread in arid and semi-arid regions and cover almost one-third
of the world's land surface area. This chapter gives an overview of the distribution and …

CONTEXT Smallholder farmers of the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains (EIGP) of South Asia
rely mainly on cereal-based cropping systems to meet the food and nutritional demand and …

Agroecology is widely regarded and advocated as a participatory approach. This scoping
review assessed the extent, range, and nature of available evidence on participatory …

Yield gaps of maize (Zea mays L.) in the smallholder farms of eastern India are outcomes of
a complex interplay of climatic variations, soil fertility gradients, socio-economic factors, and …

It is critical to understand nutrient dynamics within different plant parts to correctly fine-tune
agronomic advices, and to update breeding programs for increasing nutrient use efficiencies …

Abstract In the Senegal River Valley (SRV), there was substantial yield gap between
potential and actual yield obtained by farmers in irrigated rice production systems. Integrated …

To combat China's water crisis tremendous research efforts are undertaken aiming at the
improvement of water management in cotton production, which is the major consumer of the …

Through improved nutrient management, sustainability of cereal production can be achieved
by improving crop yield and economic indicators with reduced environmental footprints and …

Higher crop yields are critical to satisfy the rising global food demand. Russia holds
untapped potential for increasing agricultural production because current grain yields are …

Abstract In South Asia, wheat is typically grown in favorable environments, although policies
promoting intensification in Bangladesh's stress-prone coastal zone have resulted in …