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| DOI | 10.1007/s42729-022-00791-2 |
| Energy-Carbon Footprint vis-a-vis System Productivity and Profitability of Diversified Crop Rotations in Semi-arid Plains of North-West India | |
| Meena, Om Prakash; Sammauria, Rakesh; Gupta, Ashok Kumar; Gupta, Kailash Chandra; Behera, Biswaranjan; Saxena, Rani; Yadav, Malu Ram; Singh, Pratibha; Meena, Ravi Kumar; Raza, Md Basit; Anil, Ajin S.; Lal, Milan Kumar | |
| Corresponding Author | Meena, OP (corresponding author)，SKN Agr Univ, Rajasthan Agr Res Inst, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. ; Behera, B (corresponding author)，ICAR Indian Inst Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
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| ISSN | 0718-9508 |
| EISSN | 0718-9516 |
| Year Published | 2022-02 |
| Abstract in English | Purpose Conventional agriculture practice without proper diversification of crop rotations has become more energy-intensive having deteriorating effects on the environment due to high carbon emissions. Diversification of existing crop rotations for obtaining higher productivity and profitability per unit energy and carbon consumption is necessary to sustain the livelihood of farmers and ensure environmental safety. Methods A field study was conducted in a randomized complete block design with 9 crop rotations involving 14 different crops to assess the system productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability in terms of energy and carbon footprint in the semi-arid plains of India. The cereal-based crop rotation pearl millet-wheat-pearl millet-wheat is the conventional crop rotation of the region. The experimentation period (2010-2016) consists of 3 cycles of crop rotations with a 2-year rotational period each. Results The study revealed that groundnut-wheat-cluster bean-onion (Gnut-Wh-Cb-O) crop rotation resulted in significantly higher system productivity (44.5%) and profitability (60.8%) with lower energy consumption (5.2%) and carbon footprint (21.8%) as compared to that of the conventional pearl millet-wheat-pearl millet-wheat (Pm-Wh-Pm-Wh) rotation. Another crop rotation, pearl millet-wheat-cluster bean-barley (Pm-Wh-Cb-Bly), with 36.4% lower irrigation water energy requirement than that of Gnut-Wh-Cb-O rotation, gave significantly higher system productivity (14.6%) and profitability (23.2%) than that of Pm-Wh-Pm-Wh. Conclusions The study concluded that the groundnut-wheat-cluster bean-onion rotation (when irrigation water is not limited) and pearl millet-wheat-cluster bean-barley (when irrigation water is limited) would be the most productive, profitable, and energy and carbon-efficient crop rotation in semi-arid plains of North-West India that could be sustainable in the long run without having adverse impacts on climate change. |
| Keyword in English | Carbon emission Diversification Energy use efficiency Non-renewable and renewable energy Pearl millet equivalent yield |
| Subtype | Article ; Early Access |
| Language | 英语 |
| Indexed By | SCI-E |
| WOS ID | WOS:000753229700001 |
| WOS Keyword | INTENSIVE MAIZE SYSTEMS ; CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE ; USE EFFICIENCY ; SOIL CARBON ; WHEAT ; MANAGEMENT ; LEGUME ; EMISSIONS ; NITROGEN ; YIELD |
| WOS Subject | Plant Sciences ; Environmental Sciences ; Soil Science |
| WOS Research Area | Plant Sciences ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Agriculture |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/377321 |
| Affiliation | [Meena, Om Prakash; Gupta, Kailash Chandra; Saxena, Rani; Yadav, Malu Ram; Singh, Pratibha] SKN Agr Univ, Rajasthan Agr Res Inst, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India; [Sammauria, Rakesh] SKN Agr Univ, Coll Agr, Alwar, India; [Gupta, Ashok Kumar] SKN Agr Univ, SKN Coll Agr, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India; [Behera, Biswaranjan] ICAR Indian Inst Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; [Meena, Ravi Kumar] SKN Agr Univ, Coll Agr, Dholpur, India; [Raza, Md Basit; Anil, Ajin S.] ICAR Indian Agr Res Inst, New Delhi, India; [Lal, Milan Kumar] ICAR Cent Potato Res Inst, Shimla, Himachal Prades, India |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Meena, Om Prakash,Sammauria, Rakesh,Gupta, Ashok Kumar,et al. Energy-Carbon Footprint vis-a-vis System Productivity and Profitability of Diversified Crop Rotations in Semi-arid Plains of North-West India[J],2022. |
| APA | Meena, Om Prakash.,Sammauria, Rakesh.,Gupta, Ashok Kumar.,Gupta, Kailash Chandra.,Behera, Biswaranjan.,...&Lal, Milan Kumar.(2022).Energy-Carbon Footprint vis-a-vis System Productivity and Profitability of Diversified Crop Rotations in Semi-arid Plains of North-West India.JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION. |
| MLA | Meena, Om Prakash,et al."Energy-Carbon Footprint vis-a-vis System Productivity and Profitability of Diversified Crop Rotations in Semi-arid Plains of North-West India".JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION (2022). |
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