Water scarcity is the most significant concern facing agriculture today. Agriculture currently utilizes more than 70% of the world's freshwater, with much of it lost through evaporation, leaching and runoff. Drought escape and drought tolerance are the two significant mechanisms...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94445
Rice is the major crop of Odisha with a total coverage of 41 lakh ha which is about 65% of the total cultivable area of the state. Area under rice crop in Bolangir district is 218.97 thousand ha. Bolangir District is located under Western Central Table Land Agro climatic Zone cha...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94446
Agriculture and climate change are interdependent processes on a global scale. To address the climatic risks in agriculture, adopting climate-resilient practices from the National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) Project instead of traditional cropping methods...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94447
Jakir Hussain K. N., Jagadeesh B. R., Mandakini Biradar, Nagaraj Malappanavar, Vijayakumari Raveendra Channavar, Varsha Somaraddi Radder, Basavaraj D. B. & Rajakumar G. R.·International Journal of Environment and Climate Change·2024
The study of groundwater and its quality parameters in Northern Ranebennur taluk is crucial for understanding their impact on soil nutrient dynamics, which directly affects agricultural productivity. By assessing groundwater quality, the research aims to optimize soil management...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94425
Ratoon rice, a unique method of cultivating a second crop from primary harvested stubble, is gaining recognition for its potential to revolutionize rice production sustainability and resource efficiency. This comprehensive study aimed to assess the effectiveness of ratoon rice cr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94426
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a global food staple, essential for human nutrition and calorie intake, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study assesses the impact of climate change on direct-seeded rice (DSR) production in Middle Gujarat (India) using the InfoCrop...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94419
This study was conducted to investigate the profile, knowledge, and adoption of critical interventions among dryland farmers in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. Ex post facto research design was followed for the study and a sample of 120 dryland farmers were drawn. The re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94420
Groundnut is an important oil seed crop accounts for a less than half of the major oilseeds produced in the country. Oil content of Groundnut varies from 44 % to 50 % depending upon the varieties and agronomic practices. It is also called as ‘king of oil seeds’ More than 85 % of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94421
Investigations on pest succession in okra crops were carried out during kharif, 2023 at the Department of Entomology, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand. Pest succession based on crop growth stages showed that the population of sucking insect-pests...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94422
The Jodhpur district of Rajasthan is where the research investigation was conducted. There are seven tehsils in the Rajasthani district of Jodhpur. The two tehsils with the most solar pumps built were Osian and Balesar. Ten villages from each selected tehsil were selected based o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94423
Karan Sathish, AS Devakumar, A Kokila, C Vairavan, Thrilekha D, Chethan Kumar K B, Shankar M, Narayanaswamy Jeevan, Saleemali Kannihalli, Moorthy A V, V Kousalya, Shruthi G S & Shweta Saraswat·International Journal of Environment and Climate Change·2024
Understanding the impact of urbanization on soil quality is crucial for sustainable land management practices. This study was conducted in Bengaluru, India, to estimate the soil quality index (SQI) under different rural‒urban gradient (RUG) zones. Twenty-four sampling sites were...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94424
Farm mechanization is crucial for boosting land productivity by ensuring timely and precise agricultural operations, reducing crop loss, increasing labor efficiency, and enhancing the quality of farm work. However, small and marginal farmers often cannot afford the necessary equi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94435
A field study was conducted to assess the effect of crop establishment methods on rhizospheric soil microbiota in mustard due to different land-use system at the Research Farm, Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, JNKVV, Jabalpur (MP) for two consecutive years (2022–23...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94417
Dryland farming is a crucial agricultural practice in many regions, but farmers face various constraints that hinder its adoption. This study investigated the technical, socio-personal, and financial constraints faced by dryland farmers in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. A s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94418
Over the past decade, advancements in atmospheric research have significantly improved the analysis of precipitation monitoring, understanding climate trends and variability, and identifying climatic anomalies associated with dry and wet periods. A key objective of this research...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94410