Rice–wheat cropping systems in South Asia: issues, options and opportunities

A Nawaz, M Farooq, F Nadeem… - Crop and Pasture …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
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 …

An empirical analysis on adoption of precision agricultural techniques among farmers of Punjab for efficient land administration

A Khanna, S Kaur - Land Use Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Agriculture plays a vital role in building the nation's economy. To enhance the country's
financial standings, it is essential for farmers adopt innovative agricultural …

Surface energy balance and actual evapotranspiration of the transboundary Indus Basin estimated from satellite measurements and the ETLook model

WGM Bastiaanssen, MJM Cheema… - Water Resources …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The surface energy fluxes and related evapotranspiration processes across the Indus Basin
were estimated for the hydrological year 2007 using satellite measurements. The new …

Spatial quantification of groundwater abstraction in the irrigated Indus basin

MJM Cheema, WW Immerzeel… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Groundwater abstraction and depletion were assessed at a 1‐km resolution in the irrigated
areas of the Indus Basin using remotely sensed evapotranspiration (ET) and precipitation; a …

Effect of water management on dry seeded and puddled transplanted rice. Part 1: Crop performance

G Gill, E Humphreys, SS Kukal, US Walia - Field Crops Research, 2011 - Elsevier
An alarming rate of ground water depletion and increasing labour scarcity are major threats
to future rice production in north west India. Management strategies that reduce the irrigation …

The development of groundwater research in the past 40 years: A burgeoning trend in groundwater depletion and sustainable management

X Jia, D Hou, L Wang, D O'Connor, J Luo - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Long-term over-exploitation and unsustainable practices have caused severe groundwater
depletion and deterioration across many regions throughout the world. This has triggered a …

Effect of water management on dry seeded and puddled transplanted rice: Part 2: Water balance and water productivity

E Humphreys, SS Kukal, G Gill, R Rangarajan - Field Crops Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Labour and water scarcity in north west India are driving researchers and farmers to find
alternative management strategies that will increase water productivity and reduce labour …

Spatial variation of groundwater response to multiple drivers in a depleting alluvial aquifer system, northwestern India

WM Van Dijk, AL Densmore… - Progress in …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Unsustainable exploitation of groundwater in northwestern India has led to extreme but
spatially variable depletion of the alluvial aquifer system in the region. Mitigation and …

Carbon and water footprints of major crop production in India

AK Nayak, R Tripathi, M Debnath, CK Swain… - Pedosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Scarcity of water and emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are the two key environmental
issues affecting crop production in India. Reducing the carbon footprint (CF) and water …

A century of groundwater accumulation in Pakistan and northwest India

DJ MacAllister, G Krishan, M Basharat, D Cuba… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The groundwater systems of northwest India and central Pakistan are among the most
heavily exploited in the world. However, recent, and well-documented, groundwater …