Co-implementation of precision nutrient management in long-term conservation agriculture-based systems: A step towards sustainable energy-water-food nexus

The conventionally managed cereal-based cropping systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of South Asia are energy intensive that overwhelm the farm profits and the environmental footprint. This research addresses a complex nexus between yield-energy-water-GHG footprints-economics of conservation a...

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Main Authors: Parihar, Chiter Mal, Meena, Bolta Ram, Nayak, Harisankar, Patra, Kiranmoy, Sena, Dipaka Ranjan, Singh, Raj, Jat, Shankar Lal, Sharma, Dinesh Kumar, Mahala, Deep Mohan, Patra, Sridhar, Rupesh, Rathi, Neelmani, Choudhary, Madhu, Jat, Mangi Lal, Abdallah, Ahmed M.
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Published: Elsevier 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127485
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author Parihar, Chiter Mal
Meena, Bolta Ram
Nayak, Harisankar
Patra, Kiranmoy
Sena, Dipaka Ranjan
Singh, Raj
Jat, Shankar Lal
Sharma, Dinesh Kumar
Mahala, Deep Mohan
Patra, Sridhar
Rupesh
Rathi, Neelmani
Choudhary, Madhu
Jat, Mangi Lal
Abdallah, Ahmed M.
author_browse Abdallah, Ahmed M.
Choudhary, Madhu
Jat, Mangi Lal
Jat, Shankar Lal
Mahala, Deep Mohan
Meena, Bolta Ram
Nayak, Harisankar
Parihar, Chiter Mal
Patra, Kiranmoy
Patra, Sridhar
Rathi, Neelmani
Rupesh
Sena, Dipaka Ranjan
Sharma, Dinesh Kumar
Singh, Raj
author_facet Parihar, Chiter Mal
Meena, Bolta Ram
Nayak, Harisankar
Patra, Kiranmoy
Sena, Dipaka Ranjan
Singh, Raj
Jat, Shankar Lal
Sharma, Dinesh Kumar
Mahala, Deep Mohan
Patra, Sridhar
Rupesh
Rathi, Neelmani
Choudhary, Madhu
Jat, Mangi Lal
Abdallah, Ahmed M.
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description The conventionally managed cereal-based cropping systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of South Asia are energy intensive that overwhelm the farm profits and the environmental footprint. This research addresses a complex nexus between yield-energy-water-GHG footprints-economics of conservation agriculture (CA)-based intensified maize-wheat-mungbean rotation. This study evaluated the effect of long-term CA (2012–2020) with optimum nutrient management (2017–20) on energy budgeting, productivity, water and C-footprints, Water productivity (WP), and economics of the CA-based maize-wheat-mungbean system. CA-based permanent bed- and zero tillage flatbed with preceding crop residue retention were compared with the conventional till with preceding crop residue incorporation. These treatments were factored over three-nutrient management alternatives, i.e., GreenSeeker®-guided-N, site-specific nutrient management (SSNM), and recommended fertilizers' dose (Ad-hoc), were compared with farmers' fertilizers practices (FFP). Permanent bed and zero tillage treatments registered higher systems' productivity (18.2 and 12.0%), net returns (44.7 and 34.7%) and water productivity (35.6% and 22.1%), and C-sequestration (54.8 and 62.3%), respectively, over conventional till. Permanent bed- and zero tillage treatments increased the systems' net energy (NE), energy use efficiency (EUE), energy productivity (EP), and energy intensity (EI) by 22.6 and 14.0; 10.1 and 5.6; 9.7 and 5.4; 28.3 and 24.0%, respectively, over conventional till. Conventional till recorded higher net CO2-eq emission (26.5 and 27.2%), C-footprint (20.8 and 14.5%), and water footprint (27.3 and 18.0%) than permanent bed- and zero tillage treatments. SSNM increased the system's productivity, water productivity, and energy use efficiency, while reducing the system's water- and C-footprints and net CO2-eq emission. Thus, adopting permanent beds as a crop establishment method with SSNM could be a feasible alternative to attain higher productivity, profitability, and resource use efficiency in the maize-wheat-mungbean system in northwest India.
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spelling CGSpace1274852025-12-08T09:54:28Z Co-implementation of precision nutrient management in long-term conservation agriculture-based systems: A step towards sustainable energy-water-food nexus Parihar, Chiter Mal Meena, Bolta Ram Nayak, Harisankar Patra, Kiranmoy Sena, Dipaka Ranjan Singh, Raj Jat, Shankar Lal Sharma, Dinesh Kumar Mahala, Deep Mohan Patra, Sridhar Rupesh Rathi, Neelmani Choudhary, Madhu Jat, Mangi Lal Abdallah, Ahmed M. nutrient management conservation agriculture water productivity maize wheat The conventionally managed cereal-based cropping systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of South Asia are energy intensive that overwhelm the farm profits and the environmental footprint. This research addresses a complex nexus between yield-energy-water-GHG footprints-economics of conservation agriculture (CA)-based intensified maize-wheat-mungbean rotation. This study evaluated the effect of long-term CA (2012–2020) with optimum nutrient management (2017–20) on energy budgeting, productivity, water and C-footprints, Water productivity (WP), and economics of the CA-based maize-wheat-mungbean system. CA-based permanent bed- and zero tillage flatbed with preceding crop residue retention were compared with the conventional till with preceding crop residue incorporation. These treatments were factored over three-nutrient management alternatives, i.e., GreenSeeker®-guided-N, site-specific nutrient management (SSNM), and recommended fertilizers' dose (Ad-hoc), were compared with farmers' fertilizers practices (FFP). Permanent bed and zero tillage treatments registered higher systems' productivity (18.2 and 12.0%), net returns (44.7 and 34.7%) and water productivity (35.6% and 22.1%), and C-sequestration (54.8 and 62.3%), respectively, over conventional till. Permanent bed- and zero tillage treatments increased the systems' net energy (NE), energy use efficiency (EUE), energy productivity (EP), and energy intensity (EI) by 22.6 and 14.0; 10.1 and 5.6; 9.7 and 5.4; 28.3 and 24.0%, respectively, over conventional till. Conventional till recorded higher net CO2-eq emission (26.5 and 27.2%), C-footprint (20.8 and 14.5%), and water footprint (27.3 and 18.0%) than permanent bed- and zero tillage treatments. SSNM increased the system's productivity, water productivity, and energy use efficiency, while reducing the system's water- and C-footprints and net CO2-eq emission. Thus, adopting permanent beds as a crop establishment method with SSNM could be a feasible alternative to attain higher productivity, profitability, and resource use efficiency in the maize-wheat-mungbean system in northwest India. 2022-09 2023-01-18T23:05:08Z 2023-01-18T23:05:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127485 en Limited Access Elsevier Parihar, C.M., Meena, B.R., Nayak, H.S., Patra, K., Sena, D.R., Singh, R., Jat, S.L., Sharma, D.K., Mahala, D.M., Patra, S., Rupesh, Rathi, N., Choudhary, M., Jat, M.L. and Abdallah, A.M. 2022. Co-implementation of precision nutrient management in long-term conservation agriculture-based systems: A step towards sustainable energy-water-food nexus. Energy, 254, 124243.
spellingShingle nutrient management
conservation agriculture
water productivity
maize
wheat
Parihar, Chiter Mal
Meena, Bolta Ram
Nayak, Harisankar
Patra, Kiranmoy
Sena, Dipaka Ranjan
Singh, Raj
Jat, Shankar Lal
Sharma, Dinesh Kumar
Mahala, Deep Mohan
Patra, Sridhar
Rupesh
Rathi, Neelmani
Choudhary, Madhu
Jat, Mangi Lal
Abdallah, Ahmed M.
Co-implementation of precision nutrient management in long-term conservation agriculture-based systems: A step towards sustainable energy-water-food nexus
title Co-implementation of precision nutrient management in long-term conservation agriculture-based systems: A step towards sustainable energy-water-food nexus
title_full Co-implementation of precision nutrient management in long-term conservation agriculture-based systems: A step towards sustainable energy-water-food nexus
title_fullStr Co-implementation of precision nutrient management in long-term conservation agriculture-based systems: A step towards sustainable energy-water-food nexus
title_full_unstemmed Co-implementation of precision nutrient management in long-term conservation agriculture-based systems: A step towards sustainable energy-water-food nexus
title_short Co-implementation of precision nutrient management in long-term conservation agriculture-based systems: A step towards sustainable energy-water-food nexus
title_sort co implementation of precision nutrient management in long term conservation agriculture based systems a step towards sustainable energy water food nexus
topic nutrient management
conservation agriculture
water productivity
maize
wheat
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127485
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