Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: March 8, 2023
Healthy
soils
are
the
foundation
for
producing
healthy
food
and
creating
a
environment.
Therefore,
we
assessed
changes
in
physical
chemical
properties
of
soil,
their
long-term
impact
on
yield,
quality,
nutritional
status
rice
grains
an
organic
basmati
rice-based
cropping
system
typic
Ustchrept
Soil
India.
The
experiment
was
laid
out
strip
plot
design
with
three
replications.
vertical
strips
consisted
two
systems,
namely,
rice-wheat-mung
bean
(RWM)
rice-wheat-
sesbania
(RWS),
whereas
seven
combinations
different
materials
biofertilizers
(BF)
were
assigned
to
horizontal
strips,
viz.
,
control
(no
manure
application),
farmyard
(FYM),
vermicompost
(VC),
FYM
+
crop
residues
(CR),
VC
CR,
CR
BF,
BF.
results
revealed
that
soil
moisture
content
(SMC),
carbon
(SOC),
total
N,
available
P,
Fe,
Zn,
Mn,
Cu
significantly
higher
under
RWS
than
RWM.
application
manures
either
alone
or
conjunction
BF
lowered
pH
(∼3.0%),
EC
(43.1%–45.8%),
BD
(3.3%–9.2%)
as
compared
control.
Water
holding
capacity
(WHC),
SMC,
SOC
increased
by
5.7%–14.7%,
8.7%–49.3%,
35.3%–76.5%,
respectively
single
co-application
FYM/VC
CRs
BFs
Similarly,
sole
conjoint
manures,
enhanced
macro
(N,
K)
micro
(Fe,
Cu)
nutrients
over
Grain
protein
content,
N
uptake,
cooking
quality
parameters
However,
Zn
concentration
its
uptake
RWM
RWS.
grain
yield
25.8%–49.2%
nutrient
management
options
hulling,
milling,
head
recovery,
9.4%–9.8%,
23.2%–28.4%,
22.7%–25.5%,
9.6%–10.7%,
K,
improved
9.7%–11.3%,
45.5%–63.6%,
16.7%–20.8%,
66.9%–74.1%,
72.9%–81.9%,
87.1%–97.0%,
48.9%–67.2%,
Thus,
our
indicate
could
increase
grain.
adopting
systems
sources
can
sustain
health,
end
global
hunger,
produce
nutritious
food,
create
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 511 - 511
Published: Feb. 20, 2025
Intercropping
legumes
is
an
effective
and
sustainable
planting
pattern
that
has
the
benefit
of
decreasing
chemical
fertilizer
input
improving
soil
environment.
However,
effects
reduction
intercropping
different
on
nutrients,
microorganisms,
tea
quality
remain
elusive.
Hereby,
compared
with
100%
(CK),
Sesbania
cannabina
(SC)
Crotalaria
pallida
Blanco
(CP)
were
selected
as
intercropped
plant
70%
to
investigate
its
effect
quality.
The
results
showed
monocropping,
had
greater
concentrations
labile
organic
matter,
nitrate
nitrogen,
ammonia
inorganic
alkali-hydrolyzable
nitrogen.
systems
significantly
enhanced
content
non-ester-type
catechins
(catechin
gallocatechin)
ester-type
(epicatechin
gallate).
In
SC,
gallocatechin,
catechin,
epicatechin
gallate
increased
by
146.67%,
107.69%,
21.05%,
respectively,
while
in
CP,
these
three
compounds
166.67%,
84.62%,
19.08%,
respectively.
Significant
differences
microbial
composition
also
observed
under
systems.
Actinobacteria,
Rhodoplanes,
Thaumarchaeota
obviously
Rhodanobacter,
Pseudolabrys,
Pedosphaera
manifestly
improved
CP
those
monoculture.
Moreover,
abundances
CNP
cycling
functional
genes,
such
gpmB,
mch,
accD6,
pgi-pmi,
mcr,
glmS,
ACOX1
fadB
(carbohydrate
metabolism),
nirD
narI
(nitrification),
pmoB-amoB
hao
(dissimilatory
N
reduction),
phoN
(organic
phosphoester
hydrolysis).
relationship
between
qualities
was
mainly
established
nutrition
abundance
C
microorganisms.
This
study
provides
more
information
genes
tea/legume
plantations
offers
a
basis
for
higher-performance
pattern.
Farming System,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2(3), P. 100095 - 100095
Published: April 4, 2024
The
rice
seed
sub-sector
plays
a
vital
role
in
the
self-sufficiency
of
grain
and
food
security
context
changing
climate.
Thus,
it
is
imperative
to
understand
perception
growers
towards
climate
change
identify
major
adaptation
strategies
against
along
with
their
significant
determinants.
In
this
light,
our
study
used
data
from
223
Chitwan
district
Nepal
using
purposive
sampling
followed
by
simple
random
Bharatpur
Metropolitan
City
Madi
Municipality.
Descriptive
statistics
were
illustrate
strategies.
categorized
as
adopters
or
non-adopters
adoption
index.
Probit
regression
was
determine
determinants
findings
revealed
that
71%
perceived
change:
increased
temperature
decreased
frequency
rainfall.
Varietal
selection,
green
manuring,
planting
time,
improved
water
management
nutrient
adopted
area.
From
analysis,
years
formal
education,
experience,
contact
extension
agents
training
found
be
farmers
more
likely
adopt
It
therefore
recommended
local
provincial-level
governments
explore
institutional
service
provision
system
socio-economic
characteristics
while
considering
location
for
better
farm-level
useful
policymakers
deliberately
target
services
face
change.
identified
are
applicable
farming
similar
agro-ecological
regions
globally.
