Assessment of Energy Budgeting and Its Indicator for Sustainable Nutrient and Weed Management in a Rice-Maize-Green Gram Cropping System

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 166
• Main Authors: Ghosh, Dibakar, Brahmachari, Koushik, Das, Anupam, Hassan, Mohamed M., Mukherjee, Pijush Kanti, Sarkar, Sukamal, Dinda, Nirmal Kumar, Pramanick, Biswajit, Moulick, Debojyoti, Maitra, Sagar, Hossain, Akbar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2021
• Subjects: administrative management; Agricultural management; Agricultural production; agronomy; Animal manures; Brassicaceous seed meal; Cereal crops; Climate change; Composting; Corn; Cropping systems; crops; Economics; energy; Energy balance; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Fertilizers; green gram; Herbicides; hoeing; Hydroxyapatite; maize; Management; Manures; Mineral fertilizers; Neem; neem cake; nutrient management; Nutrients; Organic fertilizers; Organic wastes; pesticide application; Profitability; Rice; Seed meal; Soil fertility; specific energy; Sustainability; Vermicomposting; vermicomposts; Weed control; Weeds; Worms

Sustainability and climate change are the two major challenges to the agricultural production system. The trade-off between them is essential for higher profitability. The energy assessment is essential for judging the sustainability and vulnerability of a production system. Besides, nutrient manage...