Integrated rice farming systems for improved growth, yield and pest reduction DOI Open Access

R. Ranjith,

K. Subrahmaniyan,

S. Elamathi

et al.

Plant Science Today, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(sp4)

Published: Dec. 13, 2024

Soil health and environmental degradation are some of the major challenges to sustainable production organic rice cultivation. The study utilized farming systems components like Azolla, fish duck as nutrient sources in cultivation during late samba 2022-23 2023-24 at Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai, Nadu. experiments were conducted with eleven treatments replicated thrice a randomized block design, included green manure, fish, liquid bio fertilizers their combinations nano urea foliar spray compared RDF. results demonstrated significant positive impact integrating system on growth productivity. GM- + Azolla (PSB+KSB+ZSB) along (0.4 %) recorded maximum physiological parameters over other treatments. Similar also observed yield attributes viz., number panicles (457 m-2), panicle length (31.26 cm), weight (3.94 g), filled grains panicle-1 (331.5). higher grain (6.06 t ha-1), straw (7.81 equivalent (REY) (22.55 productivity (61.79 kg ha-1 day-1), index (0.881) relative efficiency (440.3 %). Additionally, lower pest incidences insect control efficiency, richness, diversity evenness indices duck-adopted findings revealed that inclusion integrated significantly improved reduced rice.

Language: Английский

Mechanisms of land use change effects on soil quality in ancient terraces based on the minimum data set approach DOI

Xiao Peiyao,

Yuying Hao,

Yaojun Liu

et al.

CATENA, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 254, P. 108990 - 108990

Published: March 31, 2025

Language: Английский

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Enhancing farm productivity, sustainability, and resilience through farmer participatory integrated farming systems in the arid regions of western Rajasthan DOI Creative Commons

N.K. Jat,

P.R. Meghwal,

Dipika Hajong

et al.

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 95(3), P. 280 - 285

Published: March 5, 2025

A study was carried out during 2021 and 2023 at four villages in Jodhpur, Rajasthan under the ICAR-Farmer FIRST project to assess productivity, resilience, sustainability of Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) rainfed irrigated conditions arid region western Rajasthan. The evaluated 15 IFS models (seven rainfed, eight irrigated), 2.0 ha each. findings revealed greater performance IFS, which achieved a mean pearl millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum L.) equivalent yield (PEY) 20,662 kg compared 7,049 systems. Enhanced productivity attributed inclusion high-value cash crops such as cumin onion, alongside innovative components like azolla cultivation vermicomposting. Economic analysis demonstrated higher benefit-cost (B:C) ratio for (3.10) (2.13), highlighting economic advantages resource integration diversification. Irrigated also exhibited enhanced recycling, with significant contributions from crop stover, farmyard manure, mushroom spent residue. Employment generation notably systems, providing 271 man-days annually 160 Although systems resilience through conservation stable livestock contributions, their remained constrained by climatic variability. highlights transformative potential participatory optimizing use, enhancing farm improving livelihoods resource-scarce regions.

Language: Английский

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Integrated Rice-Snail-Crayfish Farming System Shapes Soil Microbial Community by Enhancing pH and Microbial Biomass in South Subtropical China DOI Creative Commons
Wenxiang Wu,

Xuesong Du,

Zhiwei Qin

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(12), P. 2133 - 2133

Published: Nov. 25, 2024

Within the framework of sustainable agriculture, integrated rice-snail-crayfish farming system has been recognized as a highly efficient agroecological approach that enhances crop production while minimizing application chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Nonetheless, mechanisms by which this influences soil microbial community composition to achieve these benefits remain unknown. In study, we focused on traditional rice (TR), (R-S-C) system, mono-rice (CK), systematically examined impacts systems properties, biomass, enzyme activity, composition. Our results showed R-S-C significantly increased pH, biomass carbon (MBC), MBC/microbial phosphorus (MBP) ratio compared TR, well peroxidase activity. Moreover, total phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA), bacterial PLFAs, Gram-negative (GN) anaerobic bacteria arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) abundances, bacteria/fungi other two systems. However, α-diversity indices, including Shannon–Wiener index (H), Simpson (D), Pielou evenness (J), were lower in than Further exploration suggested nitrogen (MBN), MBN/total (TN) ratio, MBC/MBP critical factors governing under three practices. Notably, pH alone accounted for 64.5% observed variation Path analysis using partial least squares structural equation modeling further revealed pathways enhanced AMF, gram-positive regulating MBN/TN ratio. This study provides insights into regulatory driving communities offers theoretical foundation developing agricultural management

Language: Английский

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Integrated rice farming systems for improved growth, yield and pest reduction DOI Open Access

R. Ranjith,

K. Subrahmaniyan,

S. Elamathi

et al.

Plant Science Today, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(sp4)

Published: Dec. 13, 2024

Soil health and environmental degradation are some of the major challenges to sustainable production organic rice cultivation. The study utilized farming systems components like Azolla, fish duck as nutrient sources in cultivation during late samba 2022-23 2023-24 at Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai, Nadu. experiments were conducted with eleven treatments replicated thrice a randomized block design, included green manure, fish, liquid bio fertilizers their combinations nano urea foliar spray compared RDF. results demonstrated significant positive impact integrating system on growth productivity. GM- + Azolla (PSB+KSB+ZSB) along (0.4 %) recorded maximum physiological parameters over other treatments. Similar also observed yield attributes viz., number panicles (457 m-2), panicle length (31.26 cm), weight (3.94 g), filled grains panicle-1 (331.5). higher grain (6.06 t ha-1), straw (7.81 equivalent (REY) (22.55 productivity (61.79 kg ha-1 day-1), index (0.881) relative efficiency (440.3 %). Additionally, lower pest incidences insect control efficiency, richness, diversity evenness indices duck-adopted findings revealed that inclusion integrated significantly improved reduced rice.

Language: Английский

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