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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Agroecology and Ecosystem Services
Volume 8 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1402803
This article is part of the Research Topic Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Food Production Systems View all 14 articles

Rice residue management alternatives and nitrogen optimization: impact on wheat productivity, microbial dynamics and enzymatic activities

Provisionally accepted
Charul Chaudhary Charul Chaudhary 1Dharam Bir Yadav Dharam Bir Yadav 2Virender S. Hooda Virender S. Hooda 3*Ankur Chaudhary Ankur Chaudhary 4Jagdish Prasad Jagdish Prasad 5Jaibir Tomar Jaibir Tomar 6Ashok Yadav Ashok Yadav 3
  • 1 Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (ICAR), Karnal, India
  • 2 Regional Research Station, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Bawal-123501, India
  • 3 College of Agriculture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India
  • 4 Regional Research Station, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Uchani-132001, India
  • 5 Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India
  • 6 Department of Agronomy, Janta Vedic College, Baraut, Baraut, India

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    The research is related to rice-wheat cropping system which constitutes a dominant agricultural paradigm in South-eastern Asia.Recent estimates indicate that Southeast Asian countries collectively generate 150 million metric tons of rice residue annually. On average, paddy cultivation yields approximately 5-6 tonnes of straw per hectare. This cropping system holds paramount importance for the sustenance of livelihoods, food security, employment, and income generation. The window between paddy harvesting and sowing of wheat, is typically spanning 2-3 weeks, compelling farmers to resort to paddy straw burning. Also, the ricewheat cropping system confronts numerous secondary challenges, including declining groundwater tables, deteriorating soil health, and diminished total factor productivity. Crop residues serve as a nutrient-rich source, liberating essential plant nutrients upon microbial decomposition in the soil. Consequently, a standard shift in agronomic practices concerning rice straw management is warranted to enhance resource utilization efficiency and system productivity. Hence, the present study objects to explore diverse nitrogen dosages and scheduling regimes in wheat crop to achieve improved productivity, microbial dynamics and enzymatic activities in the North-western Indian Plains.

    Keywords: Writing -review & editing. Ankur Chaudhary: Methodology, supervision, Writing -review & editing. Charul Chaudhary: Formal Analysis, investigation, Writing -original draft, Writing -review & editing. Dharam Bir Yadav: Conceptualization, methodology, resources

    Received: 18 Mar 2024; Accepted: 04 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Chaudhary, Yadav, Hooda, Chaudhary, Prasad, Tomar and Yadav. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Virender S. Hooda, College of Agriculture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India

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