A5019450217- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Agricultural Science and Fertilization
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Agricultural Economics and Practices
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
- Heavy metals in environment
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Coal and Its By-products
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation
2019-2025
Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University
2023
Mendel University in Brno
2020
University of Mostar
2020
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
2020
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
2018-2019
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research
1986-2013
Abstract Currently, agroecosystems sustainability is mainly challenged by unsustainable agricultural practices that lead to land degradation and amplified climate change. About 25% of the World's total area has deteriorated due improper management, resulting in ~24 billion tonnes annual soil loss. Globally, erosion, caused high‐frequency tilling, crop residue removal or burning, poor pasture inefficient rotations, responsible for >40% deterioration problems. Conservation agriculture (CA)...
Abstract Soil erosion is a serious threat to agriculture and environmental sustainability in the risk‐prone rainfed Himalayan ecosystem. Hence, runoff soil loss mitigation ability of four maize‐based intensified systems; maize ( Zea mays ) + turmeric Curcuma longa ), ginger Zingiber officinale colocasia Colocasia esculenta sweet potato Ipomoea batatas were tested against sole maize. The study recorded 41 erosive events during 2020–2022 monsoon season. A principal component analysis (PCA) was...
Abstract Soybean–wheat cropping system is the most commonly used in black soil of India which produces enormous amounts nutrient‐rich residues. However, has some production limitations, such as rapid drying, high bulk density, low nutrients, and poor microbial populations, making it vulnerable to degradation. Optimal retention soybean wheat residues under zero‐tillage (no‐till) can improve properties help protect land from Thus, main objective this study was test effect different levels...
Abstract The design and selection of ideal emitter discharge rates can be aided by accurate information regarding the wetted soil pattern under surface drip irrigation. current field investigation was conducted in an apple orchard SKUAST- Kashmir, Jammu a Union Territory India, during 2017–2019. objective experiment to examine movement moisture over time assess extent wetting both horizontal vertical directions point source irrigation with 2, 4, 8 L h −1 . At 30, 60, 120 min since beginning...
Environmental crises, land degradation, declining factor productivity, and farm profitability questioned the sustainability of linear economy-based existing agricultural production systems. Hence, there is a dire need to design develop circular systems meet twin objectives environmental food security. Therefore, productive capacity, natural resource conserving ability, biomass recycling potential four intensified maize-based viz. Maize (Zea mays) + sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)-wheat, maize...
Biochar production and utilization is proposed as an innovative approach for enhancing food climate change mitigation. Globally, biochar has the potential to increase crop productivity by ∼11% reduces annual human-induced GHG emissions ∼12%.
Carbon farming refers to agricultural practices aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and enhancing carbon sequestration in soils vegetation, thus contributing climate change mitigation. Key such as agroforestry, conservation tillage, biochar application, improved crop livestock management helps sequestering both biomass soil, offering substantial potential for capturing atmospheric dioxide (CO2) storing it landscapes. Despite the considerable promise of farming, its widespread...
The 20-year study investigated the effects of conservation practices (CPs) and farmers' (FPs) on various soil quality parameters, yield, economics horticultural land use systems. CPs demonstrated significant improvements in organic carbon (SOC), available nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), compared to FPs. Horticultural systems exhibited higher SOC N P contents than FPs, with substantial variations among different fruit species. also enhanced index, functional diversity, culturable...
Food security and soil sustainability are the prime challenges to researchers policy planners across globe. The task is much more daunting in fragile ecosystem of Eastern Himalayan region India. Soil disturbance from conventional tillage reduces productivity not sustainable environmentally friendly. Conservation regarded as best crop production practice Indian Himalayas, where very easily erodible. Zero alone encourages growth different species weed flora hill ecosystems. However, live...
Healthy soils are the foundation for producing healthy food and creating a environment. Therefore, we assessed changes in physical chemical properties of soil, their long-term impact on yield, quality, nutritional status rice grains an organic basmati rice-based cropping system typic Ustchrept Soil India. The experiment was laid out strip plot design with three replications. vertical strips consisted two systems, namely, rice-wheat-mung bean (RWM) rice-wheat- sesbania (RWS), whereas seven...
Slopy agricultural lands are more susceptible to soil erosion and hence priority sites for the application of protective management practices. A conservation agriculture field experiment was established at a 6% slope in 2011 ICAR-IISWC Research Farm, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, which is situated Northwestern Himalayan Region, India. The objective this study experimentally determine long-term effects tillage practices on runoff erosion. opted were conventional (CT), minimum (MT), zero (ZT)....
Residue management is one of the most difficult tasks in modern-mechanized agriculture with intensification cropping systems, which leads to reduced sowing window between two crops and farmers prefer in-situ burning crop residues. Therefore, present study was conducted assess effect zero tillage (ZT) based residue on soil health parameters maize (Zea mays L.)–chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) rotation black soils central India. After 4 years study, bulk density by 3.0–10.2% volumetric moisture...
Phosphorus (P) is the second most important essential macronutrient after nitrogen for plant growth and development. Even though P plentiful in soil, it largely inaccessible to plants as strongly bound with metal ions form insoluble metal-P complexes. Therefore, different agrochemicals are used improve availability soils mitigate need sustainable productivity of crops. However, those deteriorate ecosystem integrity adversely affect soil health. Consequently, there a more economical...
Food security and environmental health are directly linked with soil carbon (C). Soil C plays a crucial role in securing food livelihood for the Himalayan population besides maintaining ecological balance Indian Himalayas. However, is being severely depleted due to anthropogenic activities. It well known that land use management strongly impacted organic (SOC) dynamics also regulates atmospheric chemistry. Different types of cultivation practices, i.e., forest, plantations, crops Kashmir...