Crop and Residue Management Improves Productivity and Profitability of Rice–Maize System in Salt-Affected Rainfed Lowlands of East India

Crop and Residue Management Improves Productivity and Profitability of Rice–Maize System in Salt-Affected Rainfed Lowlands of East India

This study was conducted over 3 years in a salt-affected coastal rainfed lowland ecosystem. Farmers most commonly grow tall rice varieties in the wet season to cope with flash and/or stagnant floods, leading to large amounts of rice residue production. Most of the land remains fallow during the dry...

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Main Authors: Sukanta K. Sarangi, Sudhanshu Singh, Ashish K. Srivastava, Madhu Choudhary, Uttam K. Mandal, Tashi D. Lama, Kshirendra K. Mahanta, Virender Kumar, Parbodh C. Sharma, Abdelbagi M. Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
crop establishment
coastal salinity
crop residue
N optimization
production economics
rice–fallow
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/12/2019

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