Conservation agriculture as a sustainable system for soil health: A review

B Cárceles Rodríguez, VH Durán-Zuazo… - Soil Systems, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil health is a term used to describe the general state or quality of soil, and in an
agroecosystem, soil health can be defined as the ability of the soil to respond to agricultural …

Conservation agriculture for regenerating soil health and climate change mitigation in smallholder systems of South Asia

ML Jat, MK Gathala, M Choudhary, S Sharma… - Advances in …, 2023 - oar.icrisat.org
The increase in agriculture production to meet the food demand of growing human
population from a limited availability of arable land with low environmental footprints and …

Energy budgeting and carbon footprint of contrasting tillage and residue management scenarios in rice-wheat cropping system

S Ghosh, TK Das, KS Rana, DR Biswas, DK Das… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Puddled transplanted rice followed by conventional till wheat, the most predominant
cropping system in South Asia is unsustainable, highly energy intensive and leads to …

Conservation agriculture had a strong impact on the sub-surface soil strength and root growth in wheat after a 7-year transition period

S Mondal, D Chakraborty, TK Das, M Shrivastava… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
The study compared conservation agriculture (CA) practice (no-tillage, crop residue cover
on the surface and relay mung bean) with conventional intensive tillage system, in order to …

Using olive mill waste compost with sprinkler irrigation as a strategy to achieve sustainable rice cropping under Mediterranean conditions

D Peña, D Fernández, A Albarrán, S Gómez… - Agronomy for …, 2022 - Springer
Traditional rice (Oryza sativa L.) cropping systems under flooding irrigation combined with
conventional tillage management are under increasing threat due to a loss of soil quality …

Short‐term (5 years) impact of conservation agriculture on soil physical properties and organic carbon in a rice–wheat rotation in the Indo‐Gangetic plains of Bihar

S Mondal, SP Poonia, JS Mishra… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Impact of cover crop and mulching on soil physical properties and soil nutrients in a citrus orchard

T Van Dung, NP Ngoc, NN Hung - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Background Cover crops and mulching can ameliorate soil porosity and nutrient availability,
but their effects on the physical characteristics and nutrients in the raised bed soils are …

Evaluation of soil hydrophysical parameters along a semiurban small river: Soil ecosystem services for enhancing water retention in urban and suburban green areas

W Halecki, T Stachura - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban green areas are subjected to distinct environmental conditions, and plants are
exposed to numerous adverse factors. Urban areas are characterised by extensive …

Rainwater management and Indian agriculture: A call for a shift in focus from blue to green water

R Gupta, NK Tyagi, I Abrol - Agricultural Research, 2020 - Springer
Agriculture depends on irrigation water supplies provided either through rainwater
management (green water) or by withdrawing water from surface or the groundwater (blue …

Soil compaction affects root growth and gene expression of major N-assimilating enzymes in wheat

S Mondal, S Christopher, D Chakraborty… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2022 - Springer
A strong soil is averse to root growth and development, affecting the soil–plant-water-
nutrient dynamics. The purpose of this study is to know the primary effect of compaction on …