The development of sustainable cropping systems is a key priority for agronomists and crop
scientists. A first step involves understanding the relationship between cropping system …

Abstract Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] is an ideal pulse crop of rainfed tropics and
sub-tropics due to its high nutritive value and ability to survive various biotic and abiotic …

The continuous deterioration in natural resources and climate change has put enormous
challenges before researchers to further improve the crop productivity to meet the food …

Family farms in populated countries must produce sufficient quantities of food to meet the
ever-growing population needs. It is unknown whether innovated farming systems can …

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) yield variability over time is determined by weather and
agronomic factors in site-specific soil conditions. Plant density is among the most important …

Cotton supports the livelihoods of 95 million people in India. It is the only country in the world
wherein all the four cultivated species are grown (Gossypium arboreum, Gossypium …

An experiment was conducted at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), Rahuri a
representative place for the vertisols of Deccan plateau of India to study the effect of organic …

India is the largest cotton‐growing country (8.9 million hectares) in the world and most of the
area is rain‐dependent. Large amount of pesticides are used for the control of sucking pests …

India has emerged as a major global partner in the production, processing and trade of raw
cotton and its finished products. The genetically modified Bt cotton, containing the cry gene …

Transgenic Bt cotton hybrids, in India, now constitute more than 90% of the cotton area.
Conservation tillage systems such as reduced tillage (RT) improve soil health and crop …