Tillage practices contribute greatly to the labour cost in modern intensive agriculture in any crop production system resulting in lower economic returns, especially in developing countries where there is most concern for sustainable production without degradation of the natural resource base (Ja...
Jat SL
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Parihar CM
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Singh AK
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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Jat, Kumar Raj
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[Carbon sustainability and productivity of maize based cropping system under conservation agriculture practices in Indo-Gangetic plains]
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Carbon sustainability and productivity of maize based cropping system under conservation agriculture practices in Indo-Gangetic plains
Maize, wheat and rice, the major cereals grown as monoculture or in sequence, contribute the bulk of food and incomes in rural regions of South Asia. The large increases in food production are one of the greatest achievements of the second half of the 20th century, but sustaining these gains is a...
Jat, Mangi Lal
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Jat, Kumar Raj
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Gupta R
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Gopal R
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[Conservation agriculture in cereal systems of South Asia: effect on crop productivity and carbon-based sustainability index]
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Conservation agriculture in cereal systems of South Asia: effect on crop productivity and carbon-based sustainability index
Dissemination or extension of technologies among the farmers is a complex issue. More often than not the scientists, having developed and tested the technologies, are not able to transfer these to the farmers widely. W hy the farmer is not ready to adopt the new technology is an issue that haunts...