Tag Archives: soil management

Organic amendments boost soil fertility and rice productivity and reduce methane emissions from paddy fields under sub-tropical conditions

Commercial-oriented farming practices have seriously deteriorated soil health along with contributing to environmental pollution. This study suggested...

Establishment of crops under minimal soil disturbance and crop residue retention in rice-based cropping system: Yield advantage, soil health improvement, and economic benefit

The beneficial farming principles of conservation agriculture are not yet adopted widely in rice-based cropping systems particularly in South Asia. A novel...

The carbon sequestration dilemma in rice soils

Is it possible to sequester carbon in rice soils while reducing greenhouse gas emissions? What are the trade-offs and synergies between soil organic carbon...

How soil and climate-smart agriculture can fight climate change

Soil has an immense potential in reducing the concentration of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere by storing it. IRRI-OUAT collaborative project on climate-smart...

Solving the world’s soil crisis

Sustainable soil management is an integral part of sustainable land management as well as a basis for addressing poverty eradication, agricultural and...

From dust bowl to rice bowl

Conservation agriculture has a vital role to play in sub-Saharan Africa’s food security for a population projected to rise to 2 billion by 2050. ...

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