Sustainability issues on rice–wheat cropping system

• Published in: International Soil and Water Conservation Research Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 64 - 74
• Main Authors: Bhatt, Rajan, Kukal, Surinder S, Busari, Mutiu A, Arora, Sanjay, Yadav, Mathura
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2016; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Climate smart agriculture; cropping sequence; cropping systems; direct seeding; food grains; groundwater; irrigation; no-tillage; Oryza sativa; profits and margins; Rice; scientists; soil matric potential; soil structure; soil texture; South Asia; Sustainability issues; Triticum aestivum; Wheat; South Asia; Climate smart agriculture; Wheat; Sustainability issues; Rice

Rice–wheat cropping system (RWCS) of the South Asia is labour-, water-, capital- and energy-intensive, and become less profitable as the availability of these resources diminished. This could be further aggravated with deterioration of soil structure, declining underground water and lesser land and...