A5009580639- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Agricultural Economics and Practices
- Agricultural Science and Fertilization
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Heavy metals in environment
Bihar Agricultural University
2023-2024
The agrarian communities of South Asia are dominated by small and marginal farmers (<2.0 ha operational holdings) confronted with manifold challenges lower productivity, income, resource degradation. For optimized efficient use, a shift from business as usual towards green economy is imperative. Therefore, study to address these challenges, through integrating diverse crops allied enterprises under an integrated farming system (IFS) model was carried out. We hypothesized that standardized...
Accelerated energy use, negative environmental outcomes, and poor economic returns questioned the sustainability of contemporary agricultural production systems globally. The task is much more daunting in northwestern part India where over exploitation natural resources a major concern for sustainable planning. An integrated farming system (IFS) encompasses various enterprises such as crops, dairy, poultry, fisheries can offer myriad benefits terms enhanced farm productivity, profitability,...
The present study was conducted at Agricultural farm of the Institute during 2020–21 and 2021–22 to assess productivity profitability various potato-based cropping sequences in red lateritic soil West Bengal. Seven sequences, viz., potato-sesame; potato-greengram; potato–babycorn; potato-okra; potato-groundnut; potato-blackgram potato-vegetable cowpea evaluated randomized block design with three replications. Potato-vegetable sequence recorded significantly higher system (47.47 t ha-1)...