Southern Asia's soils provide nearly 1.8 billion people with food, but are vulnerable to many sus... more Southern Asia's soils provide nearly 1.8 billion people with food, but are vulnerable to many sustainability problems. The ever-increasing population has placed tremendous pressure on the natural resources available (land/soil and water) that are threatening food security in the future. Urbanization is encroaching on the fertile farmlands. Declining groundwater levels, increasing micronutrient deficiencies, the use of fertile soil for brick making, degrading soil structure, and global warming are serious sustainability issues in Southern Asia. The extensive production of cereals and conventional soil management practices are increasing soil erosion; depleting soil organic matter, soil fertility, water resources, and increasing salinization. The restoration and management of soil organic matter, rainwater harvesting, and the efficient use of water and sustainable nutrient management are essential to sustain the long-term productivity of agricultural soils. Diversification of monocropping systems and the adoption of conservation agriculture may enhance the sequestration of soil carbon and increase biodiversity. However, site-specific technologies must be identified and made available to farmers. Prime agricultural land must be protected against urban encroachment. Communication and collaboration between scientists, farmers, and policymakers are needed to manage soils for ensuring food security in Southern Asia. The objective of this review is to deliberate the causes of soil degradation in Southern Asia and suggest soil management options to reverse the degradation trends and ensure long-term food security in the region.
Pulses occupy a distinctive place in Indian agriculture because they are the excellent source of ... more Pulses occupy a distinctive place in Indian agriculture because they are the excellent source of vegetable protein to the Indian diet. In addition to being a high source of protein, soil fertility is maintained through biological atmospheric nitrogen fixation in soil and therefore plays an important role in sustainable development. Among the pulses green gram (Vigna radiata L.) is a well known and ancient leguminous crop. It is popular due to its nutritional quality having high protein content (23.86 %), carbohydrates (62.62 %), fat (1.15 %), minerals, amino acids, orthophosphoric acid and vitamins. The yield potential of mung is low due to various fact that, the crop is especially grown in rainfed conditions with poor management practices and also because of various physiological, biochemical as well as inherent factors related to crop. The cultivation period of summer greengram is from mid march to end June. During this period, water loss through evaporation accounts for 50 % of t...
International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2020
Pulses are commonly known as food legumes which are secondary to cereals in production and consum... more Pulses are commonly known as food legumes which are secondary to cereals in production and consumption in India and also an important source of dietary protein, energy, minerals and vitamins for the mankind. Pulses play an important role in Indian Agriculture as they restore soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen through their nodules. Pulses are also the main source of excellent nutritive forage and grain concentration of feeding the large cattle population. Soil fertility in terms of addition of organic matter and nitrogen fixation mediated by root nodule bacteria called Rhizobium is also important International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 6 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com
International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2020
A field experiment entitled “Standardization of optimum seed rate and yield maximization in soybe... more A field experiment entitled “Standardization of optimum seed rate and yield maximization in soybean under different land configurations and sowing techniques” was undertaken during kharif, 2018 at Post Graduate Instructional Farm, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Dist. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra). The experiment consists of eight treatments involving Preparation of ridges and furrows at 45cm distance and sowing at one side (45cm x 10cm), Preparation of ridges and furrows at 45cm distance and sowing at both side (22.5cm x 10cm), Preparation of ridges and furrows at 60cm distance and sowing at one side (60cm x 10cm), Preparation of ridges and furrows at 60cm distance and sowing at both side (30cm x 10cm), Preparation of ridges and furrows at 90cm distance and sowing at both side (45cm x 10cm), Preparation of BBF [90 cm top and 120cm base] and sowing at 22.5 cm distance (22.5cm x 10cm). Preparation of BBF [90 cm top and 120 cm base] and sowing at 30 cm distance(30cm x10cm), Flat b...
A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy farm, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner, Jaipur ... more A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy farm, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner, Jaipur (Rajasthan) during kharif season of 2018 to study the effect of sulphur and zinc fertilization on productivity and economics of sesame. The experiment comprising of four levels each of sulphur (0, 15, 30 and 45 kg/ha) and zinc (0, 10, 20 and 30 kg zinc sulphate/ha), thereby making 16 treatment combinations was laid out in factorial randomized block design and replicated thrice. Results showed that progressive increase in level of sulphur up to 30 kg/ha significantly increased the most of the yield attributing characters of sesame viz., number of capsules/plant, number of seeds/capsule and test weight over preceding levels. It also recorded significantly higher seed yield (712 kg/ha) of sesame over control and 15 kg/ha and found at par with 45 kg/ha. Result further showed that every increase in level of zinc sulphate up to 20 kg/ha by and large significantly improved most of the yield determining characters of sesame over lower levels. It also recorded significantly higher seed yield (725 kg/ha) over control and 10 kg/ha and found at par with 30 kg/ha. The results further showed that according to economic and marginal analysis, progressive increase in level of sulphur upto 30 kg S ha-1 and zinc 20 kg Zn ha-1 seemed highly practical due to higher net returns, benefit cost ratio (BCR) and optimum dose of sulphur and zinc for sesame crop were computed as 39.24 kg S ha-1 and 26.30 kg Zn ha-1 , respectively.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a wellbeing and human emergency undermining the food security and nouris... more The COVID-19 pandemic is a wellbeing and human emergency undermining the food security and nourishment of a huge number of individuals around the globe. A huge number of individuals were at that point experiencing yearning and hunger before the infection hit and, except if quick move is made, we could see a worldwide food crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic likewise raises the caution on the earnest need to change the world's food frameworks. Around the world, food frameworks stay a driver of environmental change and the planet's unfurling natural emergency. This emergency can fill in as a defining moment to rebalance and change our food frameworks, making them more comprehensive, manageable and versatile. As per the International Labor Organization (ILO), the ascent in joblessness as a result of Covid-19 could be up to 25 million around the world. On the off chance that the lockdown proceeds past further, the effect is probably going to be significantly more serious on the workin...
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