Sitesh Jha, U P Singh, Anurag Upadhayay, Nikhil Kumar Singh, Somesh Jha, Shubham Sambhav Kamlapuri, Kajal Verma & Deeptirekha Mahapatra·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2026
Rice-Wheat cropping system is a major food production system of the Indo-Gangetic Plains; however, its sustainability is increasingly challenged by intensive tillage, inefficient nutrient use, and declining soil health. A two-year field experiment was conducted at the Agricultura...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i15947
Agriculture is the backbone of Nepalese economy but higher poverty, constant trade deficit and erratic inflation rate has led to the shrinkage of agriculture share in the national GDP from 27.59% in last fiscal year to 26.98% in this fiscal year. Agriculture production rate is in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2021/v16i330175
A study was conducted to evaluate soil fertility and quality parameters of Niyamatabad Block of Chandauli district Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) which is located at 25.26° N latitude and 83.26° E longitude and at elevation of 80.7 m above mean sea level (AMSL) in the centre of Gangatic pl...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i15945
Rice accounts for over 40% of India's total crop production, thereby reinforces the country's food security. However, rice production in India faces several challenges like high consumption of water, labour, and energy, which are becoming scarcer and more costly. Keeping above fa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85630
The rice-wheat system contributes significantly to India's food security. The system's significance is properly handled from time to time, but excessive resource consumption, yield stagnation, environmental deterioration including erosion, and nutrient mining pose the greatest ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84915
Rice-wheat system is the major contributor in food security of India. The significance of the system is well addressed by time to time but, excessive use of resources, stagnation in yield, environment deterioration including erosion and nutrient mining are the greater challenge i...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i74758
Deeptirekha Mahapatra, U. P. Singh, Nikhil Kumar Singh, Dibyajyoti Panda, Anurag Upadhyay, Ankur Singh, Shreyas Bagrecha, D. Udaya Lakshmi & Sitesh Jha·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
This two-year field study (2023 and 2024) carried during kharif season at BHU, Varanasi investigated the comparative effects of conservation agriculture-based versus conventional agriculture practices and zinc management strategies (ZnO nanoparticles versus conventional ZnSO4) on...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103124