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Synergizing biotechnology and natural farming: pioneering agricultural sustainability through innovative interventions [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
The world has undergone a remarkable transformation from the era of famines to an age of global food production that caters to an exponentially growing population. This transformation has been made possible by significant agricultural revolutions, marked
Anila Badiyal, Rishi Mahajan, Ranbir Singh Rana, Ruchi Sood, Abhishek Walia, Tanuja Rana, Shilpa Manhas, D. K. Jayswal   +7 more
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Evaluation of different management practices against yellow Sigatoka disease of banana (Musa spp.) caused by Mycosphaerella musicola Leach

Environment Conservation Journal, 2023
Leaf spot or yellow sigatoka disease (caused by Mycosphaerella musicola) of banana causes significant yield loss as well as in quality of fruits in every year and reported up to 65% or even more under favorable epidemic conditions.
Nagesh B, Shivanand Hongal , R Raghunatha, S. B. Gurumurthy , Maheswarappa H. P. , Shankar Meti, Divya S. Bhat   +6 more
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Natural farming

Journal of Agriculture and Ecology, 2022
Due to the increasing global population, advancement in farming techniques to meet the global food demand is the need of the hour. Conventional farming techniques have increased the yield over the past few decades, but those techniques also have adverse effects on natural resources.
RS Bana, Rakesh Dawar, SM Haldhar, Samarth Godara, Arjun Singh, SD Bamboriya, Vipin Kumar, AK Mishra, Manoj Choudhary   +8 more
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G × E interaction studies under natural farming and inorganic production system in maize (Zea mays L.)

Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 2023
A study was conducted to analyze the interaction of twelve maize genotypes with the environment for fourteen traits. The crop was grown during the kharif season of 2021 and 2022 in six different environments using two production systems, natural farming ...
Raghav Sood, Gopal Katna*, Uttam Chand and V. K. Sood
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Impact of Natural Farming Cropping System on Rural Households—Evidence From Solan District of Himachal Pradesh, India

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Natural farming, popularly known as zero budget natural farming, is an innovative farming approach. It is low input based, climate resilient, and low cost farming system because all the inputs (insect repellents, fungicides, and pesticides) are made up ...
Chinglembi Laishram, Rohit Kumar Vashishat, Subhash Sharma, Bhavna Rajkumari, Neha Mishra, Parul Barwal, Manoj Kumar Vaidya, Ravinder Sharma, Rajeshwar Singh Chandel, Ashu Chandel, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Neha Sharma   +11 more
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Natural Farming Practices for Chemical-Free Agriculture: Implications for Crop Yield and Profitability

Agriculture, 2023
The “Green Revolution” (GR) technology-induced agricultural intensification has transformed India from food scarcity to a food surplus country. However, this has also resulted into several adverse repercussions.
Ranjit Kumar, Sanjiv Kumar, BS Yashavanth, Nakeertha Venu, PC Meena, A Dhandapani, Alok Kumar   +6 more
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Role of agriculture in climate change and adaptability: Use of innovative technologies in the Russian agricultural sector for climate conservation and protection [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences, 2022
Global climate change poses two major challenges to the agricultural sector of the economy. First, it is necessary to assess the value and extent of its impact on atmospheric pollution by greenhouse gases, and, based on this, to determine priorities and ...
Kryukova I. V., Lagun A. A., Golubeva S. G., Yakovleva E. N.   +3 more
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Shifts in soil nutrient concentrations and C:N:P stoichiometry during long-term natural vegetation restoration [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background Ecological stoichiometry (C:N:P ratios) in soil is an important indicator of the elemental balance in ecological interactions and processes.
Rentian Ma, Feinan Hu, Jingfang Liu, Chunli Wang, Zilong Wang, Gang Liu, Shiwei Zhao   +6 more
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Theory, Practice and Challenges of Agroecology in India

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2022
With the Green Revolution in Asia, the gap in agricultural yield with the developed world has been closed, while the gap in farm labour productivity has greatly widened. This reveals a deepening agrarian and environmental crisis in India.
Bruno Dorin
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Effect of different organic inputs on growth and yield of Soybean (Glycine max. L) under mountainous conditions of Himachal Pradesh

Environment Conservation Journal, 2020
Current study was conducted to evaluate the influence of organic and zero budget natural farming on growth and yield of Soybean (Glycine max. L) under mountainous conditions of Himachal Pradesh.
Neha Awasthi, R.G. Upadhyay, Anita Singh, Rameshwar Kumar , G.D. Sharma   +4 more
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