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Effect of high planting densities and cultivars on productivity of rainfed maize (Zea mays)

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2019
An experiment was conducted at research farm of Advanced Centre of Rainfed Agriculture (ACRA), Rakh Dhiansar SKUAST-Jammu, using factorial randomized block design (FRBD) with three replications to study the effect of planting densities on plant growth ...
PERMENDRA SINGH, ANIL KUMAR, VIKAS GUPTA, JAI KUMAR, BRINDER SINGH   +4 more
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Productivity, compatibility and economics of mustard (Brassica juncea) and lentil (Lens esculenta) intercropping system as influenced by moisture conservation practices and fertility levels under rainfed conditions

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2014
It can be summarized from the results obtained that mustard and lentil populations are well compatible in intercrop association with 2:2 paired row ratio, i.e.
T SINGH, K S RANA, B S SATAPATHY
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Soil quality and crop productivity under 34 years old long-term rainfed rice based cropping system in an Inceptisol of sub-tropical India

Frontiers in Soil Science, 2023
IntroductionSoil quality deterioration with the introduction of modern agriculture is a major threat to agricultural sustainability and food security and the problem is more aggravated specially under rainfed agriculture.
Sunanda Biswas, Priya Singh, Riaj Rahaman, Kalyani V. Patil, Nirmal De   +4 more
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Can a change in cropping patterns produce water savings and social gains: A case study from the Fergana Valley, Central Asia [PDF]

, 2018
The study examines possible water savings by replacing alfalfa with winter wheat in the Fergana Valley, located upstream of the Syrdarya River in Central Asia.
Abdurakhmannov, Botir, Hanjra, Munir A, Karimov, Akmal Kh, Simunek, Jiri   +3 more
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Mapping adaptation of barley to droughted environments [PDF]

, 2008
Identifying barley genomic regions influencing the response of yield and its components to water deficits will aid in our understanding of the genetics of drought tolerance and the development of more drought tolerant cultivars. We assembled a population
Akar, T., Al-Yassin, A., Araus, J.L., Baum, M., Benbelkacem, A., Bort, J., Ceccarelli, S., Choumane, W., Comadran, J., Dahan, R., Eeuwijk, F.A., van, Grando, S., Hackett, C.A., Mastrangelo, A.M., Ouabbou, H., Pecchioni, N., Pswarayi, A., Romagosa, I., Russell, J.R., Stanca, A.M., Thomas, W.T.B.   +20 more
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The water footprint of olives and olive oil in Spain [PDF]

, 2009
This paper evaluates the water footprint of Spanish olives and olive oil over the period 1997-2008. In particular, it analyses the three colour components of the water footprint: green (rainwater stored in the soil), blue (surface and groundwater) and ...
Aldaya, Maite M., Chico Zamanillo, Daniel, Garrido Colmenero, Alberto, Llamas Madurga, Manuel Ramón, Salmoral Portillo, Gloria   +4 more
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Allele mining and selective patterns of Pi9 gene in a set of rice landraces from India

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
Allelic variants of the broad-spectrum blast resistance gene, Pi9 (NBS-LRR region) have been analyzed in Indian rice landraces. They were selected from the list of 338 rice landraces phenotyped in the rice blast nursery at central Rainfed Upland Rice ...
Jahangir Imam, Jahangir Imam, Jahangir Imam, Nimai Prasad Mandal, Mukund Variar, Pratyoosh Shukla   +5 more
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Assessment of the changes in seed yield and nutritional quality of quinoa grown under rainfed Mediterranean environments

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Climate change is considered a serious threat to agriculture and food security. It is linked to rising temperatures and water shortages, conditions that are expected to worsen in the coming decades. Consequently, the introduction of more drought-tolerant
Javier Matías, María José Rodríguez, Verónica Cruz, Patricia Calvo, Sara Granado-Rodríguez, Laura Poza-Viejo, Nieves Fernández-García, Enrique Olmos, María Reguera   +8 more
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Exploring the Critical Role of Water in Regenerative Agriculture; Building Promises and Avoiding Pitfalls

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
This article seeks greater clarity in the connections between water and regenerative agriculture (RA). We first review existing soil/water knowledge and argue that desired “RA and water” outcomes depend on the management and optimal levels of two key ...
Bruce Lankford, Stuart Orr
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Rice Intensification in a Changing Environment: Impact on Water Availability in Inland Valley Landscapes in Benin [PDF]

, 2019
This study assesses the impact of climate change on hydrological processes under rice intensification in three headwater inland valley watersheds characterized by different land conditions.
Danvi, A., Diekkrüger, B., Giertz, S., Zwart, Sander J.   +3 more
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