Rice-based intensive cropping systems require high input levels making them less profitable
and vulnerable to the reduced availability of labor and water in Asia. With continuous …

The rice–wheat cropping system is the main food bowl in Asia, feeding billions across the
globe. However, the productivity and long-term sustainability of this system are threatened …

Rice-wheat cropping system (RWCS) is the most important system occupying around 26 M
ha spread over the Indo Gangetic Plains in South Asia and China. Many long-term trials …

The conventional rice-wheat system in the western Indo-Gangetic plain of India is energy
and water intensive with high carbon footprint. The transition towards resource-efficient eco …

In the context of deteriorating soil health, stagnation of yield in rice-wheat cropping system
(RWCS) across Indo-Gangetic plains (IGP) and environmental pollution, a long term field …

High energy consumption and carbon emission are the major components of environmental
pollution. Reducing carbon-footprints and improving energy use efficiency in rice (Oryza …

The representation of land surface processes in hydrological and climatic models critically
depends on the soil water characteristics curve (SWCC) that defines the plant availability …

Abstract Short‐term (5 years) impact of tillage and residue management practices on
physical properties and organic carbon (OC) of a silty clay soil was evaluated in a rice …

Abstract Rice (Oryza sativa L.), the staple food for much of the world, requires gallons of
water during its growth phase from tillage to harvest through conventional farming and emits …

Rainfed rice agro-ecosystems play an important role in food production, and there is a huge
scope for utilizing residual moisture in rice fallows to cultivate short-duration and low input …