The demand for food is expected to significantly increase with continued population growth
over the next 50 years, indicating that agricultural efficiency should be simultaneously …

Measures of soil biology are critical for the assessment of soil quality under different
agricultural management practices. By modifying soil microclimate, tillage exerts the most …

Amid the current environmental crises that exert enormous pressure on the arable lands,
there is a need to adopt environment-friendly effective but highly productive conservation …

Fertilizer-N application and straw incorporation impacts crop productivity due to changes in
total organic carbon (TOC), its labile pools and the soil enzymatic activity. A field experiment …

Nowadays, in a context of climate change, economical uncertainties and social pressure to
mitigate agriculture externalities, farmers have to adopt new cropping systems to achieve a …

Climate smart agriculture (CSA) practices are emerging as sustainable alternative to
conventional rice-wheat system to pull up natural resources degradation across south Asia …

Over the years, an increase in global temperature due to climate change, affects energy
consumptions and water, especially in dryland areas. Increasing demand for herbal …

The mixed crop-livestock systems of the developing world will become increasingly
important for meeting the food security challenges of the coming decades. The synergies …

As a response to the worldwide challenge raised by soil degradation, Conservation
Agriculture (CA) was proposed to help restoring the three main soil functions, ie carbon …

Maize production plays an essential role in global food security. In order to maintain both
high quality and maize production, there is a great demand for fertilizers. The main objective …