Environmentally sound alternative cropping systems for rice–wheat systems in North West India

Tripathi, S. C.; Karnam, Venkatesh; Meena, Raj Pal

doi:10.1007/s00704-022-03948-2

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“…Further, higher benefit cost ratio (> 4) was observed with fruit and fisheries in enterprise mix diversified system. In a different study, Tripathi et al (2021) reported maize-potato-wheat combination best in terms of system productivity with a value of 16.49 t ha −1 . Maize-wheatgreen gram crop sequence was the most profitable by having higher land use efficiency (87.7%) and net returns (1577.1 $ ha −1 ).…”

Section: Miscellaneous Productive Diversification Optionsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Challenges and technological interventions in rice–wheat system for resilient food–water–energy-environment nexus in North-western Indo-Gangetic Plains: A review

Khedwal

Chaudhary

Sindhu

et al. 2023

CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

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Rice (Oryza sativa L.)-wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping system in north-western Indo-Gangetic Plains performed a crucial role in the national food security. However, the widespread and intensive cultivation of this system has led to serious problems such as declining groundwater table (~1 meter year −1 ) with sharp increase in number of districts under over-exploitation category, residue burning, higher greenhouse gases emission and herbicide resistance in weeds, causing stagnant crop productivity and lesser profitability. In this review article, an attempt has been made to discuss the major issues pertaining to intensive rice-wheat cultivation amidst climate vagaries and futuristic approach to address these challenges. Different tillage-and crop-specific recommendations such as adoption of direct seeded rice, diversification with lesser resource guzzling crops such as maize (Zea mays L.) at least on the periodic manner especially in light-medium soils, inclusion of summer legumes and alternative tillage systems (permanent beds and zero tillage with residue retention) have been suggested to address these issues. However, crop performance under these techniques has been found to be location, soil and cultivar specific. The absence of aerobic tailored genotypes and weeds have been identified as the major constraints in adoption of direct seeded rice. The integrated strategies of conservation tillage, crop breeding program and resource conserving region-and soil-specific agronomic measures with crop diversification would be helpful in tackling the sustainability issues. It requires future efforts on developing crop genotypes suited to conservation tillage, effective weed control strategies and trainings and demonstrations to farmers to switch from conventional rice-wheat system to alternative cropping systems.

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Section: Miscellaneous Productive Diversification Optionsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Challenges and technological interventions in rice–wheat system for resilient food–water–energy-environment nexus in North-western Indo-Gangetic Plains: A review

Khedwal

Chaudhary

Sindhu

et al. 2023

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“…Sharma et al (2004);Saroch et al (2005);Triparthi and Singh (2008) reported that diversification of rice cropping sequences particularly with vegetables gave more profit instead of rice cultivation as sole crop. Thus, small and marginal farmers can adopt this sequence to maximise their profit per unit time and space (Tripathi et al, 2022).…”

Section: Economics Of Cropping Sequencementioning

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Evaluation of Cucurbits under Rice Based Cropping Sequences in Tiruvallur District

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Punitha³

2023

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The field experiment conducted at Rice Research Station, Tirur, Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University aimed to evaluate the performance of rice-based cropping sequences of cucurbits in the district. Five cropping sequences were evaluated for Rice - Rice - Ashgourd, Rice - Rice - Muskmelon, Rice - Rice - Cucumber, Rice - Rice - Pumpkin and Rice - Rice - Watermelon. The study focused on the post samba season (December - March), when water scarcity results in low yields for rice cultivation. Instead of leaving the land as fallow during this season, cucurbits were raised to increase income. The results indicated that watermelon, cucumber and muskmelon were suitable for cultivation during the post samba season, with good economic returns. Rice – Rice - Watermelon recorded the highest yield of 26.10 t/ha with a BCR of 2.66 followed by Rice – Rice - Muskmelon (yield; 25.05 t/ha and BCR: 2.30) and Rice – Rice - Cucumber also showed good results with a yield of 20.4 t/ha and BCR of 2.19. Overall, the experiment's findings suggested that cultivating short duration cucurbits in the rice cropping sequence during the post samba season could help farmers to generate additional income instead of leaving the land as fallow. This information could be beneficial for farmers in Tiruvallur district, as it provides an alternative income source and maximizes the land's productivity during the low-yielding season.

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Residue retention and nitrogen management of preceding crops influences the productivity, profitability and environmental footprints of summer mungbean in maize-based cropping systems under conservation agriculture

Kadam

Jat

Mahala

et al. 2022

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

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Environmentally sound alternative cropping systems for rice–wheat systems in North West India

Cited by 4 publications

References 35 publications

Challenges and technological interventions in rice–wheat system for resilient food–water–energy-environment nexus in North-western Indo-Gangetic Plains: A review

Challenges and technological interventions in rice–wheat system for resilient food–water–energy-environment nexus in North-western Indo-Gangetic Plains: A review

Evaluation of Cucurbits under Rice Based Cropping Sequences in Tiruvallur District

Residue retention and nitrogen management of preceding crops influences the productivity, profitability and environmental footprints of summer mungbean in maize-based cropping systems under conservation agriculture

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