Seven years of conservation agriculture in a rice–wheat rotation of Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia: Yield trends and economic profitability

• Published in: Field crops research Vol. 164; pp. 199 - 210
• Main Authors: Jat, Raj Kumar, Sapkota, Tek B., Singh, Ravi G., Jat, M.L., Kumar, Mukesh, Gupta, Raj K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2014
• Subjects: conventional tillage; crop management; Direct seeded rice; direct seeding; Double no-till; economic trends; energy; farmers; farms; food security; grain yield; income; India; labor; natural resources; no-tillage; Oryza sativa; Permanent beds; plant establishment; production costs; production technology; profitability; profits and margins; raised beds; Residue management; rice; System productivity; Triticum aestivum; weather; wheat; Zero tillage; Asia; India; Direct seeded rice; Zero tillage; System productivity; Permanent beds; Residue management; Double no-till

•Medium-term effect of conventional and conservation agriculture (CA) based management practices was evaluated in rice–wheat rotation of Eastern IGP.•Yield and economical advantage of CA based system as compared to conventional tillage (CT) based system was more prominent 2–3 years after experimenta...