Plant productivity is impacted by drought stress, which adversely affects their morphological
and physiological processes. In response, the plant activates its defense mechanisms, but …

Despite their potential as a sustainable source of soil nutrients and organic matter, waste
organic residues are often discarded rather than utilized in agriculture. This review …

Intensive tillage frequently has adverse impact on soil physical quality and soil organic
carbon stocks in temperate regions. A consequence of this has been a reduction in crop …

Tillage intensive cropping practices have deteriorated soil physical quality and decreased
soil organic carbon (SOC) levels in rice–growing areas of South Asia. Consequently, crop …

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 …

Considering the current threatening conditions of climate change, Climate Smart Agriculture
(CSA) aims to improve the soil health and its organic carbon stocks by encouraging soil …

No tillage (NT) is often presented as a means to grow crops with positive environmental
externalities, such as enhanced carbon sequestration, improved soil quality, reduced soil …

Rice straw incorporation is labor-intensive and influences greenhouse gas emissions but
can increase soil organic carbon (C) and recycle nutrients. Rice straw contains about 80, 40 …

Rice-based cropping systems are the most energy-intensive production systems in South
Asia. Sustainability of the rice-based cropping systems is nowadays questioned with …

China's farmland rental markets have brought new strategies to improve farmland quality by
adopting conservation tillage (CT) and improving family welfare. In the existing literature …