Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains: A Synthesis of NARS-IRRI Partnership Research
Title | Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains: A Synthesis of NARS-IRRI Partnership Research PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Int. Rice Res. Inst. |
Pages | 35 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | National agricultural research systems |
ISBN | 9712201449 |
Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice?Wheat Systems
Title | Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice?Wheat Systems PDF eBook |
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Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780891183310 |
Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-wheat Systems
Title | Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-wheat Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Jagdish Kumar Ladha |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Agricultural ecology |
ISBN | 9780891181507 |
Sustainability of post-green revolution agriculture; Long-term sustainability of the tropical and subtropical rice-wheat system; Productivity trends in intensive rice-wheat cropping systems in Asia; Sustainability of the rice-wheat system in Pakistan's Punjab; Soil physical effects of puddling in rice-wheat cropping systems; Technology options for rice in the rice-wheat system in South Asia; Resource-conserving technologies for wheat in the rice-wheat system; Managing crop residues in the rice-wheat system; Prospects for permanent beds for the rice-wheat system; The researcher-farmer interface in rice-wheat systems.
Sustainable Agriculture and the International Rice-Wheat System
Title | Sustainable Agriculture and the International Rice-Wheat System PDF eBook |
Author | Rattan Lal |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 450 |
Release | 2004-05-24 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1135531528 |
Addressing a topic of major importance to the maintenance of world food supplies, this reference identifies knowledge gaps, defines priorities, and formulates recommendations for the improvement of the rice-wheat farming system. The book reveals new systems of rice intensification and management and illustrates the application of no-till and conser
Save and Grow in practice: maize, rice, wheat
Title | Save and Grow in practice: maize, rice, wheat PDF eBook |
Author | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 2018-06-21 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9251085196 |
FAO’s best-selling 2011 publication, Save and Grow, proposed a new paradigm of agriculture, one that is both highly productive and environmentally sustainable. This new book looks at the application of “Save and Grow” practices and technologies to production of the world’s key food security crops – maize, rice and wheat. With examples drawn from developing countries worldwide, it shows how eco-friendly farming systems are helping smallholder producers to boost cereal yields, improve their incomes and livelihoods, conserve natural resources, reduce negative impacts on the environment, and build resilience to climate change. The book will be a valuable reference for policymakers and development practitioners guiding the transition to sustainable food and agriculture.
Direct Seeding of Rice and Weed Management in the Irrigated Rice-wheat Cropping System of the Indo-Gangetic Plains
Title | Direct Seeding of Rice and Weed Management in the Irrigated Rice-wheat Cropping System of the Indo-Gangetic Plains PDF eBook |
Author | Y. Singh |
Publisher | Int. Rice Res. Inst. |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Cropping systems |
ISBN | 9712202364 |
Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) in a Sustainable Rice-Wheat Cropping System
Title | Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) in a Sustainable Rice-Wheat Cropping System PDF eBook |
Author | Anil Mahajan |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 277 |
Release | 2009-05-07 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1402098758 |
Agriculture is the main occupation in India and about 75% of its population depends directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihood. It is the dominant sector that contributes 18% of the gross domestic product. Thus, agriculture is the foundation of the Indian economy. The maximum share of Indian exports is also from the agriculture sector. As the population of the country is increasing trem- dously, approximately at the rate of 19 million every year over the existing popu- tion of more than 1 billion (approximately 1. 18 billion), the food grain production must necessarily be increased. This can be done by increasing crop production to match the population growth rate of 2. 2% per annum, which is expected to stabilize at 1. 53 billion around 2050. There is no doubt that the Green Revolution in India during the late 1960s brought self-sufficiency in food grain production, mainly through the increase in rice and wheat crop yields – the two main crops of the country which play an important role from food security point of view. However, the excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, and the neglect of organic manures for these crops, has resulted in the deterioration of physical, chemical and biological health of the ri- and wheat-growing soils. Owing to the deterioration of the health of these soils, the productivity of the rice–wheat cropping system has now either got reduced or in some places has become constant for the last decade.